Fair-goers couldn't resist the taste of sweet corn as lines grew at the free corn feed station at the Benton County Fair. The corn feed has been put on by the Benton-Sherburne Corn Growers Association for the last five years.
Racing pigs were "hamming it up" for Benton County fairgoers on Wednesday afternoon.
"The pigs see me pulling up in the trailer and they get excited and start squealing. They know they get a chance to get out and run: they enjoy running," L.A. Pig Racing Show owner Gary Dauer says.
The Benton County Fair continues today (Thursday) in Sauk Rapids. Fair Board Director Aaron Goulet says it's a nearly yearlong process to get ready for the run of the fair.
The Benton County Fair has four new 'selfie stations' on the grounds this year. If you take your photo at all four, and then post those pictures on Facebook or Twitter, you'll have a chance to win a prize.
Chickens, turkeys and other prized birds will be back on display this week at the Benton County Fair. After last year's bird flu outbreak many fairs across the state cancelled all poultry shows,. However this year officials have decided to bring it back.