Thank you to all individuals and clubs who participated in this year’s Buyer Poster Contest sponsored by the Junior Fair Board.
The results were shared during sale announcements during fair week and we also wanted to share with you now! Winners will be receiving their cash prizes thanks to the Junior Fair Board.
1st Place Club – Clearcreek Showmen,
Individuals – 1st: Karson Kistler, 2nd Scott Family, 3rd – Alexandria Schmelzer
At this time, all images are now available to purchase on the site (including the auctions if you need buyer photos!): https://prints.blackberryphotography.co/fairfieldcountyjrfair2022/
Please note that our main priority during the fair is creating high-quality images for buyers of all the market animals in time for the auctions, which is why the majority of images are backdrops from the market shows. Ring Shots and other images from breeding shows, etc. are at our discretion and availability, and if we don’t have them for the show or exhibitor you were hoping to see, please know that we appreciate your enthusiasm and are sorry we couldn’t get the shot you were hoping for this year.
Thank you, Blackberry Photography
The Livestock Sale Committee contracts a photographer for market livestock shows for the thank you sale placards given to livestock sale buyers. This cost is a part of the commission from Livestock Sale checks. A sincere thank you to Blackberry Photography for their talents and efforts in capturing these 2022 Fairfield County Junior Fair photos.
Take Home Forms MUST be completed and turned in before the animal leaves the scale at your respective weigh-in. No EXCEPTIONS.
Take Home Forms: Market Hogs, Market Beef, Market Lambs, Market Goats, Dairy Feeders, and Market Rabbits will have the option to take home animals. NEW NCR (carbon copy) forms will be available from your Superintendent on weigh-in day. Forms must be completed and submitted before the animal crosses the scale. There is no reversal on the decision to take home once the forms are turned in.
The 2022 Fairfield County Fair Junior Fair will have a partial terminal sale/show for all species. The only exception to this is the 8 champions that must be slaughtered and inspected at a designated packer according to ODA (grand/reserve market beef, grand/reserve market hog, grand/reserve market lamb, grand/reserve market goat). Take homes will be allowed for all species with the exception of those 8 declared grand/reserve champions. Take homes must be declared before the animal leaves the scale during check-in (no exceptions). Take home animals will lose their sale slot and will not be eligible for a premium and packer bid. Exhibitors who do not take home must qualify for their sale slot (as individual or group) at the discretion of the species show committee.
As a result, points for exhibitors of market animals to consider include:
To further clarify the details of implementing a partial-terminal livestock sale in 2022, review the answers to the FAQs linked here.
DUNF Forms – These will be completed online this year. I would suggest that exhibitors should not fill them out until as close to weigh-in/move-in day as possible to ensure the information is correct and their market/lactating animal is drug free moving into fair. The link to the online DUNF Form is: http://go.osu.edu/fairfielddunf. If someone submits a form with errors, please have them contact Stacy Hicks at hicks.686@osu.edu we can delete that record and they will be asked to submit a new form.
Market Poultry exhibitors will not have identification until fair weigh-in for their birds. Please put TBD in the identification field and we will update your form after weigh-in.
Valid and current Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF) must be submitted on-line immediately prior to the Fairfield County Fair for each market or lactating animal that is exhibited by a youth participating in Junior Fair. Animals requiring a DUNF indicating the animal is free from any/all drugs in it’s system on fair weigh-in/move-in day are:
A separate form must be completed for each animal being brought to the Fair (market chickens should complete 1 form for their pen of chickens). If the information on the form regarding drug use changes or if a drug is subsequently administered at any time after the drug use notification form is filed, an updated drug use notification form shall immediately be filed with the records official.
Forms should be completed no sooner than 5 days prior to animal weigh-in to be sure that their animal is drug free during fair. Forms submitted prior to that timeframe will be deleted and exhibitors will be asked to resubmit the DUNF form closer to their animal’s weigh-in.
To submit your form for each animal, begin by going to this link.
Each year the Livestock Sale Committee likes to provide refreshments for livestock buyers at the livestock auctions on Thursday evening October 13th and Friday, October 14th during the fair. Although we will not have the buyer refreshment tent this year, the Livestock Sale Committee would like to collected donations of pre-packaged snacks to be available to buyers during sale days. Contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu or 740-653-5419 if your club can help on either sale day in addition to donating various food items. Think bags of chips, cookies, etc.
Show your appreciation for the livestock buyers by making a poster thanking them for their support by participating in the poster contest sponsored by the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board. Exhibitors may enter a poster as an individual or as a club. Posters will be displayed during the week in the Feeder Creek Show Arena. Cash prizes will be awarded!
