Poultry category pulled from this year's P.C. Fair

The 4-H Livestock Committee, 4-H Council, and the Phillips County Fair Board are in agreement to not have any poultry exhibits at this year’s fair. High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) has had a major impact in the US with destruction of 48 million poultry nationwide. There have been two cases in Montana in Judith Basin and Flathead Counties in 2015.

HPAI is carried by wild waterfoul and is easily transferred to domestic poultry. The disease is also highly contagious among a flock. For these reasons the Phillips County Fair will follow recommendations by the Montana Department of Livestock to canc...