Nebraska State Board holds meeting concerning preparations for the state fair

The Nebraska State Fair will be held August 22 to September 1 in 2014. The Nebraska State Board met in Kimball on Friday June 6 at the 4-H building. The board discussed the current state of all the committees working on making the upcoming fair in Grand Island a success.

Kathleen Lodl, in charge of the Nebraska Agricultural Experience (NAE) at the upcoming fair, gave a presentation concerning the current state of the NAE. Giant corn stalks and other giant sized crops are being fabricated for the decoration of the building in which the NAE will be located. These are called commodity sculptu...