So You Want to Show a Goat?

There will be a session on basic goat housing, feeding, care, transportation, project books, showing/exhibition opportunities, and their approximate costs. This is a great opportunity for those showing goats for the first time or who are thinking about showing goats and want to learn more about what goes into a goat project.

When: Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:00pm

Where: McLaughlin Farm at 4906 Outville Rd, Granville, OH 43023

There is no cost or registration, just come and learn!

Please dress warmly and wear appropriate footwear for the mud. This farm is on a hill and it is very cold and windy.

REMINDER: 2025 Turkey Pool Order Forms Available

The order form for the 2025 Hartford Fair Junior Market Turkey Pool is now available HERE. Forms with payment must be mailed or delivered to the Licking County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, March 7, 2025. ALL meat turkey projects will come from the Hartford Fair meat turkey pool. If you intend to show meat turkeys at the fair in 2025, you must submit an order by the deadline to be eligible. Please read through all the details on the order form.

2025 Meat Chicken and Meat Duck Order Forms Available

The 2025 Meat Chicken Pool and 2025 Meat Duck Pool order forms are now available. Forms are due with payment to the Licking County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, April 18, 2025. ALL junior fair exhibitors who are planing to enter market chicken or market duck classes at the Hartford Fair MUST purchase their chickens or ducks through the poultry pool ordering process.

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2025 Hartford Fair Youth Scholarship Application

The 2025 Hartford Fair Scholarship is available and due to the Hartford Fair Office by March 31, 2025. Applicant must be a graduating senior, live within the Hartford Fair District and be a member of one of the following: 4-H, FFA, FCCLA or Steer Pool. Applicant must be pursuing an education in a 2 or 4-year program at an accredited and degree granting institution.

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2025 Turkey Pool Order Forms Available

The order form for the 2025 Hartford Fair Junior Market Turkey Pool is now available HERE. Forms with payment must be mailed or delivered to the Licking County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, March 7, 2025. ALL meat turkey projects will come from the Hartford Fair meat turkey pool. If you intend to show meat turkeys at the fair in 2025, you must submit an order by the deadline to be eligible. Please read through all the details on the order form.

Aquaponics Challenge

The Aquaponics Challenge is an interdisciplinary learning competition for teams in school or after-school programs (for example: 4-H, FFA) in grades 8-12. Teams are student led with support from their coach (teacher or after-school program lead) and each team is provided with a liaison who helps with guidance throughout the season.

Teams can work on the competition as part of a class or as an after-school activity. Multiple teams can register per school and teams can also register as part of afterschool clubs or other academic related organizations. This competition is open to all interested individuals regardless of location. Small team stipends ($150) are available for those in Great Lakes states.

The competition is composed of four challenges and teams can choose to compete in one or multiple with awards for each category as well as a cumulative award. The four challenges include:

  1. Designing and creating an aquaponics system,
  2. Monitoring the system,
  3. Creating a business plan to accompany the system,
  4. Creating a seafood outreach project.

Important Details:

  • Registration deadline is January 12, 2025. Register by completing this form.
  • The competition timeline is January through April, with a virtual awards ceremony held on April 11, 2025.
  • Student teams submit videos showcasing their accomplishments, as well as supporting materials online.
  • Teams are supported with online resources, coach and team Zoom trainings, a small team stipend ($150 for Great Lakes states), and a liaison who helps guide the team during the season.
  • See the 2025 Aquaculture Challenge Team Manual team with detailed information about the competition.
  • Visit the Aquaponics Challenge webpage to find these details and more information.

The aquaculture challenge is a competitive science and business competition hosted by the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network and Lake Superior State University. 

Questions? Contact Elliot Nelson, Michigan Sea Grant, elliotne@msu.edu or Nicole Wright, Ohio Sea Grant, wright.1128@osu.edu

 

Announcing our 2025 Junior Fair Board

We are excited to announce the 4-H and FFA members who will be serving on the 2025 Hartford Independent Fair Junior Fair Board. Congrats to these teens for being selected for the junior fair board. We look forward to working with these teens in preparation for the 2025 Hartford Fair!

2025 Hartford Independent Fair Junior Fair Board

  • Ashley Allerton, Junior Advisor
  • Callie Baker
  • Camryn Baker
  • Elisabeth Baker
  • Riley Baker
  • Morgan Beaver
  • Sophia BeVier, Junior Advisor
  • Emmie Burgess
  • Austin Chapman
  • Gracie Cyphers
  • Ava Debolt
  • Sierra Dolan
  • Lola Dorsey
  • Quin Dorsey
  • Kinsey Duzan
  • Autumn Elie
  • Alyssa Evans
  • Elena Evans
  • Karson Ewing
  • Kayden Ewing
  • Holton Forman
  • Lauren Heimerl
  • Mackenzie Holland, Junior Advisor
  • Kylie Holman
  • Erin Hoover
  • Cassie Lahrmer
  • Julie Lahrmer
  • Ava Lycans
  • Natalie Lyons
  • Lucy MacLaren
  • Austin Mauger-Albright
  • Anna Morris
  • Colin Morrison
  • Ryan Orr
  • Nyah Painter
  • Sam Raaker
  • Amelia Savage
  • Mary Schwartz
  • Averi Smith
  • Madison Smith
  • Gracie Stoltz, Junior Advisor
  • Hannah Stoltz
  • Avery Suver
  • Ali Thoman
  • Haydn Tinsley
  • Jorja Valentine
  • Autumn Wampler, Junior Advisor
  • Lane Wampler
  • Addison Wise
  • Haylan Jo Wise

LAST CHANCE: Market Steer and Heifer Weigh-In for 2025

2025 Hartford Fair Market Steer / Heifer exhibitors are asked to make note of the following details to ensure that their market animals are registered online (by noon on Friday, December 6, 2024) and weighed-in on December 7, 2024 in preparation for the 2025 Hartford Fair. Online Registration: go.osu.edu/2025HartfordWeighIn

Details regarding eligibility for the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Market Steer / Heifer show can be found HERE. DNA samples are to be submitted to the OSF by no later than January 15. Same as in 2024: OSF is no longer providing 840 EID tags – they must be provided by the exhibitor / breeder, with tag number note on DNA packet prior to submission.