There will be a Dog Fun Show at the Fairgrounds Goat/Sheep Arena on Thursday, July 22 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.
Month: July 2021
Register Now for Project Judging
Reserve your appointment time now for late project judging, FCS project judging, and livestock interview project judging, which will be held on August 10 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM at the Fairgrounds Event Center.
Click the buttons below to reserve a time slot for each project you want to have judged. Remember Livestock Project Interview Judging is an alternative to virtual Skillathon. If you don’t know your project number, click the link below to help you find the correct number.
August 10 Still Project Judging
August 10 Livestock Project Interview Judging
2021 Project Names and Numbers
Market Rabbit & Market Poultry Animal ID
Attention all market poultry and market rabbit members: don’t forget to enter your market poultry and market rabbit animal ID in 4-H Online before starting your fair entries. You must have your animal ID entered in 4-H Online so that you can select those animals in the fair entry program. Also, this year market poultry and market rabbit sale photos should be taken at home and uploaded with your fair entry. The committee will not be taking the photos during the fair as in previous years. Click the links below for animal ID help sheets.
Last Chance Quality Assurance
If you have not yet completed your Quality Assurance requirement, a last chance Quality Assurance training will be held on Monday, July 26 at Fisher Auditorium on the OSU Wooster Campus.. A fee of $25.00 will be charged for this QA session. You may also participate in the YQCA online certification program – click here for YQCA details. Quality Assurance must be completed by July 27 in order to participate in the Wayne County Fair. If you are unsure of your QA completion status, please contact our office.
State Fair Awards and Fashion Revue
Please join Wayne County 4-H and the Food & Fashion Board for the State Fair Awards and Fashion Revue. The program will be held at the Wayne County Fair Event Center on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:00 PM.
Livestock Project Record Books
Livestock project record books for anyone not competing in the Outstanding Exhibitor Program can be graded by club advisors or submitted to be graded by volunteers from the respective livestock committees. All livestock record books being submitted to the committees for grading are due on Tuesday, August 10 at the judging event held at the fairgrounds from 6-9 pm. Graded books will be returned to clubs/advisors when fair passes are picked up prior to the fair. Click here to see the record book pages that need to be completed for each species. Grading rubrics are also available for each species. Click the links below to view the grading rubrics:
Outstanding Exhibitor Updates
Updated scoring criteria and other information about our Outstanding Exhibitor awards program is now available on our website. Click here for all of the up-to-date OE information.
A couple of important notes – posters are required for all species except dairy and horses. Completed livestock record books are also required for all species in the Outstanding Exhibitor Program. Posters and record books are due August 10th. Record books being graded for the Outstanding Exhibitor Program will be scored by a group of judges and can be turned in anytime at the Extension Office on or before August 10th or turned in at the August 10th Late Project Judging Event from 6-9 pm in the Event Center at the fairgrounds.
2021 Junior Fair Book Available Online
The Wayne County Junior Fair book is now available online to help you make your Junior Fair entry! Click the link below to view this year’s fair book.
Animal ID for Market Rabbits and Market Poultry
Animal ID for all market rabbits and market poultry is due in 4-H Online by August 1. Don’t forget to enter your Animal ID in 4-HOnline before starting your fair entries. You must have your animals ID’d in 4-HOnline so they are available for you to select them in the fair entry program. Also, this year market poultry and market rabbit sale photos should be taken at home and uploaded with your fair entry. The committee will not be taking the photos during the fair like they did the last few years.
Market Animal Sale Photos
When making fair entries, market livestock exhibitors must submit a photo of themselves with their market animal to be displayed during the auction. So be sure to take your photo before starting your fair entries. This is your opportunity to market your fair animal to the buyers so please dress appropriately in show attire or nice jeans and a nice shirt. Also, make sure your photo is taken in horizontal or landscape orientation and be sure to take your photo in a well lit area – outdoors is preferable.