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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.

Farm Chore Olympics Registration

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Calling all 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters! Our Annual Farm Chore Olympics will take place on Friday, August 9, 2024 in the Lower Horse Arena. Team registrations are due to the Junior Fair Board Office by Wednesday, August 7th. Registration form and team rules can be found in the Hartford Fair Premium Book HERE.

Hartford Fair Entry Reminders

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Please review the following information to ensure you have your fair entries complete and are ready for the Hartford Fair!

  • Late entries are still being accepted (with a late fee) until midnight on Friday, July 19, 2024. You can make late entries by logging into FairEntry and starting a new invoice/registration and proceeding through the same process as before.
  • ALL exhibitors planning to participate in showmanship classes MUST make entries for the showmanship classes in which they plan to participate.
  • Please review your entries to ensure they are correct. Since you can log in at any point to view your entries, please remember that verification letters are no longer mailed out to exhibitors. It is your responsibility to check your entries to ensure they are complete and accurate.
  • Please check your mailing address to ensure it is correct. Exhibitors who are enrolled in 4-H had their information synced over from 4-HOnline in April so their address is the same as that in 4-HOnline. If your address is incorrect or you have changed address, please reach out to Adrienne at anderson.1410@osu.edu to get it updated. Please note: Once the 4-HOnline profiles were synced over into FairEntry, if you update your address in 4-HOnline, the system does NOT automatically update it in FairEntry; we need to manually update it in the system. We want to ensure that all profiles are up-to-date to ensure exhibitors receive their sale checks.

REMINDER: Help Needed! Sheep Barn Clean-Up at the Hartford Fair

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The Licking County Sheep Improvement Committee will do a Sheep Barn Clean-Up at the Hartford Fair on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6:00pm. Pizza and Water will be provided!!

Volunteers should bring rakes, shovels, gloves, and anything else that might help! Many hands make light work!

We will be cleaning out leaves, picking up trash, correcting gates, and possibly spreading stones or screenings.

2024 Stock the Trailer Challenge!

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We’d like to challenge our 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters that will be participating in the Hartford Fair to help our Junior Fair Board in collecting non-perishable food items, along with money, to support the Food Pantry Network of Licking County! Every single dollar, or food item, will directly benefit people inside of our fair district! We are challenging each club/chapter to collect $100 or 50 lbs of food!

Start collecting NOW, and then drop off food items to the designated trailer (in front of Grubb Arena), or money can be dropped off to the Junior Fair Board Office during the fair.

Bonus: If the Hartford Junior Fair Board collects more than the other fairs in our region, our fair will receive $5,000! HELP US WIN! We’ve placed third the past two years – but with your help, we can do better!

2024 July Poultry Banding & Rabbit Tattooing

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The July Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Beef Barn. The fee is $1/animal.

Members with the following projects are required to have their rabbits tattooed and poultry banded on this day:

  • Meat Chickens
  • Meat Ducks
  • Market Rabbits
  • Junior Breeding Rabbits – please bring your completed Rabbit Registration Form. Bringing the form completed will help speed up the process.

 

LAST CHANCE: Junior Fair Exhibitor and Advisor Photos Due for Fair IDs

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Both Junior Fair Exhibitors and Advisors must submit a photo for their fair ID. Photos must be submitted by June 30, 2024. Please ensure that all Junior Fair Exhibitors submit their photo through the link for YOUTH ID while the advisors should submit their photo through the ADULT ID link. Please ensure your photo meets the requirements listed. The fair ID will be used for gate admission as well as collecting premiums from the Premium Bank. Submit your photos here: https://www.hartfordfair.com/exhibitor

If you are unsure of whether you have submitted a photo for your ID, please go ahead and submit a photo. If you already have a photo in the system, the system will automatically update the existing photo with the new one based on the name and birth date submitted. If you haven’t submitted a photo, then the system will create a new profile with the photo.