2018 QA Dates

All exhibitors needing AQCA training must have it completed by June 1st of the current year to be eligible to show and sell at the county and state fair.

Exhibitors who attend a training in another county are responsible for submitting their paperwork to OSU Extension – Clermont County by June 1st.

FFA members may meet the qualification through their Agriculture Education coursework. FFA Advisers must turn in a list of those who completed by June 1st to OSU Extension – Clermont County. This includes neighboring county Ag Ed/FFA programs too.

Exhibitors may meet the requirements through face to face training or by passing a test with a 70% or higher.

Youth who are between the ages of 12 and 18 as of January 1, 2018 are eligible to take a test developed for their age level.  4-H or FFA members who pass the test will be exempt from the quality assurance requirement until they move to the next age bracket, or are no longer a Junior Fair market livestock exhibitor.  There are two age groups: 12-14 and 15-18.

AQCA Dates (livestock and equine):

Statewide AQCA Clinics Offering QA:

• March 24, 2018       OSU Junior Swine Day  OSU Columbus & OSU ATI
• March 24, 2018       Bi-State Poultry Clinic    OARDC, Wooster
• March 28-31, 2018  Spring Dairy Expo          Ohio Expo Center

If you have questions, please call the Extension Office at 513-732-7070.

Highland County

• April 14 – Rabbit Quality Assurance, Registration: 8:30 a.m., Program: 8:45 a.m., Highland County Fairgrounds – Wharton Building
• April 26 – Poultry Quality Assurance, Registration: 6:00 p.m., Program: 6:15 p.m., Highland County Fairgrounds – Wharton Building
• May 15 – Quality Assurance Greenfield, Registration: 6:00 p.m., Program: 6:15 p.m.
• May 23 – Quality Assurance Hillsboro, Registration: 6:00 p.m., Program: 6:15 p.m.,
• May 24 – Quality Assurance Leesburg, Registration: 6:00 p.m., Program: 6:15 p.m.

Scioto & Pike

• April 5th, 2018 – General QA at Valley Middle School from 6 to 8 pm with registration beginning at 5:30 pm. Test Out option will begin at 4:30 pm
• April 10th, 2018 – Rabbit & Poultry QA at the Pike County Fairgrounds from 6 to 8 pm with registration beginning at 5:30 pm.
• April 19th, 2018 – General QA at the Scioto County Fairgrounds from 6 to 8 pm with registration beginning at 5:30 pm.
• April 12th General QA at Northwest High School from 6 to 8 pm with registration beginning at 5:30 pm. Test Out option will begin at 4:30 pm
• May 17^th General QA at Green High School from 6 to 8 pm with registration beginning at 5:30 pm. Test Out option will begin at 4:30 pm
• May 26th, 2018 – General QA at the Scioto County Fairgrounds from 9 am to Noon with registration beginning at 8:30 am.
• June 14th, 2018 – Skillathon & General QA at the Scioto Fairgrounds from 6 to 8 pm with registration beginning at 5:30 pm

Adams County

• March 3^rd, 9-12, Fairgrounds – Hog Clinic
• March 17^th, 9-12, Fairgrounds – Goat Clinic
• April 21^st, 9-11, Fairgrounds – Rabbit Clinic
• May 1 & 2, 6-7:30, OVCTC – General QA

Brown County

• Eastern Brown HS @ 5:30pm on April 10^th
• Georgetown HS @1:00pm on April 14^th — Small Animal Clinic with Poultry/Rabbit breakouts (Travis West & Lucinda Miller)
• Brown County Fairgrounds @9:30 (registration, start at 10): May 19^th: Large Animal Clinic with breakouts
• Georgetown HS @ 7:00pm on June 4^th