It is held the Tuesday through Saturday after Labor Day each year. There is also competition in horticulture, flowers, and foods. More information on the fair can be found at the Putnam County Fair . Every February is Putnam County's Ag Information Night. Interested persons can attend different sessions on a variety of topics in agriculture and home economics as well as other fields.
Dinner is sponsored by several county businesses.
Topics are selected to be timely and of interest to several folks. The Extension Office holds quarterly market outlook conferences on the first Tuesday in January, April, and October. These are 2 way telephone conferences with University of Missouri Marketing Specialists where you can ask questions as well as hear their outlook on crop and livestock prices. They also update what's going on in Washington on Farm Policy. Printed materials are given out.