The Utica Ice Cream Festival is in great need of volunteers.
Volunteers are needed on Saturday (1-4:00 p.m. and 4-7:00 p.m.), Sunday (4-7:00 p.m.), and Monday (1-4:00 p.m. and 4-7:00 p.m.). If you, your family, or 4-H club families might be available, please reach out to Bill (740.973.0299). He will be more than happy to schedule you! These volunteers would be working in the main ice cream tent as cashier, stocking supplies, and/or grabbing ice cream from the coolers.
The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board are offering a 4-H Clothing Project help session on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 6:00-7:30pm at the Licking County Extension Office. Drop in during those hours for help with your project. Not sure how to lay out your pattern and cut your fabric? Having trouble with your sewing machine? Don’t understand the instructions? We’re here to help!
Registration is now open for the Ohio State Fair Virtual Skillathon Contests. These contests are a great way to participate in the Ohio State Fair skillathon program without having to attend the fair in person. Registration to participate is due by June 21st and can be completed be visiting go.osu.edu/skillathonregistration. Members are NOT required to be enrolled in a species project to participate so all 4-H and FFA youth are encouraged to participate!
Please note: outstanding breeding exhibitors (goat, sheep, swine, and beef) must complete the virtual skillathon to be eligible for OBE.
Dairy Feeder Calf weigh in will take place on Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 9:00am to noon at the Hartford Fairgrounds at the west end of Grubb Arena. All dairy feeder calves must be weighed, tagged and vaccinated during this time. The fee is $10/animal and all animals must be dehorned/castrated prior to June 4th in order to be tagged.
A Clinic on grooming, calf care, and showmanship will be held from 11:30am to 12:30pm. This session will be especially helpful to those who are new to raising and showing dairy feeder calves, but all are welcome. After the clinic, a show will be held starting at 1:30pm. See details below or download the flyer HERE. There is also a helpful tip sheet with reminders to help prepare for the show and things to remember during and after the show as well.
Food will be available from the Licking County 4-H Committee Concession Stand.
The Licking County Sheep Improvement Association is hosting their 3rd Annual Show at the Hartford Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 4, 2022. In addition to the Market Lamb and Breeding Sheep classes, they are excited to include Market Goat classes this year. This is a great opportunity to practice showing your sheep and/or goats. See details below or download the flyer HERE. Food will be available from the Licking County 4-H Committee Concession Stand.
Licking County Livestock Project Members (beef | dairy | dairy feeder | goat | poultry | rabbit | sheep | swine)…
Please remember that all 4-H and FFA members taking livestock projects must complete their Quality Assurance requirement by June 1st of each year to be eligible to show at the Hartford Fair and/or the Ohio State Fair. If you have not attended a QA training, please know that your only option at this point to meet that requirement is to complete the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) online training course.
To complete the YQCA training course, please visit https://yqcaprogram.org/ to register and complete the course. There is a $12 fee to utilize the YQCA training module. Instructions on how to do so can be found HERE. Once completed, please email a copy of your completion certificate to Lisa McCutcheon at mccutcheon.46@osu.edu so that we can give you credit for your QA requirement. If you utilize this option, PLEASE allow enough time to complete it before the June 1st deadline. The certificates are timestamped and any certificate with a June 2nd date or later will not meet our QA requirement.
If you are no longer planning to take any livestock projects this year, please reach out to Adrienne Anderson at anderson.1410@osu.edu to have those projects removed from your enrollment.
Licking County Livestock Project Members (beef | dairy | dairy feeder | goat | poultry | rabbit | sheep | swine)…
We have now finished all of our Quality Assurance (QA) training programs. Please remember that all 4-H and FFA members taking livestock projects must complete their Quality Assurance requirement by June 1st of each year to be eligible to show at the Hartford Fair and/or the Ohio State Fair. If you have not attended a QA training, please know that your only option at this point to meet that requirement is to complete the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) online training course.
To complete the YQCA training course, please visit https://yqcaprogram.org/ to register and complete the course. There is a $12 fee to utilize the YQCA training module. Instructions on how to do so can be found HERE. Once completed, please email a copy of your completion certificate to Lisa McCutcheon at mccutcheon.46@osu.edu so that we can give you credit for your QA requirement. If you utilize this option, PLEASE allow enough time to complete it before the June 1st deadline. The certificates are timestamped and any certificate with a June 2nd date or later will not meet our QA requirement.
If you are no longer planning to take any livestock projects this year, please reach out to Adrienne Anderson at anderson.1410@osu.edu to have those projects removed from your enrollment.
The Licking County OSU Extension Office will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2022 so that we can observe Memorial Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
If you need your photo taken for your fair ID, please make sure you get that done by May 24th. The current list of dates and times can be found on the Hartford Fair website HERE. The available times have been updated so please be sure to check to see the current photo sessions.
Who needs a photo taken in 2022?
ALL exhibitors and advisors will receive a new fair ID in 2022. Fair IDs from previous years cannot be used for fair admission or claiming premiums. Fair IDs will be available to be picked up at the fairgrounds in the days leading up to fair. That schedule will be available closer to fair.
If you are unsure about whether you need to have your photo taken, please contact the Hartford Fair Office at 740-893-4881 to check.
