Eight-year-old Elizabeth Curry of Vicksburg shares a laugh with Hinds Community College student and Warren Central High School graduate Phillip Johnson, 19, Monday while petting a donkey at the Mississippi Future Farmers of America Children’s Barnyard at the Mississippi State Fair. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of Eddie and Gina Pettis of Vicksburg, and Phillip is the son of Richard and Louise Johnson of Bovina. Vicksburg and Warren County Future Farmers of America volunteered at the annual event. The fair at the state fairgrounds continues through Oct. 14.