Entries for the 2022 Fairfield County Junior Fair Goat, Barrow and Lamb MQP programs are now being accepted. To be considered for a spot in either the 2022 Barrow MQP or Lamb MQP, a completed application and essay (not to exceed 300 words) must be submitted on-line by the end of business on May 2, 2022. Goat MQP participants must complete registration on-line by the end of business on May 2, 2022, but are not required to submit an essay this year in order to participate.
Note that MQP goats must be in the exhibitor’s possession by June 1, 2022 and will be weighed/tagged-in at the Fairgrounds between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on June 4, 2022. The finished MQP goats must then be returned to the Fairgrounds for the conclusion on Sunday, August 28 at 3 p.m.
The same as pigs being tagged for the live show at the Fair, MQP barrows must be in the exhibitor’s possession by July 15th, and tagged at the Fairgrounds on July 16, 2022 at a time that morning yet to be announced. The finished MQP barrows must then be delivered to the Fairgrounds for the conclusion of the contest on Sunday, September 25th between 1 and 2 p.m.
Also, same as lambs being tagged for the live show at the Fair, MQP lambs must be brought to the Fairgrounds for tagging and weighing on July 16th, and the finished MQP lambs must be returned to the Fairgrounds for the conclusion on Sunday, October 2nd between 12:30 and 1 p.m.
Complete details regarding all three MQP programs, and the on-line registration links may be found at: http://go.osu.edu/mqp.
If you would like to learn more about the newly created MQP Goat Contest, please take a moment to listen into the 88.9FM Saturday Morning Farm Page interview with Goat Superintendent Nathan Crook on the link below