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The AgStar Fund for Rural America has awarded a $3,000 grant to the Rock County Fair in Luverne for upgrades to its livestock wash rack. Pictured July 28 near the grandstands are Pat Barnette of AgStar (left) and Rock County Fair Board Secretary Lee Sells. The upgrades to the livestock wash rack include new cement, drainage and water supply in addition to more tie-up spaces. AgStar’s corporate giving program, the AgStar Fund for Rural America, awards grants to organizations or programs that support its mission of “enhancing life in agriculture and rural America.” Since its inception in 2001, the AgStar Fund has donated over $6 million to organizations in communities that work to improve the future of rural America.