Ag exhibits open Thursday at BRC

The Butler County Exhibits & More will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Black River Coliseum downtown Poplar Bluff.

Stephanie Milner of the University of Missouri Extension Office said events will include agriculture, horticulture and floriculture exhibits, home economics, 4-H, youth exhibits and the silent auction.

Entries will be accepted at the coliseum from 3-7 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. -1 p.m. Friday.

The exhibit area will be closed during the judging and will reopen at 5 p.m. Friday.

Ribbons and prize money will be given to each exhibitor in the 4-H and youth divisions, Milner explained. Three prize ribbons and money will be given in each class in the adult division in floriculture, fruits and vegetables, home economics and agriculture.

Exhibits will stay in place until 2 p.m. Saturday. Prize money will be awarded from 2-4 p.m.

The silent auction will open at 3 p.m. Thursday and will close at noon Saturday, Milner said.

Exhibit books are available. To obtain books and to get more information, contact the Butler County University of Missouri Extension Center, 614 Lindsay Avenue Suite 3, Poplar Bluff or by calling 573-686-8064.