Author: Kristy Watters

Rabbit Clinic Tuesday, April 8

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Rabbit Clinic is Tuesday, April 8 at 6 p.m. @ the Adams County Fair. Clinic is optional but encouraged for all those taking a rabbit project! Learn about caring for your project, showmanship, and complete Quality Assurance.

Rabbit Clinic is required for all Revolution of Rabbit recipients.


If you have a breeding rabbit that needs tattooed, please bring them to the clinic. Someone will be there to tattoo.

2025 Adams County Junior Fair Livestock Deadlines

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Large animal breeding, dairy, dairy goat, and specialty goat registrations are due May 1. Small animal (non-market) registrations are due June 1. To enter your non-market animal(s) for the 2025 Adams County Junior Fair, please visit the appropriate link(s) below.

Due May 1

Due June 1

Spring tag-in will be held Saturday, May 3 at the fairgrounds.

  • Feeder calf – 8 a.m. – 12 noon
  • Market goat – 8 – 10 a.m.
  • Market lamb – 10 – 11 a.m.

Market rabbit tattooing will take place Thursday, June 12, 7 – 9 p.m. in Shade Tree Park at the fairgrounds.

Market poultry is registered at the time of fair check-in on Sunday, July 6.

Officer Training and Dance!

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4-H Officer Training & Dance will take place on Friday, March 21, 6-9 p.m. at the Ohio Valley Career & Technical Center. All current and future 4-H Officers are invited and encouraged to attend!
The dance will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to ALL 4-H members. Clubs are asked to bring a 2 liter to share and a couple of small door prizes.
We will serve pizza, pop, and popcorn courtesy of the Adams County Advisory Committee.

County Wide Food Drive in March

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Adams County 4-H will be holding a countywide food drive in the month of March! Clubs are challenged to donate non-perishable food and personal care items to benefit the InterFaith House. The InterFaith House is very low on stock and needs our help.

How to participate:

  • Collect donations at your March meeting(s)
  • Mark donations with your club number (listed below) using a sticker, sharpie, etc. and drop donations at the Extension office.
    • OR
  • Count the donations, drop off at the InterFaith House Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays between 11-2:45, and report the number to the Extension office.

The club with the MOST donations will win a pizza party sponsored by the Adams County 4-H Advisory Committee. 

What to donate:

  • While all donations are accepted and appreciated, choosing items listed provide those in need with nutritious options.
    • Canned chicken, pork, beef, or fish. Peanut butter, dried or canned beans, nuts.
    • Canned fruit, 100% fruit juice, dried fruit, shelf-stable fruit cups.
    • Canned vegetables, 100% vegetable juice, canned tomato products, soup.
    • Oatmeal, low-sugar/high fiber cereal, whole grain pasta, whole grain rice.
    • Shelf-stable milk, evaporated milk, dry milk, pudding cups.
    • Personal care products such as toilet paper, paper towels, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.

Club numbers

Club # Club Name
1 Adams County Beef
2 Adams County Junior Dairymen
3 Adams County Show Stoppers
4 Barnyard Buddies
5 Barnyard Kids
6 Bentonville Buckeyes
7 Buckeye Barn Busters
8 Cannon Hill Kids
9 Climbing Clever Cloverbuds
10 Country Crew
11 Curious Clovers
12 East Tiffin Aggies
13 The Fantastic 4-H’ers
14 Farm Friends
15 Good Better Best
16 Green Hustlers
17 Jacksonville Clovers
18 Lawshe Shadow Riders
19 Liberty Farmers
20 Lucky Charms
21 Nitty Gritty
22 Oliver Township Farmers & Friends
23 Rocks and Roots
24 Stirrin Up Dust
25 Unity Farmers

Livestock Clinics on Saturday March 1

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Hog Clinic will look different in 2025. Here is what to expect:

  • Meet at the hog barn on the fairgrounds to get signed in before 9 a.m.
  • Members participating in the Commercial Swine Program will draw numbers to choose their hog.
  • Local producers will share tips on selection and evaluation of market hogs.
  • We will move to the administration building to finish hog clinic.

 

  • Quality Assurance sign in will begin at 10:15 a.m. in the Administration building.
  • Members must stay for the entire QA session to receive credit for attending.

 

  • Goat clinic registration will begin at 11:45 in the Administration building.
  • Clinic will wrap up about 1:15 p.m.

Quality Assurance Dates Announced

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All Junior Fair exhibitors of beef, dairy, goat, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine projects must annually attend a qualifying Quality Assurance program or meet age-appropriate test out requirements on an Ohio Quality Assurance test at least 45 days before the start of the fair of the current year in order to exhibit their projects at the Adams County Fair.

The following opportunities are available in Adams County in 2025:

March 1, Fairgrounds, 10:30 a.m.

April 3, Fairgrounds, 5:30 p.m.

April 28, Fairgrounds, 6:00 p.m.

Rabbit Clinic

April 8, Fairgrounds, 6 p.m.

Online- $12 fee http://yqcaprogram.org

Members age 12 & up as of January 1 may test out of Quality Assurance. Tests will be administered at the dates and times listed and members must receive a 70% or higher to pass.

Test Out Dates

OVCTC – March 20, 9 a.m., Ag Business – UPDATED DATE

PHS – April 2, 2:15 p.m., Ag Room

NAHS – April 9, 2:20 p.m., Ag Room

MHS – April 10, 2:45 p.m., Ag Room

WUHS – April 16, 2:15 p.m., Room B104

Quality assurance must be completed no later than May 22, 2025. If members choose to do the online YQCA training, they must provide a copy of the certificate to the Extension office by emailing rowe.316@osu.edu.

Livestock clinics and QA opportunity this Saturday, March 1

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Hog Clinic will be held at 9 a.m. and take place largely in the hog barn. All Commercial Swine Program participants are required to attend but all swine members are invited. We will discuss selection, feed, care, and fair requirements. Please dress appropriately.
Quality Assurance will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the administration building. Members must stay for the entire QA session for it to count.
Goat Clinic will begin at 12 noon. We have Garrett Neff coming to present on the feeding, care, preparing for show. We will also cover fair requirements and identification.

4-H Volunteer Lunch and Learn

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You are invited to join us for Lunch and Learns every Wednesday from February 26 through April 2 from noon to 12:30 p.m. These short, interactive zoom sessions are aimed at providing additional support and training for busy 4-H Volunteers. Each Wednesday will feature a new topic taught by a 4-H Educator from southern Ohio.

  • February 26 Set Up For Success
  • March 5 Actively Engaging Members at Club Meetings
  • March 12 Helping Youth Thrive
  • March 19 Navigating Ohio 4-H Policies
  • March 26 Cloverbuds: More Than Just Crafts
  • April 2 Effectively Utilizing 4-H Club Officers

Volunteers have the flexibility to choose one or all six sessions.

Register at go.osu.edu/4HLunchNLearn to receive the zoom link via email.

Individual Fundraiser – Pearl Valley Cheese

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Each year the 4-H Advisory Committee offers an individual fundraiser opportunity for members who would like to earn funds to cover the cost of educational opportunities offered through 4-H. Again this year, we will be working with Pearl Valley Cheese to offer their delicious, high quality 12 ounce blocks of cheese for $8 each. Each member will receive credit for 100% of the profit from their sales to be used for camp, horse camp, CWF, Kids College, or other educational opportunity.

Order forms are available at the Extension office and will be collected on March 19 during candy pickup at the fairgrounds. Cheese will be ready for distribution on approximately April 9. All members who sell cheese will be notified of specific pickup date, time, and location.