Author: whisman.30

DUNF 2024

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It is about that time!

At this point you should have received this in an email as well!

Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF) Must be Completed Online, there will be no paper copies available this year per The Ohio Department of Agriculture request.

 

The Drug Use Notification Form must be completed by all market and lactating livestock that are exhibited at the Morgan County Fair. See list below.

THIS NOW INCLUDES FEEDER CALVES

The ODA has changed their requirements and now have enacted this change.

 

*All Poultry exhibitors wait to fill out this form until weigh in so you have your tag numbers*

 

  • Ohio Revised Code 901-19-06
    • DUNFs are required of the following species:
      • Market: Steer, Hog, Lamb, Dairy Steer, Goat, Poultry (by pen), Rabbit (by pen)
      • Lactating: Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats, Feeder Calves
    • Form must be completed by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

 Here is the link to our DUNF forms:

https://go.osu.edu/dunfmoco2024

If you have any questions you can call the office at 740-962-4854

IMPORTANT: Jr Fair Updates

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Here are some updates from the fair board.

 

There has been some work put in to make the fairgrounds better for our exhibitors.

Please note there is now concrete in the Morton Building.

as well as there has been some electrical work done to the poultry barn. There will now be 12 fans in this barn to help circulate air for our poultry. Additional fans and extension cords will not be needed. If you do bring extension cords make sure they are 3 pronged. Anything else brought will be unplugged.

Cloverbud Day Camp Recap

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Cloverbud Day Camp has come and gone. All who attended had lots of fun visiting the fairgrounds for the day! Our theme this year was “A Day At The Carnival” The youth got to experience what 4-H Camp is like while also doing carnival themed activities!

The whole day was planned by our Older Youth in Training and Junior Leaders. They all did a great job!

Our rotations this year included making a carnival hat, creating a backpack, making a carnival mask, playing carnival games, having recreation with parachutes and playing some water games!

A big thank you to our adult staff, camp counselors and older youth that all came out to help this day run smoothly.

ACT NOW: Royalty 2024

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The deadline is quickly approaching! Must have all applications in By August 5th! If your application is in, please call the office to schedule your interview!

It is time again for youth to be thinking about the Junior Fair Royalty Contest. Youth 15 to 18 are eligible to compete for King or Queen; youth 12 to 14 are eligible to compete for Prince or Princess; and youth 9 to 11 are eligible to compete for Junior Prince or Junior Princess. (Ages are as of January 1, 2024). Youth enrolled in the following organizations are eligible to participate in the Junior Fair Royalty contest: 4-H, FFA, Skills USA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or Farm Bureau Youth.

Interested youth need to complete an application and be interviewed. An application may be requested from the OSU Extension Office, to be mailed or picked up or find it online at morgan.osu.edu. Completed applications, including all required signatures, are due on August 5, 2024 by dropping it off or mailing it to OSU Extension, P.O. Box 179, McConnelsville, OH 43756. Youth need to schedule their own interviews for Monday, August 13th by calling the Extension Office at 740-962-4854.

The Royalty crowning will be held at the Morgan County Fair on Tuesday September 3, beginning at 4:30pm at the small stage. The chosen Queen, King, Princess and Prince will be required to participate in various activities during the Morgan County Fair, with the Junior Princess and Junior Prince assisting. The Junior Fair Queen will be invited to participate in the 2024 Ohio Fair Manager’s Queen Contest.

Still Projects Award Winners 2024

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The office would like to take a moment to shout out all of our county placing and state fair recipients for still projects in 2024!

Follow the link to see all county placings and state fair recipients: https://morgan.osu.edu/sites/morgan/files/imce/2024%20COUNTY%20WINNERS.pdf

 

Congratulations to all!

 

Big round of applause to all of our 4-H youth for completion of their still projects! A lot of hard work and dedication.

 

 

 

 

Desperate need: VOLUNTEERS

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The office would like to take some time to thank those who have volunteered in the past and to those who volunteer currently to ensure our events all run smooth.

 

At this time we are in desperate need for people willing to volunteer.

 

We need those interested in volunteering to be a royalty judge (Royalty Interviews on August 13th starting at 1pm) and we are in desperate need for help at Skillathon August 17th.

Skillathon we are in need of individuals who would be able to stay all day or the afternoon shift (12-4pm). If you or anyone you know is interested in helping us out please call the office or email whisman.30@osu.edu.

