Month: May 2021

Health & Safety and Pledge/Creed Speaking Contest Event – Sign up by June 1st

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Speak out and get involved! Improve your public speaking skills and raise awareness of health and safety topics. The Fairfield County Health & Safety Speaking Event will be Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Ag Center. Any 4-H or Cloverbud member can participate. The following events will take place:

  • Junior and Senior Individual Health & Safety Speaking Events
  • Health & Safety Speaking Team Event
  • 4-H Creed Speaking Event
  • 4-H Pledge Speaking Event (Cloverbuds Only)

Earn a chance to also participate in the Ohio State Fair with the Health & Safety events!

Registration is due June 1st by calling the Extension Office at 740-653-5419. For questions, contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.

Ohio State Fair – Junior and Open Divisions for Swine (info posted)

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Competition information has been posted on the Ohio State Fair website for the Junior and Open Divisions for Swine. Find it here: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock/

Exhibitors: Join the Ohio State Fair Livestock and Animal Exhibitors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osflivestock for ongoing updates about competitions, move-in dates, weigh-ins, and more.

Ohio State Fair – Junior and Open Divisions for Sheep (info posted)

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Competition information has been posted on the Ohio State Fair website for the Junior and Open Divisions for Sheep. Find it here: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock/

Exhibitors: Join the Ohio State Fair Livestock and Animal Exhibitors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osflivestock for ongoing updates about competitions, move-in dates, weigh-ins, and more.

Ohio State Fair – Junior and Open Divisions for Poultry (info posted)

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Competition information has been posted on the Ohio State Fair website for the Junior and Open Divisions for Poultry. Find it here: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock/

Exhibitors: Join the Ohio State Fair Livestock and Animal Exhibitors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osflivestock for ongoing updates about competitions, move-in dates, weigh-ins, and more.

Ohio State Fair – Junior Division Horses (info posted)

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Competition information has been posted on the Ohio State Fair website for the Junior Division of Horses. There will be no Open Division for 2021. Find it here: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock/

Exhibitors: Join the Ohio State Fair Livestock and Animal Exhibitors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osflivestock for ongoing updates about competitions, move-in dates, weigh-ins, and more.

Ohio State Fair – Junior and Open Division Dairy Cattle (info posted)

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Competition information has been posted on the Ohio State Fair website for the Junior and Open Divisions for Dairy Cattle. Find it here: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock/

Exhibitors: Join the Ohio State Fair Livestock and Animal Exhibitors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osflivestock for ongoing updates about competitions, move-in dates, weigh-ins, and more.

Ohio State Fair – Junior and Open Division Beef (info posted)

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Competition information has been posted on the Ohio State Fair website for the Junior and Open Divisions for Beef. Find it here: https://ohiostatefair.com/agriculture-livestock/livestock/

Exhibitors: Join the Ohio State Fair Livestock and Animal Exhibitors Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/osflivestock for ongoing updates about competitions, move-in dates, weigh-ins, and more.

Quality Assurance Options for 2021

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Quality Assurance is an annual requirement of the Ohio Department of Agriculture for youth taking livestock projects to county and state fair. In Fairfield County, Quality Assurance Training is required for all members who will be exhibiting a livestock project at the Fairfield County Fair or Junior Exhibitor at the Ohio State Fair. Beef (Breeding & Market); Dairy Breeding & Dairy Feeders; Goats (Dairy, Meat, Market & Pygmy); Poultry (Breeding & Market); Sheep (Breeding & Market); Swine; Rabbits (Breeding & Market), and Alpacas/Llamas.

Deadlines for 2021:

  • Youth planning to exhibit at the Ohio State Fair must have their Quality Assurance completed by June 1st, 2021.
  • Youth planning to exhibit at the Fairfield County Fair must have their Quality Assurance completed by August 15th, 2021.

At this time, Quality Assurance CANNOT be taught by club/chapter advisors to Fairfield County 4-H/FFA youth virtually (i.e. Zoom, Google Hangouts, Google Classrooms, Facebook Live, etc.).

Here are the acceptable options to complete Quality Assurance in 2021:

  • In-Person 4-H Club/FFA Chapter Clinic taught by a 4-H/FFA Advisor who has completed the Quality Assurance Assistant Instructor Training this year (which took place on April 7th and April 26th). Advisors who attended this training will notify their members of their club/chapter QA Clinic date and will be responsible for getting all QA paperwork submitted to the Extension Office by the appropriate deadlines.
  • In-Person Countywide Make-Up Clinics: To be held on Saturday, May 8th at 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and Sunday, May 23rd at 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. at the Ed Sands Building at the Fairgrounds. A third date has been added: Thursday, June 10th at 7:00 p.m. Attendance is limited and an RSVP is required. Please register online at this link for either countywide in-person QA Clinic: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0P19iWcND165rpQ
  • In-Person Beef Quality Assurance: Members who complete an in-person BQA taught by a certified BQA instructor must submit documentation to Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.
  • In-Person Pork Quality Assurance: Members who complete an in-person PQA taught by a certified PQA advisor must submit documentation to Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu. Youth MUST be age 14 or older (current age) to complete in-person PQA. Youth will receive a PQA certification number from the National Pork Board upon completion.
  • Online: Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA). This is the ONLY approved ONLINE Quality Assurance Program for youth in Ohio. For 2021, this web-based course has been approved by ODA for 8-18 year olds.
    • Go to: https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login
      • Fairfield County 4-H Members should select “sign in with 4-HOnline”. It will prompt you to select a state and then enter your 4-HOnline account information. After successfully logging in, you will be given a list of active family members. Select the family member and start the account creation process.
      • Fairfield County FFA Members (who are not in 4-H) should select FFA & Independent Sign-In.
    • You will need to select the web-based training ($12.00 per member, annually).
    • For a complete list of directions visit: Getting Your YQCA Online Certification
    • When you are finished, please send name(s) and certificate number(s) to Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.

Ohio 4-H Special Needs Camp: July 9-11, 2021

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After talking to staff, volunteers, and returning camp families, the planning committee of the Ohio 4-H Special Needs Camp made the decision to plan a virtual/camp in a box hybrid event this year. We will be mailing items and planning to have several Zoom meetings to interact, learn, and do some fun activities together during the weekend of July 9-11, 2021.

Fairfield County youth interested in participating in this virtual camp should contact Aubry Fowler (fowler.443@osu.edu) to learn more about the Bertha Wilson Camp Scholarship Program which will help offset registration costs for this camp.

Registration packet can be found here – https://4hcanterscave.osu.edu/home/experience-it/special-needs-camp.

If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Stumbo stumbo.5@osu.edu or Kathy Bruynis Bruynis.5@osu.edu.