The Farm-City Rodeo was founded by President David Bothum and rodeo legend Butch Knowles in 1988, just months after Knowles won the Bronc Riding Average at the National Finals Rodeo.
Knowles and Bothum both grew up near the town of Hermiston and went on to travel together throughout their professional rodeo careers.
“Our wives, I guess with us being gone all the time, they wanted us a little closer and there was a rodeo in town or a ground so that’s how they promoted it and Miss Janet Aiken who was the fair manager wanted it to happen to help the fair and everything else so that’s how it all got started,” Bothum said.
With the addition of breakaway roping as well as an outstanding set of stock the Farm-City Rodeo is looking to have one of its best years yet.
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