Attention 4-H and FFA Beef Exhibitors – we would like to remind you of a few upcoming deadlines 2021 Fairfield County Fair.
- The possession deadline for Beef Feeders is August 15th. NEW FOR 2021: Nose prints will not be submitted as they have been in the past. Beginning this year, a DNA hair sample must be collected, placed in a sealed plastic baggie inside a provided DNA sample kit, and dropped off to the Senior Fair Office within 5 days of the required possession date. Exhibitors will need to submit DNA hair samples with exhibitor name, phone number, email address, 4-H Club/FFA Chapter, and breed. DNA Sample Kits will be available at the extension office from 7:30 AM to 4 PM or the Fairfield County senior fair board office from 8:30 AM to 12 PM, Monday through Friday. If you’ve not done this before, see this one minute YouTube for detail on how to collect the hair sample: https://youtu.be/Upl-09ZOLF0
- The possession deadline for Beef Breeding projects is July 1, 2021.
- For Beef Breeding exhibitors planning to exhibit commercial/crossbred/non-registered breeding heifers: NEW FOR 2021: Nose prints will not be submitted as they have been in the past. Beginning this year, a DNA hair sample must be collected, placed in a sealed plastic baggie, and dropped off at the Senior Fair Office by July 30th, 2021. If you’ve not done this before, see this one minute YouTube for detail on how to collect the hair sample: https://youtu.be/Upl-09ZOLF0
- Also new this year for commercial/crossbred/non-registered breeding heifers, each animal must be tattooed, have a visual numbered ear tag, or have an EID tag and the number and method of identification must be reported at the time DNA is submitted.
- For Beef Breeding entries, a reminder that Breed classes will need to have at least two entries to be considered a class. All other registered non-class entries will be placed in the AOB division of breeds. NEW FOR 2021: Registered animals must not only declare their breed at entry, but ALSO provide proper breed registration paperwork when submitting fair entries in August.