Hartford Fair

REMINDER: 2021 Hartford Junior Fair Turkey Pool Orders Due

February 24, 2021 at 11:48am by Adrienne Anderson

The 2021 Hartford Junior Fair Turkey Pool orders are due with payment by 4:00pm on Friday, March 5, 2021. Orders must be dropped off or mailed into the Licking County OSU Extension Office at 771 East Main St., Suite 103, Newark, OH 43055 by the deadline. All meat turkey projects will come from the Hartford Fair meat turkey pool. If you plan to exhibit a meat turkey in 2021, you must have your order in by the deadline in order to participate in the meat turkey class at the Hartford Fair. Siblings may share an order of chicks, otherwise each exhibitor must place an individual order.

Anticipated chick pickup will be Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Details regarding delivery date / time / location will be emailed to those who placed orders approximately one week prior to chick pickup.

REMINDER: 2021 Hartford Fair Scholarship Application Due

February 24, 2021 at 11:39am by Adrienne Anderson

The 2021 Hartford Fair Youth Scholarship application is due March 1, 2021. Applications may be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the contact information on the application.

2021 Hartford Junior Fair Livestock/Animal Requirements Summary

February 19, 2021 at 11:11am by Adrienne Anderson

The 2021 Hartford Junior Fair Livestock/Animal Requirements Summary is now available. This document has all of the dates and requirements for all species that show at the Hartford Fair. Please review it to ensure you are up-to-date on any species your youth plan to show in 2021.

2021 Hartford Fair Meat Turkey Pool Order Form

January 15, 2021 at 10:58am by Adrienne Anderson

The order form for the 2021 Hartford Fair Meat Turkey Pool is now available here. Orders are due with payment to the Licking County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, March 5, 2021.

2021 Ohio Fair Schedule

December 23, 2020 at 2:49pm by Adrienne Anderson

The Ohio Fair Schedule for 2021 is now available here. The Hartford Independent Fair will take place August 8-14, 2021. We hope to see you there!

Updated 2021 Hartford Fair Market Steer/Heifer Weigh-In Information

December 2, 2020 at 5:01pm by Adrienne Anderson

In an effort to reduce points of contact on Saturday, December 12^th, during the Hartford Fair Market Steer / Heifer Weigh-in, all exhibitors are asked to complete a pre-registration form (in place of the traditional registration card) for each animal. Exhibitors are asked to complete this online registration by no later than 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11^th, so that the information can be printed and available to staff during weigh-in for record keeping purposes. The pre-registration form can be found online at www.go.osu.edu/HartfordMarketBeefRegistration. Please ensure that all information is accurate, and complete, prior to submission.

SPECIAL NOTE: When attending weigh-in, only one person may accompany animals through chute area (exhibitor attendance is not required), and masks must be worn at all times. Cost to purchase EID Tag is $5.00, with exact change expected. Please remain in your truck when not participating in weigh-in procedures. Persons who are ill, have someone ill within their household, or who are in quarantine / isolation are reminded to stay home.

Additional Information:

2021 Hartford Fair and Ohio State Fair Market Steer/Heifer Instructions

2020 Ohio State Fair Market Steer/Heifer Identification/DNA Guidelines

REMINDER: Market Steer & Heifer Weigh-in is December 12th

November 25, 2020 at 10:28am by Adrienne Anderson

If you’re planning to show a 4-H / FFA MARKET STEER or HEIFER during the 2021 Hartford Fair, please make note of the following UPDATED details regarding weigh-in on Saturday, DECEMBER 12, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. You’ll also see that information is listed for those youth who are planning to show at the Ohio State Fair. Please plan accordingly!

PLEASE NOTE: Weigh-In will be held in DECEMBER, rather than our tradition of January, in hopes of avoiding the inclement weather that we have encountered in recent years. All the information you need can be found here.

Please pay special attention to the tagging information section. The Hartford Fair will be using Electronic Identification (EID) tags in 2021. Information on EID tags can be found in the document here.

LAST CALL: Junior Fair Board Applications Due

November 13, 2020 at 12:51pm by Adrienne Anderson

Please remember to submit your Junior Fair Board application by the November 15th deadline. Applications can be emailed to mccutcheon.46@osu.edu by November 15th or if mailing must be postmarked by November 14th.

If you will be at least 15 years old (as of 01/01/2021), and you are involved in 4-H, FFA or Steer Pool, you are welcome to complete an application packet!

New applicants, along with those applying to serve as a Junior Advisor, must remember to email mccutcheon.46@osu.edu right away to schedule their interview on Saturday, December 5, 2020!

REMINDER: Junior Fair Board Applications Due

November 5, 2020 at 2:38pm by Adrienne Anderson

Please remember to submit your Junior Fair Board application by the November 15th deadline. Since November 15th falls on a Sunday this year, applications can be emailed to mccutcheon.46@osu.edu by November 15th, dropped off to the Extension Office by 4:30pm on November 13th, or if mailing must be postmarked by November 14th.