Please call the Buffalo County Extension Office (308-236-1235) or email, buffalo-county@unl.edu, if you have specific questions.
Items will be continuously being updated to 2021 versions.
Schedule of Events
General Rules
- New to the 2021 Buffalo County Fair
No Carcass Contests at the 2021 Buffalo County Fair - Due to inconsistency of scanning data and increased costs - General Rules
- Premier Science Award Application (docx) (PDF)
- Static Sample Entry Tag
- Static Exhibit Labels (docx)
- Static Exhibit Labels (PDF)
Pre-Fair Contests
- 2021 Public Speaking/Public Service Announcements
- 2021 Performing Arts
- 2021 Culinary Challenge
- 2021 Presentations
- 2021 Shooting Sports Contest
- 2021 Fashion Show
- 2021 Contests/Judging/ ID/Hippology
Animal Science
- 2021 Livestock Rules
- 2021 Beef
- 2021 Sheep
- 2021 Market Goat/Lottery Goat
- 2021 Swine/Lottery Pig
- 2021 Dairy
- 2021 Poultry
- 2021 Rabbits
- 2021 Horse
- 2021 Companion Animals (including Cats)
- 2021 Dog
- 2021 Herdsmanship
Foods and Nutrition
- 2021 General Foods
- 2021 Cooking 101
- 2021 Cooking 201
- 2021 Cooking 301
- 2021 Cooking 401
- 2021 Food Preservation (Please don't use Instant Pots)
- Food Preservation Info Cards (Fillable) (PDF)
- 2021 Culinary Challenge Exhibits
- 2021 Discovering Pies/Pie Auction
- 2021 Decorated Cakes
Health and Safety
Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Environmental and Earth Sciences
Citizenship and Civic Education
Communication and Expressive Arts
- 2021 Communications
- 2021 Theatre Arts
- 2021 Photography
- Data Tag Instructions
- Photography Unit I Data Tag (Word Document) (PDF)
- Photography Unit II Data Tag (Word Document) (PDF)
- Photography Unit III Data Tag (Word Document) (PDF)
Human Development
Clothing and Textiles
- Sewing Skills for STEAM 1, 2, and 3
- 2021 General Clothing
- 2021 STEAM Clothing: Beyond the Needle
- 2021 STEAM Clothing 1: Fundamentals
- STEAM 1 Sewing Pattern Possibilities
- 2021 STEAM Clothing 2: Simply Sewing
- 2021 STEAM Clothing 3: A Stitch Further
- 2021 Knitting/Crochet
- 2021 Accessories
- 2021 Quilt Quest
Consumer Management
Home Environment
- 2021 Design My Place
- 2021 Design Decisions
- 2021 Preserving Heirlooms
- 2021 Sketchbook Crossroads
- 2021 Portfolio Pathways
- Home Environment Supporting Information Tag (PDF)
Plant Science
Science, Engineering and Technology
- 2021 Veterinary Science
- 2021 Aerospace/Model Building
- 2021 Computers/Robotics
- 2021 Electricity/Geospatial
- 2021 Small Engines/Restored Vehicle/4-Wheelin'/Physics
- 2021 Woodworking/Welding