ACT NOW: Project Judging 2024

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The deadline is fast approaching. This will be the last reminder to register for Project Judging!

 

 

It is almost time for 4-H still project judging! Letters have been mailed with more information! 4-H Project Judging will take place on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at the fairgrounds. Be sure to sign up for an appointment time using this link: https://go.osu.edu/pj2024morganco. The sign up link closes on Friday, July 12, 2024 at 11pm.

IF taking more than 4 projects you may need to restart survey after logging the first 4 and signing up for other time slots as needed!

Clothing Judging will happen a little different this year. It will take place on the same day Wednesday July 17th.  Be sure to sign up for this using the same link.

Awards will also be handled differently this year, due to low attendance at our awards ceremony we will be making a posting on Facebook and the blog of all placings and state fair selections. These individuals will have an opportunity to be recognized in person at our volunteer recognition banquet in October.

Not sure what to bring to judging? Please check your project requirements we sent out earlier this year!

If you have any questions, please contact the OSU Extension office at 740-962-4854

Cloverbud Day Camp 2024

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Encourage your Cloverbud members to join the Older Youth in-Training and Junior Leader members for Cloverbud Day Camp on July 25th at the Morgan County Fairgrounds  from 9 am to 3 pm.  The camp theme is “A day at the Carnival”.  The camp fee is $30.00.

Cloverbud Day Camp packets are available to be picked up at the extension office for those who are interested. Registration is limited to the first 30 kids!

 

Payment options:  Cash or check to the extension office. The fee for the day and all completed health forms are due July 19th!
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Call the office at 740-962-4854 or email whisman.30@osu.edu with any questions

 

 

ACT SOON: Project Judging 2024

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It is almost time for 4-H still project judging! Letters have been mailed with more information! 4-H Project Judging will take place on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at the fairgrounds. Be sure to sign up for an appointment time using this link: https://go.osu.edu/pj2024morganco. The sign up link closes on Friday, July 12, 2024 at 11pm.

IF taking more than 4 projects you may need to restart survey after logging the first 4 and signing up for other time slots as needed!

Clothing Judging will happen a little different this year. It will take place on the same day Wednesday July 17th.  Be sure to sign up for this using the same link.

Awards will also be handled differently this year, due to low attendance at our awards ceremony we will be making a posting on Facebook and the blog of all placings and state fair selections. These individuals will have an opportunity to be recognized in person at our volunteer recognition banquet in October.

Not sure what to bring to judging? Please check your project requirements we sent out earlier this year!

 

If you have any questions, please contact the OSU Extension office at 740-962-4854 or whisman.30@osu.edu

Teen Opportunity: Teen Leadership Council

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Do you have a teen looking for their next level of involvement? Encourage them to consider applying for the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council for the 2024-2025 program year!

 

Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council (TLC) applications for the 2024-25 year are now available and can be found on this website at go.osu.edu/TLC!  NEW THIS YEAR: Every member will select a committee to join that is based on a program in Ohio 4-H (STEM, Healthy Living, College and Career Readiness, Civic Engagement, and Animal Science) – they will be working closer with design teams to help review and provide feedback to programming as well as creating new programs and resources and advocating for that program and project area – see graphic below for more details.

 

 

Applications and more information about the group can be found online at: go.osu.edu/TLC. Please note: applications (and other materials, including letters of recommendation and program fees) are due by Friday, August 9, 2024.   The term for selected individuals will be September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025.

 

Other important information for interested individuals:

  • Age: Individuals must be 14-18 as of January 1 the year of application to apply for council member, committee member, committee chair, and officer.
  • Number of Meetings/Events: See the program structure outline on the application for specific numbers of meetings and events. Members are required to attend at least 75% of meetings and events.
    • Working Events: Members are required to work a number of statewide events at the Ohio State Fair, and elsewhere throughout the state (e.g. Farm Science Review, Achievement Awards Banquet, etc.).  Each level of membership differs in the number of events that are required.  See the program structure for more information.
  • Location of meetings: Meetings are typically held at the Ohio 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio, but there are occasionally instances when they are held elsewhere due to events on Ohio State’s Campus.  In these instances, meetings may be held at locations close to campus area.  Refer to the application for the locations for the 2024-25 year.  Members will be notified prior to a location change.

Member selection process and how to apply: Visit our website (go.osu.edu/TLC) and review the “Teen Leadership Council Selection Procedures & How to Apply” for all the details you may need to know  😊