27th Farm-City Pro Rodeo Kicks Off Wednesday

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The Farm-City Pro Rodeo kicks off Wednesday night with Family Night. The four-day rodeo wraps up Saturday with the championship performance.
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The top cowboys and cowgirls will be in Hermiston this week for the 27th annual Farm-City Pro Rodeo that gets under way Wednesday evening.

The opening night also happens to be Family Night at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo. Children 12 and under get in for just $5. Youth and Ag Night takes place Thursday and will feature six teams consisting of two FFA members competing in Elmer’s Irrigation calf dressing competition. That event gets started at 7:30 p.m.

The rodeo kicks off each night at 7:45 p.m., culminating with the championship performance on Saturday night. Farm-City has a $13,500 purse for each event ($27,000 for the team roping competition). Contestants will try to earn as much money as possible to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December.

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Entertainment this year will include bullfighter Donnie Griggs of Hermiston, who Farm-City Board member Jon Gill called one of the best cowboy protection specialists in the sport. John Harrison of Oklahoma will be the barrelman. Harrison has performed three times at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and has been nominated seven times as Comedy Act of the Year.

For ticket information, visit the Farm-City website.

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