The Licking County Sheep Producers is once again hosting their annul Lamb Luau – Sheep and Goat Show on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The show will take place at the Hartford Fairgrounds and is open to all 4-H age sheep and goat exhibitors. Check in runs from 7:00-9:00am and the show starts at 10:00am.
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2025 Lamb Royalty Application
The 2025 Lamb Royalty Application is now available. It must be mailed to the address on the application by Monday, April 14, 2025.
REMINDER: Livestock Move-in Traffic Patterns
If you will be moving in livestock to the Hartford Fair on Saturday, August 3rd, please review the traffic pattern HERE or below to ensure you know where to enter the fairgrounds and what path to follow to your barn. Please ensure you follow these directions to help everyone have smooth and easy move-in experience.
REMINDER: 2024 Shepherds Lead and Lamb Cook Off Contests
The entry forms for the 2024 Shepherds Lead Contest and the 2024 Lamb Cook Off are both now available.
The Shepherds Lead Contest will take place on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 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 5, 2024 at 6:00pm in B. Carr Arena. Open to contestants ages 9 and up!
REMINDER: Livestock and Equine Skillathons at the Hartford Fair
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.
Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF) for Livestock Exhibitors
2024 Hartford Fair exhibitors are asked to make note of the following REQUIRED forms and their deadline. All Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF) and Livestock Exhibition Producer Forms must be completed online by the deadline. Please review which form(s) are due for your species and the deadline for those forms HERE or by viewing the list below. NEW FOR 2024: BEEF FEEDER CALVES MUST COMPLETE A DUNF THIS YEAR! Once you have confirmed which form(s) are needed, please complete them through the following links:
DUNF Form: go.osu.edu/2024HartfordDUNF
Livestock Exhibition Producer Form: go.osu.edu/ProducerForm2024
Livestock Move-in Traffic Patterns
If you will be moving in livestock to the Hartford Fair on Saturday, August 3rd, please review the traffic pattern HERE or below to ensure you know where to enter the fairgrounds and what path to follow to your barn. Please ensure you follow these directions to help everyone have smooth and easy move-in experience.
2024 Shepherds Lead and Lamb Cook Off Contests
The entry forms for the 2024 Shepherds Lead Contest and the 2024 Lamb Cook Off are both now available.
The Shepherds Lead Contest will take place on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 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 5, 2024 at 6:00pm in B. Carr Arena. Open to contestants ages 9 and up!
Livestock and Equine Skillathons at the Hartford Fair
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.
REMINDER: Help Needed! Sheep Barn Clean-Up at the Hartford Fair
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.