Today, August 13th, is Farm Bureau Day at the Iowa State Fair, and it’s a beautiful day to stop by Farm Bureau Park. It wasn’t hard to find the park today either, because the Iowa Farm Bureau hosted its 60th annual Cookout Contest, and the smells were carried on the wind across the entire fairgrounds. Brent Johnson, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, said the contest was full of delicious food from 50 of the state’s best outdoor cooks.
Johnson said there really isn’t a better way to showcase the quality of Iowa’s meat products than with a good old-fashioned cookoff.
The annual Cookout Contest took place right outside Farm Bureau Park, which is located right next to the Varied Industries building and is full of activities for fairgoers to participate in.
Johnson said it’s a great opportunity to be at the fair and have discussions with people inside and outside of the ag industry.
For more information, visit iowafarmbureau.com.
