Month: May 2023

Early Project Judging

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Licking County 4-H Project Judging will take place on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 (more details to come soon). If you will be unable to attend judging that day, please plan to attend Early Project Judging on Friday, June 30, 2023. Early Project Judging will take place by appointment at the Licking County Extension Office between the hours of 9:00am and 12:00pm. If you need to attend early judging, please call our office at 740-670-5315 to schedule your early judging appointment. We will need to know the name of the member being judged and what project(s) s/he will need judged.

REMINDER: Dairy Feeder Weigh-in and Clinic

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All Dairy Feeder Calves must be weighed, tagged and vaccinated on Saturday, June 3 from 8 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in Grubb Arena at the Hartford Fairgrounds. The fee is $10 per animal. PLEASE NOTE: Must be de-horned / castrated prior to June 3 in order to be tagged.

There will also be a Dairy Feeder Clinic that will start immediately after weigh-in. Project members are encouraged to stay for the clinic to help them better prepare for showing their animal at the fair.

 

REMINDER: Licking County Lamb and Goat Show

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Licking County Lamb Luau

June 3, 2023
Open to any 4-H age lamb or goat exhibitors
Location: Hartford Fairgrounds
Registration 7:00-9:00am
Cost: $10 per entry

Parking behind and around Grubb Arena and Horse Arena on fairgrounds.

Showmanship 10:00am ( no charge with at least one paid entry)

⁃ Novice 5-8y

⁃ Junior 9-11y

⁃ Intermediate 12-14y

⁃ Senior 15+y

Breeding and market show together

Banners to be awarded to Champion and Reserve Champion in each age division.

Breeding/Market Show 12:00pm

Breed classes
⁃ 5 per breed to make a class if less will be shown in AOB wool or AOB meat
⁃ ewes and rams up to 1 year of age
⁃ ewe lambs can be shown in breeding and market class with separate paid entry.
⁃ All Breeding sheep must be in good health. No sheep presenting with communicable disease will be permitted to show.
⁃ No registration papers required. Breed characteristics will be at the discretion of the judge and will be placed accordingly.
Banners awarded to Champion and reserve champion ewe, Champion and Reserve champion ram, and top in each class.

Lamb and Goat Market classes
⁃ shown by weight day of show
⁃ Must have official USDA scrapie tag.
⁃ All sheep and goats must be in good health. No sheep or goats presenting with communicable disease will be permitted to show.

Payouts will be determined by number of entries.

Banners awarded to Top 5 overall and top placing lambs in each class.

Food truck will be on site.

LAST CHANCE: Quality Assurance Due June 1st!

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Hartford Fair Junior Fair Livestock Exhibitors! This is your reminder that you must complete a Quality Assurance Training by June 1st. If you have not met this requirement, please make sure you have plans to complete this requirement before midnight on June 1st or you will no longer be eligible to show in any junior fair livestock classes at either the Hartford Fair or the Ohio State Fair. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE!

  • If the 4-H member has DROPPED THE PROJECT, please just let us know and we will remove it from their enrollment record – and that will take them off the list to attend a QA training.
  • If you ALREADY COMPLETED A TRAINING, and our records are incorrect, please reach out to Lisa so that we can make that correction. Simply provide details regarding the training date / location that you attended, and we will work to verify that attendance.
  • If you STILL NEED TO ATTEND a Livestock Quality Assurance training, you have TWO OPTIONS:
    • OPTION #1 – Attend Quality Assurance training being held in another county… Delaware County will offer a training June 1st. There are additional counties that will also be offering trainings in the upcoming days, but you will need to seek those out yourself. You are responsible for reaching out to their respective Extension Offices in order to verify time, location, etc.
    • Option #2 – YQCA National Training ($12 per person). You must follow the instructions posted online at https://yqcaprogram.org, complete payment, and then they will grant you access to the training modules and exam. If you would appreciate step-by-step instructions, please know that you can find those on our website HERE. This training can be completed any time of day, until June 1st at 11:59 p.m.  Once complete, please forward a copy of your certificate to mccutcheon.46@osu.edu. Please note that it is critical that you forward a copy of your certificate of completion, as we not be notified in any other way that you have completed the training.  A Piece of Advice: The training and exam must be completed prior to 11:59 p.m. on June 1st, not just be underway. When your training is complete, your certificate is date and time – stamped in the system… Please don’t wait until the last minute to attempt this training – it takes approximately an hour to complete the training, and the payment process takes time in advance of you being granted access to start the training (sometimes as much as 24 hours).

