For many youth across Montana, summer means school is out and it is time to work with those 4-H animals because the county fair will be fast approaching. Due to COVID-19 and the continual health concerns associated with its transfer, county fairs across Montana are going to look very different this year. Fair boards and individual county Extension agents have been forced to have some very difficult discussions these last few weeks as they decided exactly what to do.
County fairs across Montana will look different in 2020
Brighton Lane, 16, says county fairs are about more than showing animals. Instead, they are the culmination of many things. County officials across Montana continue to work diligently so they can put on successful, albeit modified, county fairs for 4-H participants.





