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State Quality Assurance Opportunities

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Here are a few upcoming opportunities for Fairfield County Junior Fair livestock exhibitors to attend an event to meet their annual Quality Assurance requirement to exhibitor market livestock or lactating animals at the fair this fall. Please contact Leslie Cooksey for more information at cooksey.25@osu.edu.

These state events will meet the county QA requirement:

  • Bi-State Youth Poultry Clinic is on April 2
  • DairyPalooza Northeast is on April 30
  • DairyPalooza West is on May 7

Please note that each of these events may require additional registration to attend. You cannot just show up!

Fundraising Opportunity: Pearl Valley Cheese

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Pearl Valley Cheese is a great 4-H and Extension supporter with the owners being club advisors and being instrumental with the levy supporting OSU Extension in Coshocton County. Please pass this information on to any clubs that may have an interest or ask about fundraiser options.

“Attention 4-H Club advisors! Looking for a new fundraiser this year? Consider selling Pearl Valley Cheese, made right here in Ohio. They have a great fundraising program that is easy to use. Call Sally at 740-545-6002 for a free packet of fundraiser information and cheese samples!” Check out the website for more information: http://pearlvalleycheese.com/pages/fundraisers

Quality Assurance – Assistant Instructor Training

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Quality Assurance training will remain in the clubs/chapters again this year. Advisors need to attend a training session to be up to date on the Good Production Practices (GPPs) being covered for 2016. We are looking for interested “teachers” to be trained and certified to educate livestock exhibitors on the required GPP’s. If interested, adult volunteers must RSVP to attend a training to become a certified Assistant Instructor for 2016. Contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu or 740-652-7260 to RSVP so that materials can be prepared for each training.

Training dates for Assistant Instructors are:

Monday, February 29th from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Rickett’s Hall at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds

Monday, March 21st from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Rickett’s Hall at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds

*Please indicate which training you plan to come to when submitting your RSVP!