Author: Missy Koenig

Need help with 4-H Enrollment? Evening Office Hours April 4th and 11th

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The enrollment deadline for Fairfield County 4-H is April 15th!  That is two weeks away from today.

Please reach out to Missy if you need assistance enrolling through 4-H Online this year.  The website to use for enrollment is https://oh.4honline.com.

Instructions on enrolling may be found on our county website at this link.

Missy will hold open office hours on Monday, April 4th from 4 pm -8 pm, and again on Monday April 11th from 4 pm – 8 pm.  Families may visit the Extension Office (located at 831 College Ave, Suite D, Lancaster OH 43130) to receive assistance in enrolling for the 2021-2022 4-H Year.

 

4-H Enrollment is now open!

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We look forward to receiving your enrollments for the 2021-2022 4-H year. All enrollments are due through 4-H Online by April 15, 2022.

To enroll, please visit https://oh.4honline.com.  Previous families and advisors will use their email and password from last year to enroll.  Not sure what email you used?  Please contact Missy at koenig.398@osu.edu or 740-277-4631.

New families, please visit https://fairfield.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/4-h-online-information for instructions and a video to help you enroll.  Your club advisors can also help you enroll.

As a reminder, Cloverbud members (age 5-8 and currently in Kindergarten through 2nd grade as of Jan 1, 2022) will enroll in 710GPM or COP-710HC.  Cloverbuds do not enroll in traditional project numbers, as they are a non-competitive, activity based program. Cloverbud members do have the option of purchasing the 715 My Cloverbud Year book to keep track of what they do during the club year.

 

2022 Ohio 4-H Conference Registration is now open!

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Advisors and Youth age 13 & Older,

Registration is now open for the 2022 Ohio 4-H Conference to be held on Saturday, March 12 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Conference check-in will start at 8:00 am with sessions starting at 9 am.  The day should be finished by 4 pm.

Fairfield County will be having at least 4 advisors recognized that day, so please plan on helping them celebrate!

Registration forms and the $40 payment (checks made to 4-H Advisory Committee, please) are due to our office by 4 pm on February 8th. There will be scholarships for youth that completed an Ohio Achievement Form and the first 5 adults that register for the conference.

The registration booklet containing session and workshop descriptions available can be found here.  The registration form is here.

Sessions and workshops coded ‘Teens’ is geared towards teens.  Sessions and workshops coded as ‘Adults’ are for adult volunteers.  Sessions for both groups are coded as ‘Both.’  Please keep in mind when registering for the Conference that a person can’t attend a workshop and session during the same time period.

Questions?  Please call our office at 740-653-5419 or Missy at 740-277-4631

2021 Junior Fair Display Barn Guards Needed!

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Clubs and families with items to be displayed in the display barn fair week – we need your help!

The display barn is open 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday October 10th and Saturday October 16th and 9 am to 9 pm Monday – Friday.

Please consider volunteering for a two hour time slot at least once during the week.  Shifts available are 9am – 11 am, 11 am – 1 pm, 1 pm – 3 pm, 3 pm – 5 pm, 5 pm – 7 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm.

Contact Missy to volunteer – we accept youth ages 13 and up to help adults at the same time.

 

 

2021 Summerfest – August 21, 2021

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Youth who received 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Outstanding or Honorable Mention with their summer judged 4-H Projects will be honored on Saturday August 21, 2021.  This year we will be holding our recognition in the Ed Sands/Fairfield County Farm Bureau Building, starting at 7 pm.  Youth should have received their post card invitation within the last week.

We look forward to recognizing all our wonderful youth!

2021 Junior Fair Rule Book is now available!

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Please find a link to the 2021 Junior Fair Rule Book below. Since there will not be a print version this year, the on-line version you see is what we will be working from this year, and likely into the future. As you review it, please note the following:

  • Near the top of the index page that will open from the link below, you’ll find links to the NEW Junior Fair Entry Forms. Links to these forms are also included within each Department link you find in the index. Carefully read and follow the protocol for completing and submitting entry forms that you find on the Entry Forms page.
  • In addition to each specie, in the index also find links to the General Rules, DUNF, Premier Exhibitor, Skillathon and Project Book Review, Showmanship, the Livestock Judging Contest and the Livestock Auction. Carefully review these pages for further instruction.
  • Rules for ‘take home’ animals and the livestock auction have changed. Carefully review these changes found under the Exhibitor Info ’21 link on the 78th Fairfield County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Auction page.
  • We know there may still be some mistakes in this new on-line version of the Junior Fair Rule Book. Newly adopted rules plus over 60 pages from the old rule book have been converted from PDFs and Publisher into a web format. We know some things didn’t convert perfectly . . . if you find them, please share with us and they can be quickly fixed.
  • IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS please email them to us. We will be hosting a live ZOOM August 11th at 6:00 pm and will address all your questions then, and share additional information about how best to utilize this new on-line Rule Book and Entry forms. Register here for the zoom meeting.
  • Entries will be accepted at the Sr. Fair Office on the Fairgrounds from Advisors on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from August 16 thru August 27, 2021.

