Be sure to listen in to our Saturday Morning Farm Page Interview with Greg Swinehart from the Fairfield County Fairboard about the Mt. Pleasant Shoot Out happening today !! Tickets available at the gate. free parking, local food = Saturday Family Fun Day!!
If you are planning on coming to the Mt Pleasant Shoot Out at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds this weekend take a listen to Fairfield County Fairboard Entertainment Director, Greg Swinehart talk about all the places around Lancaster for discounted pre-sale tickets in this radio interview for 88.9FM WLRY’s Farm Page!!!
Be sure to listen into the 88.9FM WLRY Saturday Morning Farm Page Interview with Fairfield County Antique Tractor Club President, Doug Shaw…Highlights of the event plus and insight into the History of the club…Be sure to listen in, attend the show this weekend at the Fairgrounds…Free Admission and Free Parking all at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds!!!
Schedule a time today for having your market lamb tagged for the Fair.
After experiencing a largely successful “scheduled” tag-in for the market and MQP lambs in 2021, that process will be implemented again in 2022.
Youth who plan to tag-in market lambs for the ‘live’ show at the Fair in October, and/or weigh in lambs for the Muscle Quality & Performance (MQP) contest are asked to complete a brief survey on or before July 2 in preparation for this year’s July 16 tagging day. The on-line survey will ask each family with any 4-H or FFA members planning to exhibit market or MQP lambs in 2022 for the following information:
Note that for 2022 there is a tagging rule update. As defined by Continue reading Market & MQP lamb tagging and weigh-in is July 16, 2022; Schedule your time!
At this time weigh-in is proceeding as planned.
After carefully considering the weather forecast and consulting with Sr Fair Board members the decision has been made to proceed as planned. Should conditions become worse than currently forecast and it’s deemed unsafe or unfit to proceed, you will receive an email as soon as that decision is made.
In the meantime while proceeding as planned, in the morning if you wake to conditions in your part of the county that cause concerns for coming to weigh-in, please call or text Stan Smith at 614-570-0593. If you are delayed, please contact him. Please know that arrangements can be made to work through any weather related challenges that may come up. If you deem it may be unsafe to proceed to weigh-in from your part of the county, please don’t hesitate to call.
Thanks for your cooperation, and above all, stay safe!
4-H Day is held the first Saturday in March from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at the AAA Building at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. This free event is open to anyone – current, past and future 4-H members, or even if you are just curious about 4-H. A time to have one-on-one interaction with individuals who have had various experiences with 4-H. A time when you may sign up to become a 4-H member.
For more information, contact the Fairfield County Extension Office at 740-653-5419.
It is Time to Join 4-H
4-H is a non-formal educational, youth development organization for boys and girls. Traditional clubs are open to youth age 8 and in 3rd grade or age 9 up to youth who have not passed their 19th birthday as of January 1st. Youth who are age 5 and in Kindergarten up to 8 years of age as of January 1st are eligible for participation in the Cloverbud Program, an activity based program to introduce 4-H to future members.
There are lots of fun things you can learn in 4-H and in a variety of ways. You can participate in 4-H through clubs, camps, your school, and short-term experiences. You can learn about animals, computers, public speaking, cooking, art, gardening and environmental sciences, just to name a few projects.
How do you join a 4-H Club?
Do you love to collect farm toys? Would you like to shop for multiple vendors in one location? February 20 is the day to make plans to visit the Fairfield County Fairgrounds and check out the Fairfield Antique Tractor Club’s Toy show..in the Ed Sands/Farm Bureau Building and the AAA Building,too!!
Admission is $2.00.
For all the details, please listen in to the 88.9 FM Saturday Morning Farm Page interview with Doug Shaw, President of the Tractor Club by clicking on the link below.
Again this year families will tag their market beef calves at home prior to weighing them in at Fairfield Cattle Company on March 12.
NOTE: During the Sr. Fair Board meeting on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the process for having specific calves assigned to specific youth within the immediate family was changed. Families no longer need to designate at this time which immediate family member will be exhibiting which calf. More detail and explanation of this new rule can be found in the first NOTE under number 5) below.
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 was utilized last year, this year will be conducted in a similar fashion with only a few modifications.
Youth will be required to tag their own market beef animals with a visual tag and must submit a hair follicle DNA sample prior to, or at weigh-in which will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 12, 2022. Due to a Nationwide shortage of 840 RFID tags, EID tags will not be required this year.
In advance of March 12, 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 . . . please, no spectators! The goal is to reduce congregation at weigh-in and minimize the transfer of paperwork. Specifically, the step-by-step process includes . . .
1) The deadline for ownership and possession of a market beef project in Fairfield County remains March 1.
2) Youth/families planning to weigh/tag-in market steers and market heifers for the 2022 Fair must Continue reading Fairfield County Market Beef Tagging, Weighing, and DNA Sample Collection Procedure for 2022
If you missed the 88.9FM Saturday Morning Farm Page Interview with Fairfield County Fair Queen Hannah Saum be sure to listen in. Hannah shares her experiences at the recently held Ohio Fair Queen contest, the friends made she made and some of the County Fair she hopes to visit this Summer.
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From Groveport Work and Win to Amanda Work and Win to the Fairfield County Fair Board, Barbara Lamp shares her passion for 4-H, the youth she works with. Now she is “giving back”‘ as the President of the Fairfield County Fairboard. It is a really good interview be sure to take a minute and listen in!!
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