Douglas County Beef Improvement Association

12/04/2025

Beef cattle weigh in this Sunday, December 7th 10am at the Fairgrounds. Meeting to follow.

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10/30/2025

First meeting of the 2025-2026 year TONIGHT 6:30pm at Amnicon Town Hall.

08/03/2025

08/02/2025

Thank you to our buyers, bidders, family, friends and all who help support our youth!

📸 Credit Cheryl Carlson

08/02/2025

2025 DCBIA Showmanship Award Winners

What is showmanship?

Showmanship is about the person handling the animal; presenting and showing the animal to the best of a person’s ability. It is about making sure the showman is looking at the judge at all times. Showmanship is really about how hard a person has worked, prepared and presents their animal to the judge.

Judges may be looking at your animals to evaluation them, but in showmanship they are evaluating the showman and how he or she is working with their animal and handling themselves. Showmanship is about teamwork, an important life skill, where the youth and animal learn to work together and demonstrate their hard work for a judge.

08/02/2025

Family Fun down by the barns! Hop on a relaxing hayride and enjoy Little Farm Hand Educational Center. Lots of fun activities for the kids!

08/02/2025

Last day of the fair! Visit us in the barn on the far east side of the fairgrounds. 🐑🐷🐓🐇🐐🐮

🎟️SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND🎟️
Last day of the 2025 Head of the Lakes Fair- come check out all the awesome stuff we have!!

🎡Gates & Carnival open at 12:00 PM (Noon)
🎢Wristband hours- 1:00-5:00 or 6:00-10:00 ($35)

🐴 Family Farm Days- 12:00PM (Noon) at the Education Center!

🎤Russ Darwin & The Switch- 1:00PM at Side Stage

😵‍💫 Comedy Hypnotist- 2:00, 4:00, & 6:00

🎶 Shaken not Stirred- 6:00 PM

🏎️ Demo Derby- 7:00 PM

Come check it out before it’s gone!🎡🎟️

08/01/2025

2025 DCBIA Livestock Auction

What a wonderful evening at the Head of the Lakes Fair! Thank you to all that were able to attend, bid, and buy at our auction this year!

We have some of the most generous people and businesses that support our program.

We are incredibly grateful for each and every one of you for doing such amazing things for the young people in our community!

07/31/2025

We had an amazing show today! These kids did a great job showing their animals. Congratulations to all! Thank you to our judge Leo, stage hands, announcer, and all the friends and family who came out and supported these kids.

Please join us tomorrow evening for our market auction! There will be beef, lamb, hog and meat poultry up for bid. This is a great opportunity to purchase high quality meat raised by these hardworking Douglas County youth!

07/30/2025

Fair week is here!!! Animals are checked in and market animals weighed! These kids did an amazing job raising their animals.

Wednesday
Beginning at noon-Beef judging followed by sheep, hog, market poultry and goats.

Thursday
Beginning at 900am rabbits judging followed by poultry.
700pm Market Auction

Come on out and support our youth at the Head of the Lakes Fair!