The time for Fairfield County’s market beef tagging and weigh-in is upon us. Based on the success of the tagging and weigh-in process that has been utilized in recent years, this year will be conducted in a similar fashion with only a few modifications.
In advance of weigh-in youth will be required to tag their own market beef animals with an 840 EID tag (unless they already have an EID tag). Visual numbered tags will not be provided or required this year. However, as in the recent past, participants will submit a hair follicle DNA sample at the weigh-in which will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 11, 2023 at the Fairfield Cattle Company 3443 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd.SW, Lancaster, OH.
Families with market beef projects will also be required to reserve weigh-in time, and only those directly involved in transporting and weighing-in calves should plan to attend. Youth/families planning to weigh/tag-in market steers and market heifers for the 2023 Fair must submit a request for EID tags on-line by completing the survey located at https://go.osu.edu/beeftag23 by March 6, 2022. Complete only one request survey per family.
When requesting tags on-line participants will be asked for the first date they would like to pick up their tags and the necessary tagger at the OSU Extension office in the Ag Center at 831 College Avenue. Please order tags at least one working day prior to the preferred date to pick them up. OSU Extension staff will then make contact to confirm an appointment for pick up when the tags and taggers are ready and available. Please be reminded the OSU Extension office is typically open M-F from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: The Extension office is the new site for picking up tags and taggers.
Tag applicators may be borrowed from the OSU Extension Office at the time tags are picked up and must be returned the next day unless an alternate time is agreed upon with the Extension staff at the time the taggers are borrowed. Exhibitors needing assistance in tagging should contact their 4-H/FFA advisor or the Jr Beef Superintendents.
For more information on this tagging and weighing process for your 2023 Fairfield County Fair market beef animals, contact Junior Fair Director Doug Shell at lshell171@gmail.com or Jr Beef Superintendents Desirae Logsdon (dlogsdon16@gmail.com) or Matt Henwood (osu4x4@yahoo.com
If you want more details, please click on the link below to listen into our 88.9FM Saturday Morning Farm Page Interview with Junior fair Director, Doug Shell.