The Big E draws crowds for agricultural showcase and competitions

The Big E draws crowds for agricultural showcase and competitions

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - While some people go to the Big E for the food, rides, and entertainment, others go for the agricultural showcase. "It goes right back to our origins in 1916," said Elena Hovagimian, Director of Agriculture at the Eastern States Exposition. "Mr. Brooks, who was a visionary and an industrialist, came up with the idea to move the national dairy show from Chicago to West Springfield. We continued ever since." F…