Please be sure that you have a plan in place for completing this requirement and that you communicate with us once it has been completed.

Hartford Fair Entry Information

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All Hartford Fair entries must be completed through the FairEntry portal this year. Please follow the Hartford Fair Entry Instructions when making your entries. Entry deadline is Monday, June 26, 2023.

Please note:

  • The Hartford Fair Entry Portal can be found by visiting: http://hartfordfair.fairentry.com

  • Please be sure to review the Hartford Fair Premium Book to ensure you know which Classes and Lots you will be making entries for before you start that process.

  • All 4-H families must use their 4-HOnline Credentials to log into FairEntry. If a member creates a new account in FairEntry, they will be unable to make entries in Junior Fair Departments as those departments require them to be enrolled in the appropriate 4-H project in order to make entries.

  • All FFA members will make their entries through their FFA advisor.

  • Please make sure that you add all entries to each exhibitor in your family before you submit the entries and continue to the payment portal.

  • The process for submitting a photo for an exhibitor fair ID as well as exhibitor gate admission will be sent out once entries close. You will not submit an exhibitor photo when making entries, that will be a separate process.

  • This is a new process and we know that there will be errors or glitches that will need solved. Please reach out to us if you run into an issue, and please have patience as we work through any glitches.

Save the Date: 4-H Golf Outing

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Save the Date! The Licking County 4-H Committee will hold their annual golf outing Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Raccoon Valley Golf Club in Granville. We hope to have lots of teams of golfers join us that day. The registration form can be found HERE.

We are also seeking corporate, hole, and door prize sponsors. If you would like to be a sponsor, please complete the SPONSOR FORM and return to a 4-H Committee member or the Licking County Extension Office.

All proceeds from this event will support the Licking County 4-H Program.

 

2023 EquiSTEP Training Due Soon!

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Licking County 4-H Horse Project Members! Please remember that ALL horse project members are now required to complete the EquiSTEP program yearly. You must complete this online training by June 1, 2023. Please follow the instructions HERE in order to complete this requirement by the deadline.

2023 Quality Assurance Requirement Due Soon!

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Hartford Fair Junior Fair Livestock Exhibitors! This is your reminder that you must complete a Quality Assurance Training by June 1st. All members who had not completed this requirement as of May 16th should have received an email from Lisa McCutcheon reminding you of this requirement and sharing your options. Please make sure you have plans to complete this requirement before midnight on June 1st or you will no longer be eligible to show in any junior fair livestock classes at either the Hartford Fair or the Ohio State Fair. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE!

  • If the 4-H member has DROPPED THE PROJECT, please just let us know and we will remove it from their enrollment record – and that will take them off the list to attend a QA training.
  • If you ALREADY COMPLETED A TRAINING, and our records are incorrect, please reach out to Lisa so that we can make that correction. Simply provide details regarding the training date / location that you attended, and we will work to verify that attendance.
  • If you STILL NEED TO ATTEND a Livestock Quality Assurance training, you have TWO OPTIONS:
    • OPTION #1 – Attend Quality Assurance training being held in another county… Delaware County will offer a training June 1st. There are additional counties that will also be offering trainings in the upcoming days, but you will need to seek those out yourself. You are responsible for reaching out to their respective Extension Offices in order to verify time, location, etc.
    • Option #2 – YQCA National Training ($12 per person). You must follow the instructions posted online at https://yqcaprogram.org, complete payment, and then they will grant you access to the training modules and exam. If you would appreciate step-by-step instructions, please know that you can find those on our website HERE. This training can be completed any time of day, until June 1st at 11:59 p.m.  Once complete, please forward a copy of your certificate to mccutcheon.46@osu.edu. Please note that it is critical that you forward a copy of your certificate of completion, as we not be notified in any other way that you have completed the training.  A Piece of Advice: The training and exam must be completed prior to 11:59 p.m. on June 1st, not just be underway. When your training is complete, your certificate is date and time – stamped in the system… Please don’t wait until the last minute to attempt this training – it takes approximately an hour to complete the training, and the payment process takes time in advance of you being granted access to start the training (sometimes as much as 24 hours).

Please be sure that you have a plan in place for completing this requirement and that you communicate with us once it has been completed.