It is time again for youth to be thinking about the Junior Fair Royalty Contest. Please note: We now have two volunteers who are now serving as our royalty program coordinators. Moving forward the Extension office will no longer be managing the program, we still will be the pick-up/drop-off location for applications and the place for interviews. Due to this there will be some major changes coming to the royalty program!

We have the opportunity to run for Queen (16-18), King (16-18), Princess (8-12) and Prince (8-12) as well as now we have species ambassadors slots for every species! To run for a species ambassador you must be 13-16 as of Jan 1st to run. Note you cannot be King or Queen AND be a species ambassador!

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, 2025 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 12th, by reaching out to Sophia Whisman. whisman.30@osu.edu or call the office at 740-962-4854.

The Royalty crowning will be moved to Monday at the Morgan County Fair right before the carcass show in the show barn! The chosen Queen, King, Princess, Prince, and species ambassadors will be required to participate in various activities during the Morgan County Fair. The Junior Fair Queen will be invited to participate in the 2026 Ohio Fair Manager’s Queen Contest. The expectation held by the coordinators is the Queen participate in this opportunity. Financial assistance is provided for this from the Morgan County Agricultural Society.

Applications will be available for pickup at the office as well as available on our website: https://morgan.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/morgan-county-fair

QA is required to be attended ONCE by each market livestock exhibitor in order to show and sell at the Morgan County Junior Fair. 

In-person training (held at the Morgan County Fairgrounds) are planned to take place on:

• Saturday, May 24 10am-12pm
• Saturday, May 24 at 1pm-3pm
• Monday, June 2 6:30pm-8:30pm

We also have an option for youth to test out of QA BUT registration is required!

Basic Information:

Livestock Quality Assurance Test-Out will be held on May 1st at 5-6:30pm It will be located at the Riecker Building in Rm 325. (Please allow yourself at least 30 minutes to take the test, do not show up at 6:20pm to test-out) The last test will be handed out at 6pm! REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Other Details:
Registration for this event is required!. 12-14 year-old and 15-18 year-old 4-H and FFA members can test out of their annual quality assurance (QA) program. Youth ages 12-14 who pass the QA test can test out of their annual QA program for up to 3 years. Youth ages 15-18 years who pass the QA test can test out of their annual QA program permanently. Note that this age is based on 4-H age.  We do NOT recommend youth who are a 4-H age of 14 test-out. They will be in a new age bracket the next year and will be required to take QA regardless.

For more information, contact Sophia Whisman, whisman.30@osu.edu, 740-252-5435

Please register by April 30th  using this link: https://go.osu.edu/qatestout2025

If you are unable to attend any of these options to satisfy the QA requirement please call the office ASAP. There are options to attend other counties QA as long as I am in the loop! All out of county QA training must be completed by July 13, 2025. If planning for state fair, it must be completed by June 1, 2025.

Not sure of your QA status for 2025? Did you test out more than 3 years ago? Contact Sophia Whisman, whisman.30@osu.edu or 740-252-5435 to check your status.