Thanks to the Fairfield County Beekeepers Association this year, they will offer Youth Scholarships to students 10 – 18, who are interested in beekeeping and DO NOT ALREADY HAVE BEES (must be a beginner beekeeper). Youth must live or go to school in Fairfield County and be involved in some type of ag program – 4-H, ag classes, FFA, or live on a farm.
Click here for Scholarship information: 2026 Beekeeping Youth Scholarship Application
The non-livestock results from the 2025 Ohio State Fair are posted online. Click here to see a complete list by day. Congrats to all youth who participated in the Ohio State Fair. Outstanding of the Day rosettes are awarded to the top 20% of projects in each class. The overall winner in each class receives the Clock Trophy. We are so proud of you!
All results from this past week are/will be posted online. Click here for all results.
Congrats to all 4-H members who completed their projects and participated in judging this week! You all did a great job… keep up the great work!
All award winners will be invited to attend Summerfest to receive their awards. Summerfest will be held on Sunday, August 17th at 6:00 p.m. at the Old General Sherman Building. Emailed invitations will be sent to county award winners in a few weeks.
This Tick Safety video was recorded with OSU Extension and American Electric Power’s Safety Division and is hosted on YouTube. It is not as long as a full webinar and focuses the most on keeping our families and our animals tick safe. As we go into Camp Season, it would be a good thing to review and to share to your families as the heaviest spikes of Lyme Disease are from June to August and the number one and number two most diagnosed Lyme disease cases in Ohio are our children aged 5-9 and 10-14. Please share this out via social media and consider showing this to your camp counselors so we can increase tick safety in our kiddos.
Hello 4-H Members! We hope that you are busy working on your 4-H projects this summer. Here are a few important updates to be aware of:
If you cannot attend judging during this week, you can:
Please review the 2025 4-H Member Handbook as you complete your project(s) and prepare for judging.
Youth enrolled in the Tractor Maintenance Club or Shooting Sports Club do not need to complete summer judging if they met all completion requirements at the club level for Small Engine/Tractor Projects and or 700 level Shooting Sports disciplines (Shotgun, Rifle, Archery). However, if they wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair for any of these projects, they must attend summer judging for each project.
Youth enrolled in Cake Decorating have the option for summer judging completion or county fair completion. If youth wish to qualify for the Ohio State Fair, they must complete summer judging.
Food and Nutrition Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Menu Planning Worksheet and Food Project Insert packet. Members WILL NOT bring food to judging.
Clothing Project Members should also review their project book inserts. These were tucked inside your project book if books were purchased at the Fairfield County Extension Office. If needed, you can download these here: Style Revue Card and Clothing Project Insert packet.
The Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will offer up to three $1,000 college scholarships per year.
Applicants must be graduating from high school and be residents of Fairfield County. Home-schooled students are eligible as well. At the time of application, applicants must have achieved at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).
Applicants need to be pursuing a degree in the fields of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation or Environmental Education. Examples of some eligible degrees include: Agriculture, Ag Engineering, Aquatic Ecology, Biological Sciences, Conservation Planning, Environmental Education, Environmental Science, Forestry, Natural Resource Conservation, Soils, or Wildlife. Call the SWCD office if you have a question about your area of interest.
Eligible post-secondary institutions include technical colleges, two-year associates, or four-year bachelor’s degree programs. If you plan to attend something other than the above, please call the SWCD office to check on eligibility.
Scholarship Application– due to the Fairfield SWCD office by March 31. Applications can be mailed or emailed to scholarship@fairfieldswcd.org.
The Fairfield County Soil and Water office is currently taking orders for their annual 2025 tree seedling sale. For details check out the Fairfield SWCD website at https://fairfieldswcd.org/ or call the office at 740.653.8154
The Forestry Wildlife Camp is open to campers in grades 7-11. Registration for camp is due April 1. Campers can enjoy wildlife education, fishing, hiking, tree climbing, outdoor survival, ODNR careers & college opportunities, learning about forestry and more!
There is a GoLink for registration, go.osu.edu/ForestryWLCamp25. Or members can apply by clicking this link. http://go.osu.edu/ForestryWLCamp25
We will also need experienced camp counselors to assist at this camp. Counselor fees will be covered with our Ohio 4-H Foundation grant funds. The link for camp counselors to apply is https://go.osu.edu/25forestrycampcounselorapplication. Those are due March 21. We will have a zoom meeting/training with those counselors who are selected prior to the camp.
If you have a passion for the great sport of bass fishing, but do not have a school or community sponsored team, the Ohio BASS Nation now has a way for you to compete at the state level, with the potential to earn scholarship funds, and a path to the national stage! All anglers who currently attend high school in the state of Ohio are invited to join a “Community Club.”
Visit the Ohio BASS Nation website or contact Tasha Burgess, Ohio BASS Nation Youth Director, at obnyouth@gmail.com for more information.
Ohio BASS Nation Community Club Flyer
Encourage youth with an existing environmental stewardship project or an idea for a project to apply so that their achievements can be further recognized. The President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects developed by K-12 youth. The PEYA program promotes awareness of our nation’s natural resources and encourages positive community involvement.
Youth must have completed their project while they were in kindergarten through the 12th grade and the project must be sponsored by an adult who is 21 or older. Applicants from all 50 states as well as U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a national Presidential award.
Visit the President’s Environmental Youth Aware webpage for more information about eligibility requirements, judging criteria, and how to apply.
