Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Office of Communications
404-656-3689
ADVISORY: Grand Opening of Georgia National Fair & Ribbon Cutting of Georgia Grown Baby Barn
| Who: | Honorable Nathan Deal -- Governor of Georgia Gary W. Black -- Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Stephen Shimp -- Executive Director, Georgia National Fairgrounds Agricenter Foster Rhodes --“ Vice Chair, Georgia National Fair Authority |
| What: | Official opening ceremony of the 2018 Georgia National Fair and ribbon cutting of the Georgia Grown Baby Barn birthing center, an annex to the current Georgia Grown building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. |
| When: | Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. |
| Where: | Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Georgia McGill Service Gate - (North Gate Location) |
| Contact: | Julie McPeake, GDA Communications 404-831-3072 Keaton Walker, GNF Marketing 229-921-6944 |
Background: The 2018 Georgia National Fair will showcase one of its newest attractions with the ribbon cutting of the Georgia Grown Baby Barn, a live birthing center and nursery for farm animals. This one-of-a-kind agricultural education exhibit is designed to promote familiarity with Georgia's animal agricultural industry by showcasing live births of cattle. Fairgoers will have the opportunity to see 11 dairy calves born, one birth for each day of the fair. Newborn piglets will also be on display.
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