2022 Junior Fair Market Beef & Market Dairy Steer Tagging and Weigh-In

Please find the information below for the 2022 Knox County Junior Fair Market Beef & Market Dairy Steer Weigh-In and Tagging.  It will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021.  Please fill out the following survey to help guide us that day on the head of cattle we will be expecting and what tags you will be needing: https://go.osu.edu/2022knoxdecemberweighin

Please find the map with the flow of traffic details for the weigh-in and tagging.  Market Beef & Market Dairy Steer Flow of Traffic

New! – The Knox County Junior Fair Board will be providing hot chocolate, coffee, and doughnuts for donations to benefit the 2022 Knox County Junior Fair Board Senior Member Scholarships.

Below is the link for the app we will be utilizing for 2022 Knox County Junior Fair Communication. Please download and utilize for junior fair exhibitor updates and information conveniently located on your cell phone or computer. BAND APP LINK: https://band.us/n/abad62SaR9j2L

Adding Animals to 4-HOnline Profile or FFA Profile for 2021

Animal Identification and Photos are due going to be due for many of our market animals and horses in the near future.  Below are the dates that each specie needs to have that animal information uploaded by 11:59 p.m.:

  • April 1 – Market Beef & Market Dairy Steer
  • May 1 – Dairy Market Feeders, Market Goats, Market Hogs, Market Lambs, Horses
  • June 1 – Beef Feeders
  • July 1 – Market Rabbits

If you are an FFA member and do not have a 4-HOnline 2.0 profile, we ask that you upload you information to the following website: https://go.osu.edu/ffaanimalupload.

If you do have a profile in 4-HOnline 2.0, regardless of the projects you are taking through 4-H, we are going to ask you to use that platform to add your animals.  Attached are the instructions to assist you with that process: Adding Animals to 4HOnline

Update on Market Beef & Market Dairy Steer Tagging

Are you planning to exhibit a Market Beef and/or a Market Dairy Steer at the 2018 Knox County Junior Fair?  If so, the following information is for you.

WHAT:                               Market Beef and Market Dairy Steer Tagging and Weigh-In

WHEN:                               Saturday, December 2, 2017

TIME:                                  8:00 to 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:                            Knox County Fairgrounds

COST:                                 Each animal will be double tagged.  Once with an electronic tag (EID) and the second will be a visual tag.  Tags are $2.00 each for a total of $4/animal.  If your animal already has an EID, then it will only receive the visual tag for a cost of $2.    

Special Note: All animals need to be wearing a halter and be broke to lead!!!!

They also must be dehorned and castrated!

If you know of any 1st year members who are thinking of taking one of the above projects, please pass this information on to them.

Potential Ohio State Fair Market Beef Exhibitors: Please contact Andrea (397-0401 ext. 1301) for more information.

– Andrea