Serving military veterans across the country, the National Center for Appropriate Technology's Armed to Farm training provides resources and education for veterans to start and operate their own ag business.

“Three-fourths of the U.S. public is still what I’d call a regular meat consumer,” says Glynn Tonsor, an economist with Kansas State University who recently co-released a report called “Meat Demand Outdoes Meat Avoidance." “That's where our domestic, robust meat demand is coming from. The remaining one-fourth is either a flexitarian, vegan or vegetarian.”

Beyond the livestock shows and carnival rides, the best part of a fair is the delicious food! With fairs kicking off in the next few weeks and months, our recent AgWeb poll posed the question: What is your favorite fair food? Here are the top results.

At $20 a pack (and that's on sale — they previously cost $50), Omakase strawberries are $1.82 for a medium-sized berry and $2.50 for a large berry.