Contest

4-H Camp Ohio T-Shirt Design Contest

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Show off your creativity by designing the next official camp shirt for 4-H Camp Ohio!

Who can enter: Anyone!

Deadline: December 1, 2025

Theme/Guidelines: “Explore, Adventure, Discover” – The design should represent 4-H Camp Ohio’s goal to provide opportunities for exploration, adventures, and discoveries to all who attend.

How to Submit: Email your design to – campohiooffice@gmail.com

Prize: The person with the winning design will get bragging rights and a t-shirt with their design!

Questions: email campohiooffice@gmail.com with questions about the contest

National 4-H AI Challenge

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Are you ready to tackle a real-world agricultural issue in your community and pitch your solution on a national stage? The 2025 Fall National 4-H AI Challenge focuses on agriculture issues and is open from now until November 15 for youth ages 13–15 and 16–18. This challenge invites youth to explore local agricultural issues, go on a photo-walk, brainstorm AI-powered solutions, and create short videos to pitch their ideas and solutions. These projects will be judged both at state and national levels! To get started on the project, please visit: https://events.projectboard.world/4HAIinAg

For AI resources, visit the Ohio 4-H Artificial Intelligence website at go.osu.edu/4HAI.

2025 Hartford Fair Results

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Results from the 2025 Hartford Fair are being posted to the Exhibitor page of the Hartford Fair website. While results for several shows/events are already posted, we will be working over the next few weeks to get the rest of the results posted there, so if you don’t see a show posted just yet, check back in a few weeks!

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REMINDER: Livestock and Equine Skillathons at the Hartford Fair

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Junior fair exhibitors! Please remember that there are livestock skillathon contests throughout the week at the fair. All junior fair exhibitors are encouraged to participate. You do not need to show a specific species to participate in that species skillathon; they are open to all! The skillathon competitions are a great way to show your knowledge! See the full schedule of skillathon competitions below or click HERE.

Recipe Contests at the Hartford Fair

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There will be several contests throughout the week at the Hartford Fair that involve baking/cooking that are open to all.

Sunday, August 3rd:

  • Kids Gourmet Cookies Competition: Drop-off at 2:30pm | Judging at 3:00pm | 4-H Center
  • Adult Cake Roll Baking Competition: Drop-off at 3:30pm | Judging at 4:00pm | 4-H Center

  • R&M Bakery Kids Donut Decorating Competition: Registration starts at 5:00pm with the contest starting at 5:30pm | 4-H Center

 

Monday, August 4th:

  • Lamb Cook-off: 6:00pm | B. Carr Pavilion
  • Entry form and guidelines can be found HERE.

 

Wednesday, August 6th:

  • Roll Call for Breads Contest: 10:00am | 4-H Center
  • Guidelines and requirements can be found HERE.

 

Thursday, August 7th: 

  • Sweet Treats to Eat: 10:00am | 4-H Center
  • Guidelines and requirements can be found HERE.

Livestock and Equine Skillathons at the Hartford Fair

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Junior fair exhibitors! Please remember that there are livestock skillathon contests throughout the week at the fair. All junior fair exhibitors are encouraged to participate. You do not need to show a specific species to participate in that species skillathon; they are open to all! The skillathon competitions are a great way to show your knowledge! See the full schedule of skillathon competitions below or click HERE.

SPECIAL NOTE: Please make note that the Dairy Feeder Skillathon will take place ahead of the Hartford Fair. Dairy Feeder exhibitors received an email earlier with details.

 

Farm Chore Olympics

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Calling all 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters! Our Annual Farm Chore Olympics will take place on Friday, August 8, 2025 in the Lower Horse Arena. Team registrations are due to the Junior Fair Board Office by Wednesday, August 6th. Registration form and team rules can be found HERE. Put your team together soon!

2025 Shepherds Lead and Lamb Cook Off Contests

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The entry forms for the 2025 Shepherds Lead Contest and the 2025 Lamb Cook Off are both now available.

The Shepherds Lead Contest will take place on Tuesday, August 4, 2025 at 4:00pm (registration forms must be turned in by 3:30pm) in the East End of Grubb Arena. This is a fun contest for everyone ages 2 and up!

The Lamb Cook Off will be Monday, August 4, 2025 at 6:00pm in B. Carr Arena. Open to contestants ages 9 and up!

REMINDER: 2025 Licking County 4-H Dairy Judging Contest

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The 2024 Dairy Judging Contest will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at LAYMAN DAIRY FARM located at 2868 Lake Fork Rd NE, Utica, OH 43080. After the contest concludes, Quality Assurance training will take place at SHIPLEY DAIRY FARM located at 9309 Reynolds Rd, Utica, OH 43080. This Quality Assurance Training is only offered for those Dairy and Dairy Feeder project members who participate in the Dairy Judging Contest.

REMINDER: 2025 Licking County 4-H Dairy Judging Contest

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The 2024 Dairy Judging Contest will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at LAYMAN DAIRY FARM located at 2868 Lake Fork Rd NE, Utica, OH 43080. After the contest concludes, Quality Assurance training will take place at SHIPLEY DAIRY FARM located at 9309 Reynolds Rd, Utica, OH 43080. This Quality Assurance Training is only offered for those Dairy and Dairy Feeder project members who participate in the Dairy Judging Contest.