2022 Lodi Ag Fair
Sheep prep at the Lodi Ag Fair
Carrie Quam, left, Andrew Smith, center, and Morgan Eng prep a sheep for showtime with some last minute grooming on July 8 at the 2022 Lodi Ag Fair.
Senior swine showing at the Lodi Ag Fair
Pigs trot around the Indoor Show Arena during the senior swine showing competition on July 8 at the 2022 Lodi Ag Fair.
Swine judging
Judges watch seniors in the swine showing competition at the 2022 Lodi Ag Fair.
Pheasant with a short display
A pheasant at the Lodi Ag Fair, more easily fitting in the cages among the roosters on account of having recently molted rear feathers that otherwise would have extended at least another several inches.
Rabbit judging at the Lodi Ag Fair
Riley Lansford, 16, of Rio, shows her rabbit, Cotton, in the rabbit judging event at the Lodi Ag Fair. The competition, which is about the competitor's ability to judge their rabbit, can be intense, according to Lansford, with a round taking 15 minutes or more as competitors talk through all of the elements of their rabbit.
Rabbits being judged at the Lodi Ag Fair
Rabbits receive inspections from judges on July 8 at the 2022 Lodi Ag Fair.
Birds and bird education
The Lodi Ag Fair is primarily an educational event, with materials posted to let visitors know exactly what it is they are looking at when they are looking at the many types of birds on display.
Cock of the walk
A proud rooster among the poultry of the Lodi Ag Fair.
Sheep of the Lodi Ag Fair
Sheep mill about and chew on just about anything that comes into reach as they await judging at the Lodi Ag Fair.
Two wooly hams
A pair of sheep pose for a portrait in the petting zoo section of the 2022 Lodi Ag Fair, featuring the sheep, baby goats, chicks warming under a heat lamp, a cow and her calf, rabbits and a pheasant.
Mom says no
A protective cow keeps her distance from visitors and her calf securely set in a back corner.
Chicks at the Lodi Ag Fair
At the Lodi Ag Fair petting zoo, a box of cheeping chicks warm themselves under a heat lamp as a chilly rain comes down on visitors outside.
Morning traffic at the Lodi Ag Fair
A small girl leads a large cow across the grounds of the Lodi Ag Fair.
Lodi Rotary Chicken Dinner
Members of the Lodi Rotary flip a rack of chickens at the Saturday evening chicken dinner.
Lodi Ag Fair Wagon Tours
Lodi Ag Fair visitors get a tour of the grounds by horse drawn wagon, with a pair of percherons from Treinen Farms.
Lodi Ag Fair Butterfly Tent
A monarch butterfly, one of dozens flying around the butterfly tent at the Lodi Ag Fair. Visitors were given long cotton swabs dipped in sugary water to attract the butterflies so they could be picked up without anyone having to touch their fragile wings.
Day in the Life of a Farmer
Kids were encouraged to try out an abbreviated day in the life of a farmer at the Lodi Ag Fair, where youngsters would collect eggs and fruit, milk the cow, and delivers products to market.
Celebrity Pie Auction
The first big name of the 2022 Lodi Ag Fair Celebrity Pie Auction was former two-term Fairest of the Fair (due to COVID-19) and current Wisconsin Honey Queen Shannon Lamb, of Dane, introducing a pie with an assortment of honey-based sweets.
