Hello Green County, my name is Sharlene Swedlund and I am your 2022 Green County Fairest of the Fair from Juda. I would like to take this time to introduce myself and give everyone a short background. 

Growing up I lived on a farm just south of Juda where I attended Juda School. I was actively involved in 4-H throughout elementary school and then into middle school. I also became an active member of the Juda FFA. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always had a passion for the agricultural industry. When I was younger my dream was to become one of the beautiful princesses that I saw during parades and through local Green County Events. So, when I finally became old enough to partake in those events I decided to run for the Juda Dairy Queen, and from there I was crowned for the 2016-2017 year. 

Once I started reaching my senior year it was time to start considering schools and careers, so after I graduated high school in 2018, I decided to attend South Dakota State University and Southeast Technical College to pursue Agribusiness and Ag marketing where I also had the opportunity to hold the position of the 2019-2020 Miss United States Agriculture from SD. I loved every aspect of learning the different terms and areas of the agricultural business field and I eventually moved back home to Wisconsin to pursue a job at Kuhn North America where I am a 4th generation family member to hold a job there. I started out in fabrication and just recently have accepted a job as the Technical Publications Specialist. Since acquiring a job at Kuhn back in September I had started to spike an interest in agricultural engineering, and I finally decided to head back to school to gain a degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Blackhawk Technical College and I will eventually complete a bachelors at the University of Wisconsin Madison. 

One of the main reasons I decided to run for the Green County Fairest of the Fair was to be able to give back to the Green County Fair Community for everything that they had done for me as I was in my youth growing up showing livestock. My drive and determination to promote agriculture and the industry itself. The love and memories that I cherish from the Green County Fair, watching the previous Fairest of the Fairs have an amazing time promoting the fair, volunteering at fair events and watching how much they had impacted younger generations with the grace and composure that they had held. 

And just a short reminder, the Green County Fair will be held from July 20-24th, and this year’s theme is Barnyard Beach Party! For more information you can look at our website or our Facebook page. I look forward to an eventful, fun-filled year ahead!