Animals

Youth Poultry Clinic

The 2020 Clinic will be held Saturday, April 18, at OSU ATI, Wooster. The postmark deadline for registration is Wednesday, April 1. The cost for the clinic is $25.00 for adults and $20.00 for youth. Registration material will be available at https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/poultry/poultry-calendar-events.

Refreshments and lunch are included in the registration fee. Vendors will be present.

Poultry

Avian Bowl is Saturday, July 11, 2020

For more information, check out

https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/poultry/poultry-calendar-events

Rabbit

Rabbit Quiz Bowl Contest is Saturday, July 18, 2020

For more information, check out

https://www.facebook.com/Ohio4HAnimalSciences/?tn-str=k*F

Ohio Beef Expo

Wednesday, March 18- Sunday, March 22, 2020.  Admission to the Ohio Beef Expo is Free.  Parking at the Ohio Expo Center is $5.00/day.  Weekend passes are $14.00 each.

Ohio Beef Expo Judging Contest

March 20th is an opportunity for youth teams to have fun with livestock judging.  Early registration is March 9 and late registration March 10-20.

More information and registration is available at: https://www.ohiobeefexpo.com/

Swine News:

  • Any youth showing hogs at the Ohio State Fair or national show will have to have a parent or guardian certified in adult Pork Quality Assurance. You will need that number in order to enter. The training is offered at https://www.pork.org/certifications/pork-quality-assurance-plus/ However Kathy will be attending training later this spring to be able to offer the training in person.
  • The 2020 Ohio State Fair will be going ractopamine free for Market Hog. Stay tuned: We will update you as we receive more information.

4-H Volunteer Trainings

New Volunteer Applications

Now is the time to recruit new volunteers for 2020! Any adult who is going to be alone with 4-H members must go through the volunteer selection process. If volunteers want to be active in 2020, they need to complete the selection process. Applications for new advisors will be due the last Thursday in February, the 27th 2020. The forms are available at highland.osu.edu.

*March 25, 2020  6:00 – 9:30 p.m.

*New Advisor Training