Attention Ag Mechanics Exhibitors: A spreadsheet for your materials list with costs has been posted on the Guidebook page. The Subtotal, Tax and Total have formulas so all you need to do is enter your list with costs and it will calculate the totals for you! It has the tax rate set to 8%, which provides a good average for our area, so no need to change that. There is a sample for you to look at on the 2nd tab in the spreadsheet if you need it.

NOTE: Because this is a spreadsheet and not a PDF, it will not display in your browser when you click on the link…the file will download to your computer’s Downloads folder where you can open it into your local Excel program.

Click here to go to the guidebook page.

THE FARM TO FORK DINNER IS BACK! Our sincere thanks to Jed Asmus for stepping up to chair this important event! The Farm to Fork dinner is our primary fundraising event for the AgFest Farm to Fork Youth Scholarships program.

Location: San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, Building 2
Date and Time: Thursday, 6/13/2024 at 6 PM
Activities: Silent auction, 50:50 raffle, dessert auction. Live auction for select ag mechanics projects.
Ticket Prices:
Individual Tickets
Adult (ages 16 and over): $60
Child (ages 5 to 15): $30
Children under 5 are free
Table Sponsorship
$750 for 10 people

Please contact jed.asmus@gmail.com if you have any questions. We would love to see you there! Click here to order tickets.

This year’s theme is Blast from the Past. The Jr Board has made decorating assignments to different species groups to cover the decades and provided some ideas for decorating in the decade you are assigned. In summary:

Small Animals – 1920’s
Sheep and Goats – 1950’s
Dairy and Beef – 1970’s
Swine – 1980’s

To view decorating ideas for the decade you are assigned, the following document has been prepared:

AgFest has developed a Code of Ethics to ensure the safety and well-being of all AgFest participants. All exhibitors and their parents/guardians must read carefully and sign the Code of Ethics and turn them in to their Leaders/Advisors. Leaders/advisors will be required to collect these signed forms for all their exhibitors and turn them in at ear tag pickup. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AGFEST 2024

Please download and print the Code of Ethics and carefully review before signing and turning in to your leader/advisor.

The AgFest team has prepared exhibitor checklists to help you navigate AgFest 2024. Please download the appropriate checklist for your project and review it to make sure you don’t miss any important dates or requirements.

Checklist for Exhibiting Ag Mechanics – coming soon

The sponsorship information for AgFest 2024 has been released on the website and written materials will be mailed out this week to past sponsors. We will again be offering the ability to submit your sponsorship online and conveniently pay via credit card, PayPal or Venmo. Or if you prefer you can complete the online form and then send in a check. Please click below for more information and to access the online form.

AgFest 2024 Sponsorship Information and Form

At the Executive Meeting and General Meeting on December 5th – in reference to Prop 12 Compliant Housing – it was voted that ALL MARKET SWINE EXHIBITORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AND UPLOAD PROP 12 CERTIFIED COMPLIANT CERTIFICATE WITH THEIR ENTRIES WHICH ARE DUE NO LATER THAN APRIL 23rd, 2024.  

The CDFA Fairs and Expositions (F&E) Branch strongly recommends that all fairs request that their market hog exhibitors submit a third-party certification to ensure the pork meat from the show pig has access to a “resale” market. All pork producers, regardless of age and farm size, in California and those outside of California selling market show pigs to California exhibitors, must be in compliance with Proposition 12. “Pork producer” means
a person engaged in the business of keeping, maintaining, confining and/or housing a female pig of the porcine species that is six (6) months of age or older, or is pregnant, for the purpose of commercial breeding to produce pork meat from the breeding pig or her immediate offspring for human consumption. Based on the Prop 12 Certified Compliance requirements – ALL MARKET SWINE ATTENDING FAIR THAT WILL BE RESALE WILL NEED TO BE CERTIFIED PROP 12 COMPLIANT AFTER 1/1/2024 AND THE EXHIBITORS WILL NEED TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE FROM THE BREEDER FOR THE MARKET SWINE. 

FOR MARKET SWINE EXHIBITORS WHO ARE RAISING THEIR OWN PROJECT ANIMALS – WE WILL FOLLOW CDFA RECOMMENDATION AND THEIR UPDATES ON THE LOGISTICS AND RULES.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE MAY CHANGE IN THE COMING WEEKS.  SEE ATTACHED DEC 5TH LETTER FROM CDFA.  (IT IS STILL UNDER REVIEW BY THEIR LEGAL TEAM). At this time, the CDFA is stating in their letter that breeding pigs that are part of a youth project are exempt from the Proposition 12 requirements. However, we recommend that all Exhibitors raising their own projects/selling projects look into becoming Proposition 12 Certified, just in case this information changes in the coming weeks. See the attached letter on who to call and how to go about the process of becoming certified. 

Did you miss a general meeting and want to read about what happened? You can access past meeting minutes by clicking on the link below:

AgFest 2024 – Meeting Minutes

This page can also be found by clicking on AgFest 2024, AgFest 2024 Meeting Minutes.

The dairy replacement heifer application for AgFest 2024 is now available. Click here to view important dates and download the letter/application.