The AgStar Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of AgStar Financial Services has announced $50,000 in grants to county fair facility upgrades.

Fairs in the area received $2,500 in a grant to be used toward repair on fairground agricultural buildings.

One of those grants was presented Sunday at the Grantsburg Fair to go toward fair improvements.

"This program helps these counties provide a better fair experience for area commnities," said Jody Bloemke, fund administrator.

"We are proud to support agriculture in the communities where we operate," she said.

Twenty countys got the grants this year.

AgStar hopes the funds help fair organizations maintain or upgrade fairground livestock buildings. "They can't always afford the upkeep," said Bloemke.