Join us at the Fair!

The free market system will ultimately have a significant voice in how our farm animals are managed . . . the bottom line is that our clientele wants to know more about the food we are producing.

It’s hard to imagine it’s been 15 years since those words were shared by former OSU Extension beef specialist John Grimes as he discussed the 2010 agreement that initiated the creation of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board. And, little has changed since in that regard, or is it expected to change anytime soon.

With the majority of our consuming public two, three, or even four generations removed from the farm, whether we like it or not, public concern for how our food is produced, by whom, and the sustainability of methods we use is the reality of the world we presently live in. As we consider how best to gain confidence with consumers regarding the daily care and efficient production of livestock and the wholesome nutrition it provides their family’s diet, perhaps one of the best opportunities we have begins in a few weeks with the opening of the Fairfield County Fair and you’re invited to be a part of it!

Worker shifts are now being filled for the Cattlemen’s Steak Trailer during the Fair in October and if you, your family or local business associates would enjoy serving a shift, simply go to this link and choose the shift you’d enjoy working: https://go.osu.edu/steaktrailershift

The FCCA Steak Trailer will be in it’s usual location – northwest of the track beside Rickett’s Hall. When patrons visit the Steak Trailer at the Fair they’ll again be served by folks who are involved in and support the beef cattle industry.