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Compeer Financial Discovery Barnyard
All aboard the Agriculture Express! Explore FREE ag-themed stations including Dirt-scovery Depot, Pollination Passage, Cultivation Crossway, and more to learn about Wisconsin’s diverse agriculture industry. Plus, stop by and see the baby animals along the way!
Located in Ag Village on Sue Wetley Court, just south of the Lower Cattle Barn. Open daily from 10am-9pm.
Please note, Discovery Barnyard will close at 8pm on the final Sunday of the State Fair.
Please Note:
This information has not yet been updated for 2024. Please check back throughout the spring and summer!
Discover Agriculture Inside
Baby Animals
Stop by and see the baby animals! See over 20 additional animals on display including a cow and her calf, ewes with her lambs, dairy goat kids, and ducklings.
Hands-on Learning Stations
With many opportunities to “get your hands dirty,” experience all the hands-on learning stations we have for you!
- Biosecurity Junction – Try your hand at scooping poop (made from foam… we leave the real stuff to the professionals), an essential part of waste management for biosecurity.
- Conservation Station – Snap a photo with the CD wall backdrop and challenge your friends in Conservation Memory.
- Cultivation Crossway – Check out a tiered gardening display and make a “From Seed to Plant” keychain.
- Dirt-scovery Depot – View roots and soil from a worm’s perspective and check out healthy soil shaker jars.
- Milkhouse Mainline – Milk a model dairy cow and/or dairy goat – both essential pieces to Wisconsin’s robust dairy industry.
- Pollination Passage – Put on your “pollinator goggles” and guide birds, butterflies, and bees as they pollinate a flower garden.