Fair Acres Show Supply LLC

03/30/2026

Mike, Anne, and Baylor are headed to Iowa to stock up with supplies for spring shows. Praying for safe travels

07/07/2025

Mike has lost his phone if anyone is trying to get ahold of him contact Paul or Anne. If you don’t have Paul or Anne’s phone number please PM us

07/06/2025

1,200 popsicles ready for erveryone at MLE. See you in a couple days

06/29/2025

Off for another load of supplies. We can’t wait to see everyone at MLE. Safe travels Mike and Anne

02/08/2025

When we purchased Fair Acres Show Supply from Larry and Bonnie in 2012, Bob was our very first customer. A great friendship was made over the years and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the DeLong family

View Robert Dean DeLong's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

01/15/2025

Prayers for safe travels and good weather for Mike and Anne, they are leaving for Iowa tomorrow for a load of supplies. We will see everyone at AGR in a few weeks

08/17/2024

Show Stick 101 | Tips from Stock Show University®
A show stick is one of the essential items that needs to be with you when entering the show ring with your calf. Having said that, a frequently asked question by many Sullivan Supply customers is, “What size of show stick is for me?” During this Tips from Stock Show University® article, we will be explaining “sizing” of show sticks for exhibitors of any age and height!

The number one rule when selecting a show stick on length is – Choose a show stick that fits the animal you are exhibiting, versus the size or age of the exhibitor. What this means is that you need to go into the show ring with a show stick that allows you to comfortably move the back feet of your animal or touch their tail. For example – Let’s say you are a younger showman that is showing a large, bred heifer. More than likely, a smaller show stick in this situation would be a disadvantage to the showman, as they might have a harder time reaching those hind legs to correctly set up their animal. In this situation, Stock Show University® would recommend using a medium to large show stick. The older or more experienced you become within the show ring, it is recommended to upgrade to the Large or Extra Large show stick. Note – this is just a recommendation, as the show stick should never be a distraction in the show ring. If a larger show stick does become a distraction or is hard to manage while showing, you should size down your show stick.

Along with this advice, it is suggested that you practice at least 20 minutes with your animal each day for at least 45–60 days before your target show with the selected show stick length. This is so the exhibitor, along with the calf, can get accustomed to the show stick.

For more tips and video tutorials from Stock Show University®, visit https://www.sullivansupply.com/stock-show-u/online/

Want to read more Stock Show University® articles? Visit https://www.sullivansupply.com/category/stock-show-university/ and click on the Education tab!

08/14/2024

We have so much fun all year watching all the kids in the ring. It was finally our turn to show at the Midland County Fair! Baylor had so much fun with his heifer in peewee showmanship. Champion Peewee Showman was a great way to wrap up the show season.
Fun Fact: Mike and Anne have sponsored this award for many years, so it is extra special we get to bring it home to the Kuflewski Farm!

08/07/2023

What a great idea!

🏆🏆🏆Fridge Moms for the WIN🏆🏆🏆

Do you know what fridge moms are? Me neither. Until yesterday.

They’re like Dance Moms.

Only cooler
See what I did there

I’ve known Lyndsey & Amanda for quite some time, but only just recently discovered their genius status when it comes to state-fairing. {And yes, I’m making up verbs now.}

Let me introduce you to the fridge moms.

I stumbled upon this when I stopped at their tack pen to chat. {They also have lovely turf down & lots of tiny humans scattered about in their tack pen. It’s basically a dreamy little playground within the walls of the sheep barn 🤩}

I, on the other hand, have been a cooler mom all along. I thought everyone was a cooler mom.

You know the routine I’m talking about…
Day 1:
1. buy 1,765 drinks in 87 different flavors
2. toss them into cooler
3. Add ice. (This year we got boujie & even upgraded from a one-seater to a two-seater👫)

Day 2:
1. Stop at gas station on the way into show to buy a bag of ice
2. Drag cooler through the shavings down the barn aisle to drain the melted ice water from yesterday. Drag back to tack pen.
3. Add more ice
4. Dig your hand to the bottom of the cooler in hopes of finding the 1 Diet Pepsi you know is still left in there. Only to have your arm go numb during the scavenger hunt. You give up & settle for the Yoo-Hoo laying on top.

Day 3:
1. Realize that the fairgrounds sells bags of ice, so that saves you a stop in the morning. WIN (No one tells you this until around year 3 of 4H)
2. Bag of ice at the food vendors tent costs $10. Lose. But you will gladly hand over your benjamins because it made your life 15 minutes easier than yesterday.
3. Back we go again through the shavings to dump gross melted water
4. Try to save the sinking bag of sandwiches that have drowned in said water
5. Add more drinks
6. Add more ice
Repeat in exhaustion until show ends
That’s the life of a cooler mom.

Enter the fridge moms. These girls are smart.
{I mean, they ARE both Purdue grads AND Ann Tweedale Cooperative Housing alumni, so there’s that…💛🖤} Let me tell you that amidst all their accomplishments in their adult lives, this idea of wizardry alone shows me those fancy degrees did not go to waste.

These are the moms who bring their own fridge to the tack pens. Yes, yes they do. They have better things to do than manage coolers. These girls don’t mess around.

Here is their routine in comparison:
1. wheel these puppies in when unloading tack
2. Plug in
3. Done👊🏼

Mind. Blown. 🤯

Let’s just break that down real quick like Nelly, cause it’s gettin hot in here.

Walk into your local Walmart and swerve your cart around the college students that have invaded town right about now & buy yourself a dorm fridge for $150. If you’ve already bought 15 bags of ice over the course of this show season alone, it’s paid for itself. Then, you plug in to their electricity…they are basically paying you at this point.

Bada boom bada bing. No more bags of ice. No drippy sandwiches.

AND
Once your kids reach their 10th year of 4H, they go to college. And guess what? Here’s their dorm fridge. Already broken in for them👊🏼

02/17/2023

Check this out!

Frankenmuth Credit Union members who are 7 to 19 years old that are participating in the Saginaw, Tuscola, Huron, Genesee, Bay, Shiawassee, Ogemaw, or Midland county fair livestock auctions through 4H or FFA can apply for a grant to supplement the cost of purchasing, raising and/or caring for animals that will be sold at the auction.

Deadline to apply is May 1st.

https://frankenmuthcreditunion.formstack.com/forms/livestockgrant

11/05/2022

Friendly reminder 😂⏰🐮