Breeding Beef IDs Due May 15

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EAR TAGS… All Breeding Beef project animals MUST HAVE 840 RFID TAG in their ear. If you (or the breeder) have not already tagged the animal with an 840 RFID tag, please know that tags are available at both the Hartford Fair Office and the Licking County Extension Office. These tags are being provided at no cost, but can only be used or project animals that will be exhibited at the 2025 Hartford Fair. The tag must be in place prior to photos being taken, and prior to those photos being uploaded in to the FairEntry system – which is due May 15th.

PHOTOS DUE… All Breeding Beef animals intended to be shown at the Hartford Fair MUST UPLOAD TWO PHOTOS in to FairEntry by no later than May 15th. One photo must be a side view of the animal, while the second should be a photo of the RFID tag inserted in the ear. Instructions are provide HERE. At the time of uploading photos, additional information such as RFID number, breed, and registration number (if applicable) will be needed…

A few things to note…

  • DO NOT submit your Breeding Beef IDs in 4-HOnline. Any photos submitted there will NOT meet the requirements and those animals will not be eligible to show at the fair. ALL Breeding Beef IDs must be submitted through hartfordfair.fairentry.com.
  • When logging into FairEntry, if you have a youth project member enrolled through 4-HOnline, you will use the same email and password to log into the GREEN 4-HOnline box at hartfordfair.fairentry.com. If your youth is ALSO in FFA, you will still log in this way. If you have a youth who is enrolled in 4-H and another youth who is enrolled in FFA, you will still log in this way. Cloverbud Members and Advisors do NOT import into the FairEntry system.
  • If your youth is ONLY enrolled in FFA, you will need to login/create a profile using the BLUE FairEntry box below the 4-HOnline box.
  • Please do not wait until the last minute and reach out to Adrienne at anderson.1410@osu.edu if you have issues logging into FairEntry or submitting your IDs. Any questions about purchasing tags, borrowing the taggers, tagging your hogs, or the additional forms should be directed to the Hartford Fair Office at 740-893-4881.
  • If you are a 4-H member who is enrolled through Delaware County, you will need to wait to complete the FairEntry portion of this process until after April 22nd. With your enrollment deadline having just passed, we haven’t been able to import your profiles into FairEntry just yet.