All posters must be submitted by October 9th to the Junior Fair Office. If you have any questions do not be hesitant to contact Lexie Hyme. You can contact her at 740-503-5307 and or at lexielouhyme@yahoo.com.
Buyer packets were mailed in September to 2022 buyers. The Livestock Sale Committee wishes to share the letter with all that was included in that packet. Additionally, with the use of a new sale management program, we would like all buyers to register prior to sale day at this link: http://go.osu.edu/FairfieldSaleBuyer
TO ALL PROSPECTIVE BUYERS:
Youth exhibitors invite you to attend the FAIRFIELD COUNTY JUNIOR FAIR LIVESTOCK AUCTION to be held Thursday, October 13th, (Carcass & Live Market Beef, Dairy Products, Dairy Feeders, and Market Hogs) and Friday, October 14th, (Market Lambs, Market Rabbits, Market Poultry, Dairy Goat Products and Market Goats) in the Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena during the Fairfield County Fair. Please note that Thursday’s sale will be begin at 5:00 p.m. and Friday’s sale will begin at 10:00 a.m. If you enjoy the fun and excitement of an auction and like to help 4-H and FFA youth members, you won’t want to miss this year’s sale. We certainly appreciate the support of all our buyers in the past.
The Sale Office will accept credit cards for your convenience. All purchases must be paid in full by credit card, cash or check with proper I.D. the day of the sale. With prior arrangements, Thursday’s invoices may be paid on Friday.
Additionally, we will be using a new sale management program, FairEntry. With this change, we are requesting each buyer PRE-REGISTER at this link: http://go.osu.edu/FairfieldSaleBuyer.
Your bidder number will need to be picked up on sale day.
On sale days, the Sale Office will be open one hour prior to the auction. If you have updates to your buyer registration card, please bring that to the office. Additionally, you can pick up sale bills for those species you wish to bid on. The Sale Office is located at the Junior Fair Office in the Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena.
If you are unable to attend the sale this year but wish to support 4-H/FFA exhibitors, we invite you to consider the Livestock Sale Buyers Club. For more information, visit: https://u.osu.edu/livestocksale/buyers-club/
The Junior Fair exhibitors are looking forward to showing you the results of the hard work they have invested in their market animals. Additional information that is helpful for buyers is posted on our website at: http://u.osu.edu/livestocksale. Here, we will continue to post important information regarding the sale including a list of local processors, how the sale works, and a list of Junior Fair Exhibitors (as soon as it is available).
We are looking forward to seeing you at this year’s sales on
Thursday, October 13th, starting at 5:00 p.m.
Friday, October 14th, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Thank you for your support.
Effective for 2022, the use of Ractopamine is no longer banned for the Fairfield County Fair.
During their regular meeting on February 15, 2022 the Senior Fair Board is expected to vote to NO LONGER make the Fairfield County Junior Fair swine show ractopamine-free. This will supersede any other announcements regarding the use of ractopamine found on this page.
Previous Junior Fair rules that banned the use of ractopamine were removed from the Junior Fair Rule Book (under Swine Rules). Additionally, this update was shared with advisors in late February/early March at our mandatory advisor club update.
South Central Power continues to support the Fairfield County 4-H and Junior Fair Programs each year. With the upcoming Fairfield County Junior Fair Livestock Sales, they asked us to share their 2022 Fair Recognition Form
If any 4-H/FFA exhibitors are interested and their families are members of South Central Power Cooperative, please complete this form and return to communitydevelopment@southcentralpower.com. Forms must be submitted within 7 days of the livestock sale.
The Senior Fair Board has approved the use of a new fair entry program that will allow the integration of fair entry data with livestock sale efforts. Additionally, Junior Fair results will be posted from at our FairEntry page when they become available during fair week. FairEntry (https://fairfieldjrfairoh.fairentry.com) is now open to take entries for the 2022 Fairfield County Junior Fair. Entries will be open through 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, August 26th.
4-H families will log in and make entries for their entire family using their 4-HOnline login information. If they also have a child in their family that participates in FFA only, they are able to make their entries using the same login. Please remember you will be using your 4-HOnline login information NOT creating a FairEntry login. Fair entries need to be made for all livestock, horse, dog, companion animal, cakes, pies, candies, alfalfa/hay, gardening projects that plan to be exhibited at the Fairfield County Junior Fair.
FFA families will need to create a FairEntry login to create entries for their entire family. FFA exhibitors will be responsible for making their own livestock/horse entries through the online FairEntry submission process. County Ag Teachers will submit all shop/crop projects on behalf of their chapter and these respective projects should not be made through the FairEntry process by an exhibitor.
Please review this entire packet prior to beginning your entry process: Fair Entry – 4-HOnline Family 2022
Please view the following videos to assist you with the entry process:
If you have issues or questions regarding or during the process please contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.
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