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Farming at the fair: Julie Husek, second from right, is presented with the award for “Best Display for the Promotion of Agriculture” by Douglas LaGrange, far right, vice chairman of the Albany Farm Service Agency County Committee, which gives the award each year at the Altamont Fair. This year’s winner was the Agricultural Awareness Tent, located near the livestock buildings, where, each day, a series of presentations provided information on a variety of agricultural topics. including poultry housing, honey bees, guessing the weight of different livestock, and learning to milk a goat. Husek, the assistant Goat Superintendent, supervises and schedules events for the area. With her, from left, are Tom Della Rocco, director of the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency; Jenny Berben; and Martha Berben along with her milk goat.