The Jackson County Livestock Committee would also like to invite beef exhibitors to their annual open Beef Show on Saturday, September 30th.
Please see graphic for more information.
Junior Fair
Sheep and Goat Open Show Opportunity
The Jackson County Livestock Committee welcomes sheep & goat exhibitors to their open show on Saturday, September 2nd.
See graphic for more details.
DUNF 2023
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.
*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
- Form must be completed by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- DUNFs are required of the following species:
Here is the link to our DUNF forms:
https://go.osu.edu/mocodunf2023
If you have any questions you can call the office at 740-962-4854
Livestock Sale Buyer Cards
Fair is just around the corner, time to get excited!
I want to let all market exhibitors know who will be participating in the sale this year that sale buyer photos are to be brought by the exhibitors similar to last year. You may turn them in at Skillathon Saturday, August 19th or they can be turned in to the extension office. They are due Monday September 4th at the latest and can be turned in at the barn meeting at that point. With that in mind, please note that the pictures given MUST be in the CORRECT Format. Pictures must be horizontal orientation as well as the child MUST be dressed appropriately, keep in mind some buyers may hang their photos up in businesses or somewhere for all to see so dress your best! If they are not in correct format or not what has been specified below the pictures may be refused. Please see the photo attached below for what is expected for the photos.
This year kids will also be expected to pick up their photos during the sale to hand deliver to the buyers. This avoids the issues of buyers not checking out and not receiving their cards forcing them to be mailed and potentially still not being received.
If you have any questions please call the office! 740-962-4854
Junior Fair Building and 4-H Club Booths 2023
Every 4-H Club is required to create a booth highlighting their 4-H members and projects along with Advisor information. Each club can select their own theme that promotes 4-H. Booth assignments will be completed August 15th during Junior Fair Board Workday and a map will be included in your 4-H Club fair packet. A letter detailing the requirements and fair booth rules will be mailed to the 4-H Club Organizational Advisor next week.
Every Cloverbud is to bring a craft or display of activities they completed during a meeting in 2023.
The Junior Fair Building will be open for 4-H club booth work or to turn in Cloverbud projects Thursday, August 31st from 2:30-6:30 PM and Friday, September 1st from 3:30-8 PM. If you want to work on your booth at any other time, you will need to contact a Senior Fairboard member to let you into the Junior Fair Building.
Morgan County Junior Fair Royalty: DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE TURNED IN THIS FRIDAY THE 4TH!
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, 2022). 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 4, 2023 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 17th by calling the Extension Office at 740-962-4854.
The Royalty crowning will be held at the Morgan County Fair on Tuesday September 5, 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.
Preparing for Skillathon
Livestock Skillathons are right around the corner! Saturday, August 19th.
If you have not already seen or heard of the study guides, here is where you can find a digital copy of them! Under this tab you can also find the entry forms, that have also been mailed out.
https://morgan.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/morgan-county-fair
There are 3 stations to complete. One will focus on your project record book, another will focus on quality assurance and project specific questions, and lastly, there is a station on an activity topic explained in the study guide.
Buckeye Bunny will be there this year to sell some supplies for any exhibitors that want to utilize that!
Also we are in need of volunteers to work the stations at Skillathon. If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Sophia; whisman.30@osu.edu 740-252-5435. There are shift opportunities available!
Junior Fair Royalty
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, 2022). 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 4, 2023 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 17th by calling the Extension Office at 740-962-4854.
The Royalty crowning will be held at the Morgan County Fair on Tuesday September 5, 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.
OTC To Rx
All Livestock Exhibitors and families!
As most of you know who attended QA this year there was a new rule change regarding certain over the counter medications for livestock moving to prescription only.
Attached is a link to some helpful factsheets discussing this topic such as which products will be impacted, why the change is happening and how to be prepared!
I hope this is helpful to you all during this transition!
Junior Fair Board Fundraiser
The Junior Fair Board fundraiser ends THIS Friday! If you are interested in supporting please get into contact with me!
These funds go to a trip in September for our Junior Fair Board members to reward them for all their hard work for fair week!
It is super simple, you order using a link specific to the sellers and it gets shipped directly to your door!
A big thank you to all who have supported this so far!
Any questions, contact whisman.30@osu.edu or call 740-252-5435