‘It’s very competitive’: farmers chase ribbons at Armstrong’s IPE

Thousands of visitors are expected to pass through the gates at the Interior Provincial Exhibition (IPE) again this year.

However, for some the fair is more than a chance to soar through the air on a midway ride or savour a hot dog.

At its heart the IPE is an agricultural fair. Farmers and 4-H members bring their livestock to the fair to compete.

They’re all hoping their animals will be judge the best in their classes.

“It’s very competitive,” said Thys Haambuckers, the IPE’s vice president. “It is like anything that you compete with, it’s the prestige of doing it and just a feather on your own cap.”

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Naomi Fournier is a young dairy farmer who says coming to the fair to show her cattle gives her a chance to get off the farm and meet others in her industry.

Wednesday one of Fournier’s competitors was Taylia Rees, a local 4-H member, who was showing a cow for her employer.

Watch above to find out how Rees and Fournier faired in the competition.

The 117th IPE runs through until Sunday in Armstrong.