The fifth annual Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo (MYLE) Livestock Show will be held on the Martin County Fairgrounds in Fairmont, Minnesota June 27-30.
The event will feature 4-H and FFA members and other youth livestock exhibitors from throughout Minnesota showcasing their top-notch beef, sheep, goats and rabbits. Many of these livestock exhibits will be shown at county fairs, the Minnesota State Fair, and other livestock shows later this summer.
There are over 1,400 entries for the MYLE Show in Fairmont. There are an additional 875 entries for the MYLE Swine Show, which will be held July 12-14 at the Mower County Fairgrounds in Austin, Minnesota.
The MYLE show schedule includes sheep showmanship at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 27, followed by the breeding sheep show at 6 p.m. The market lamb competition will highlight activities on Friday, June 28, with the show starting at 8:30 a.m. in Kietzer Arena.
Saturday, June 29 features a busy day of shows with beef showmanship at 11 a.m. and goat showmanship at 4 p.m., with the rabbit show at noon in the Bank Midwest Building, and wrapping up with the market beef and prospect calf show starting at 3 p.m. in Kietzer Arena.
The final day, Sunday, June 30, will start off with a “cowboy prayer” and national anthem at 8:15 a.m. in Kietzer Arena, followed the breeding beef show will start at 8:30 a.m. and the ABGA and market goat show will start at 9 a.m. in the Livestock Show Arena.
There will be food available all four days from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the Martin County Pork Producers, and O’Scoops ice cream.
The MYLE Livestock Show relies on sponsorships and donations to cover show costs and provide awards to the youth exhibitors. For more information on the MYLE shows or to make a donation, visit the MYLE website at: https://www.mnyouthlivestockexpo.com/, or contact show coordinators Steve Pomerenke or Kent Thiesse.