Use this link to access the 2021 Fairfield county Junior Fair Rule Book: https://go.osu.edu/jrfairbook

Please review the entire book before you start asking questions.  There are now pages with the Entry Forms, Showmanship Information in one place, DUNF information, Skillathon and Project Book Review, Livestock Judging Contest, and Super Showmanship.  We are still working with a committee to finalize Premier Exhibitor information and hope to have that posted by Sept. 1. Continue reading →

Summer Judging State Fair Packets Now Available!

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Summer judging state fair packets are now available for pickup at the Extension Office.  We are open Monday – Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm.

Missy is notifying youth their packets are ready. We will have some additional youth attending as there are some projects split at the state level into Junior and Senior that we missed for our county level judging.

As a reminder, this year youth will complete their interview and can leave after their interview.  There are no results awarded at the end of the day, results will be released later and awards sent to each county.

2021 Jr. Fair Sale Exhibitor Information

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UPDATE: The Sr. Fair Board has decided the 2021 Jr. Fair Sale will be “partial terminal.” Details of that decision are linked here.

Live animals will also return to the sale ring in 2021.

Thursday, October 14, 2021 – 5:00 p.m. – Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena
Sale Order: Market Beef, Dairy Products & Feeders, and Market Hogs

Friday, October 15, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. – Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena
Sale Order: Market Lambs, Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Goat Products, and Market Goats

  1. All market animals except poultry will be packer bid and sold based on the Saturday/Sunday weigh-in weight except for MQP animals.
  2. The following minimum weights will be used to be eligible to sell individually: Market Steer/Heifer – 1100 pounds; Carcass Steers/Heifers – 1100 pounds; Market Hogs – 225 pounds; MQP Hogs – 225 pounds; Market Lambs – 100 pounds; MQP Lambs – 100 pounds; Market Goats – 50 pounds; Market Rabbits – 7.00 to 10.50 pounds total pen weight; Pen of Three Market Chickens – 12 pounds pen weight; Market Duck – 5 pounds.
  3. NOTE: in 2021 the Fairfield County Jr. Fair Sale will be partial terminal as indicated above.
    • With the exception of poultry which will go home as in the past, if you make the decision to take home your market animal in 2021, a ‘take home’ affidavit will be available soon that must be completed. Take Home affidavits are due at weigh-in at the Fair, no exceptions.
  4. The sales commissions that will be deducted from the Junior Fair Exhibitor’s checks are still being determined.
  5. 4-H and FFA Advisors can pick up their club/chapter buyer lists from the OSU Extension Office no earlier than Tuesday, October 19th, 2021.
  6. Exhibitors must submit a stamped thank you note to their advisor prior to November 1st. Advisors will be required to turn in their Buyer Checklist with verification of thank you notes sent in order to receive an exhibitor’s check.
  7. Checks will be available the first Saturday in December for the head Advisors of 4-H and FFA to pick-up. These advisors will be responsible for the distribution of checks in their club/chapter. If a check is not cashed within the specified 90 day period from the check date, there will be a Stop Payment Fee deduction imposed and a replacement check issued to the exhibitor. If checks are not picked up the first Saturday in December, they will be deposited back into the Sale Committee Fund.

Additional information:

  • Again this year every market turkey, duck or chicken will go through the sale either individually or in a group. Regardless there will not be a packer bid for poultry that exhibitors are required to accept. Similar to 2016 and prior, it will be the responsibility of the exhibitor to decide whether to process their birds and give them to their sale buyer or market them privately.

Sale Information . . . planning a return to ‘normal’ in 2021!

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Make plans now to show your support for our young livestock producers by attending the 2021 Fairfield County Junior Fair Livestock Sales. Exhibitors, note the sale will be ‘partial terminal‘ in 2021.

Thursday, October 14, 2021 – 5:00 p.m. – Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, Ohio
Sale Order: Market Beef, Dairy Products & Feeders, and Market Hogs

Friday, October 15, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. – Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena, Fairfield County Fairgrounds, Lancaster, Ohio
Sale Order: Market Lambs, Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Goat Products, and Market Goats

When you purchase an animal at the Junior Fair Livestock Sale, you are buying livestock raised by Fairfield County 4-H and FFA youth. Your purchase helps support the important educational programs of these two youth organizations. The success of the auction is up to you. You can help these FFA and 4-H members by participating at the 2021 Fairfield County Fair Junior Livestock Auction!

Summer Judging Sign Ups now available!

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The summer judging sign up link has been sent to all youth enrolled in projects that can be judged in July through 4-H Online.  The email will say from 4-H Online, so please be on the lookout – some email systems don’t like 4-H Online.  Youth and their families should have received an email (or multiple emails if they are judged on multiple days) with the link. 

Please contact Missy at 740-277-4631 if you have questions about summer judging sign ups!