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Tucked away in the rolling hills just south of Butler County, the Beacom Farm has stood the test of time through world wars, the Great Depression and the rise and fall of...
July 30, 2025 Local News
In 1947, a plowing contest was held on the Jack Roe property in Meridian. This was the birth of an idea to get the city folk, business owners and farmers together to bet...
July 30, 2025 Local News
The Butler Farm Show board had wanted to build a beef barn for at least 15 years, according to beef barn committee chairman Jim Govan. This year, it’s finally open. Cons...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
Live music will be a staple at the upcoming Butler Farm Show. All music is performed in the Armstrong Auditorium free of charge. Sunday: “Come as You Are” worship se...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
Avian influenza, which has hindered the Butler Farm Show in the past due to bird and public safety concerns, will not keep children from showing their birds at the Connoq...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
The Butler Farm Show office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. All gates open at 8:30 a.m. DAILY ADMIS...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
As Butler County Farm Show approaches, look back on last year’s events. More information about the Butler Farm Show can be found at www.butlerfarmshow.com. ...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
The Butler Farm Show will return the week of Aug. 4 and continue through Aug. 9, providing the community with a chance to learn about agriculture, interact with livestock...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
1952 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1 1953 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1 1954 — H. Francis Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6 1955 — Claude Brown, Butler R.D. 1 1956 — Walter Henr...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
“Managing Plant Pests and Common Diseases” is the theme for this year’s Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Butler County education booth at the Butler Farm Show. T...
July 30, 2025 Special Sections
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Participants in the Butler Farm Show’s Horse Log Pulling Contest were not deterred by the intense heat Monday evening, Aug. 5, as the contestants an...
August 05, 2024 Special Sections
Sustainable gardening is the theme for this year’s Penn State Extension Butler County Master Gardener Farm Show education booth. At our Farm Show’s education booth, Maste...
July 31, 2024 Special Sections
The Butler Farm Show office is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Gates open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tent Gate opens Monday through Friday at 3 p.m. and at ...
July 31, 2024 Special Sections
Event planned in addition to traditional demo derby
Event planned in addition to traditional demo derby
July 31, 2024 Local News
The 2024 Butler Farm Show board consists of Ken Laughlin, Ben Patton, Cody Stephenson, Ken Metrick, Terry Cranmer, Alvin Vogel, Chris Michel, Kevin Loomis, Michael Dean, ...
July 31, 2024 Local News
Registrations are up for the livestock auction at the Butler Farm Show next week, meaning bidders will have even more chances to get their preferred meat at the sale Aug....
July 31, 2024 Local News
Butler Bunni Bunch, a 4-H rabbit club in Butler County, is gearing up for another year at the Butler Farm Show. The 4-H program is managed in Butler by the county’s Penn ...
July 31, 2024 Local News
All music will be held for free in the Armstrong Auditorium Sunday, Aug. 4 “Come as You Are” worship service featuring Dan Schall Ministries, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 Hot R...
July 31, 2024 Special Sections
There is always a desire to keep things fresh, particularly as the Butler Farm Show prepares for its 76th year. Ken Laughlin, president of the farm show board, said looki...
July 31, 2024 Local News
1952 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1 1953 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1 1954 — H. Francis Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6 1955 — Claude Brown, Butler R.D. 1 1956 — Walter Henr...
July 31, 2024 Local News
Ken McAnallen embodies the characteristics the founders of the Butler Farm Show had when they started the event 76 years ago, according to Ken Metrick, secretary of the f...
July 31, 2024 Local News
In 1947, a plowing contest was held on the Jack Roe property in Meridian. This was the birth of an idea to get the city folk, business owners and farmers together to bet...
July 31, 2024 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — The atmosphere inside tent No. 16 was hot, in more ways than one. Nearly every seat in the house was filled for the 45th annual Junior Livestock Auc...
August 11, 2023 Special Sections
All live music will be held for free in the auditorium. Sunday: “Come As You Are” worship service featuring Dan Schall’s Gospel Music Ministries, 6 p.m. Monday: S...
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
Entrants spend most of the year prepping animals, anticipating Butler Farm Show
Entrants spend most of the year prepping animals, anticipating Butler Farm Show
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
“Victory Garden Reinvented! Vegetable Gardening Basics for the Home Gardener” is the theme for this year’s Penn State Extension Butler County Master Gardener Farm Show ed...
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
But members learn valuable life lessons as well
But members learn valuable life lessons as well
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
1952 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1 1953 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1 1954 — H. Francis Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6 1955 — Claude Brown, Butler R.D. 1 1956 — Walter Henr...
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
The Dean family, of Ro-Ann Haven Farm, are no strangers to hard work. From the peaceful front porch of her home, Peggy Dean said she and her late husband, George Dean, mo...
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
It’s once again that time of year where everyone is invited to experience, learn and celebrate agriculture. For 75 years, the Butler Farm Show has allowed people to exper...
August 02, 2023 Special Sections
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