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Virtual Colusa County Fair Junior Livestock Auction

Title (Dublin Core)

Virtual Colusa County Fair Junior Livestock Auction

Description (Dublin Core)

On June 6, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture informed the Board of Directors of the Colusa County Fair that an in-person junior livestock sale would be prohibited to combat the spread of COVID-19. As a result, local students who raised livestock with 4-H and FFA were left with little choice but to participate in a virtual auction hosted by EZ2Bid.

For students who were unable to care for their livestock at home and relied on school facilities, raising animals quickly became difficult as campuses closed. Having already purchased their livestock well before the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, local students had to adapt to the shifting climate to avoid losing thousands of dollars in invested time and money.

In Colusa County, agriculture is an integral part of the educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the local economy. In an all-too-real scenario, students received an irreplaceable life lesson on the unexpected challenges faced by farmers and ranchers. While COVID-19 might have negatively impacted the education of K-12 students overall, there are some lessons that could not have been taught any other way.

Date (Dublin Core)

June 13, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

EZ2Bid

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Alex Hinely

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Website

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://web.archive.org/web/ 20200613191003/https://ez2bid.com/ index.php/Auction_Lots/index/28

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Animals
English Agriculture
English Business & Industry

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

fair
livestock
farming
auction

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

fair
livestock
agriculture
farming
auction

Collection (Dublin Core)

K-12
Rural Voices

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/14/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

06/19/2020
06/22/2020
12/10/20
08/02/2022
10/13/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

06/13/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

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Colusa County Fair 2020 Junior Livestock Show and Auction Notice Linked Data Interactive Resource
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This item was submitted on June 14, 2020 by Alex Hinely using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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