What the Ag Expo Is
The Natrona County Cow-Belles Ag Expo is a two-day field trip where hundreds of Natrona County third graders learn where food comes from and how agriculture touches their daily lives. It is a hands-on, station-based program: students rotate through booths run by ranchers, 4-H and FFA members, and agency staff, meet live animals, and try real ranch tasks. The 2026 expo was the 33rd annual. Ag Expo Coordinator Katrena Crimm has said, "The ability to learn hands on is huge."
Who It Is For
The expo is a school event, not an entry contest. It serves third-grade classes from Natrona County schools, with well over 750 students at the 2026 edition (organizers reported more than 800 attending). If you are a rancher, a business, a 4-H or FFA member or leader, or an agency worker who wants to run a station, you take part as a volunteer presenter.
What Students See and Do
Organizers described 19 educational stations covering crops, equipment and live animals. Stations at the 2026 expo included:
- Stock dogs: border collies working livestock
- Alpacas: kids lead them through an obstacle course
- Beef and beef by-products, pigs, sheep and wool, goats, horses, rabbits and poultry
- Roping
- Bees
- Soils and plants
- Wildlife Services
- Natrona County Weed and Pest
- The Cow-Belle booth on ranching tools: ear tagging, branding, fencing, vaccinations and wrapping legs for first aid
Who Runs the Stations
The Natrona County Cow-Belles organize the expo. Stations are staffed by area ranchers, local businesses, 4-H members and leaders, and FFA members. Groups thanked for the 2026 edition included the Trail Buster and Meadow Acres 4-H Clubs, Natrona County 4-H, Windy City FFA, NCHS Casper FFA and CY FFA, Wildlife Services, Natrona County Weed and Pest, and the Shooting Stars 4-H Club of Fremont County.
Key Dates and Hours
| Edition | Dates | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 33rd annual | February 11-12, 2026 | 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| 34th annual | February 10-11, 2027 | Hours to be confirmed by the fairgrounds |
Where
Industrial Building, Central Wyoming Fairgrounds, 1700 Fairgrounds Road, Casper, WY 82604. The grounds are home to the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo.
Cost
No student fee or ticket price is published. The expo is staffed by volunteers and community partners.
Questions
Can my third-grade class come?
The expo is designed for Natrona County third graders. Ask your school or the fairgrounds office how classes are scheduled.
Can my 4-H or FFA group help?
Yes. 4-H and FFA clubs from Natrona County, and one from Fremont County, have run animal and project stations.
When is the next one?
The 34th Ag Expo is scheduled for February 10-11, 2027.
Who do I call?
The Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo office, 307-235-5775.
Official Links
- Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo: 2026 Cow Belles Ag Expo
- Wyoming Livestock Roundup: Casper Ag Expo coverage
Other Upcoming Events Nearby
- Wyoming Women in Ag Symposium
The 33rd annual Wyoming Women in Ag Symposium brings women producers and ag professionals together in Casper for a day of speakers and networking. Held each year in November; the most recent date was November 12, 2026.
Casper, WY Official event details - Wyoming Food Coalition Annual Conference
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2011 Fairgrounds Road, Casper, WY 82604 | Organizer: Wyoming Food Coalition Official event details - Wyoming Stock Growers Winter Roundup Convention and Trade Show
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Casper, WY Official event details - High Plains Sheep Symposium
Inaugural High Plains Sheep Symposium for producers in Casper.
Casper, WY Official event details - Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo
Natrona County fair and rodeo held in early July at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds in Casper.
Listing checked Nov. 11, 2026 against this source. Details can change; confirm with the organizer.