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For more information or to register visit\u00a0the <a href=\"extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/event\/northeast-livestock-expo\">NELE Website<\/a>.\u00a0 For details concerning the event, please reach out to the Northeast Youth Livestock Expo at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mainelivestockexpo@gmail.com\">mainelivestockexpo@gmail.com\u00a0<\/a>or visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NELEMaine\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Northeast Youth Livestock Expo (NELE) for a weekend of youth livestock education at the Windsor Fairgrounds on May 16th and 17th. Saturday is packed with interactive events, including a boer goat show, working steer demonstration, and beef judging clinic. 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