Month: August 2021

Fair Pass/Show Number Pickup

Show numbers, wristbands, and vehicle passes will be available for pickup on the following dates at the Junior Fair office:
Tuesday, August 31 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday, Sept 2 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, Sept. 10 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
An advisor or designated adult should pick up and sign for fair passes and show numbers for the entire club. NO TICKETS OR SHOW NUMBERS WILL BE MAILED OR HANDED OUT INDIVIDUALLY BY THE JUNIOR FAIR OFFICE!

Excellence in 4-H Award Nominations

Do you have an outstanding youth in your club that you would like to recognize? We are asking 4-H advisors to nominate outstanding members who are 17 years and older last year 4-H members for the Excellence in 4-H Award. This is our most prestigious award given to a youth at the county level. A member should be active in local 4-H activities and demonstrated leadership abilities at the club and county levels. Please return the nomination form to the Extension Office no later than September 1, 2021. Nominees will be sent applications to fill out and those who return them will be interviewed by a selection committee. The winners will be announced at the 4-H Recognition Banquet in November. Click here to download a nomination form.

Sheep Carcass Contest Changes

Attention carcass lamb exhibitors! The carcass lambs will now be going to 3-D Custom Meats at 14740 Lincoln Way East, Dalton for processing instead of Boliantz Packing. The lambs will be delivered there after the live show on Saturday, August 28th. The carcass results show will be taking place at 3-D Meats on September 1st at 6:00 PM. 3-D Meats has been very gracious in offering to do this for us on short notice, and are willing to do the same standard cut on the lambs for the same cost as Boliantz Packing has in the past. If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office at 330-264-8722.

Livestream Camera Operators Needed

Interested in helping at this year’s fair?  Since we plan to live-stream all livestock shows, we will be needing volunteer camera operators for the live streams.  All equipment and training will be provided. We are currently offering mostly three-hour shifts, but you are free to sign up for multiple shifts if you wish. Once you sign up you will receive a confirmation email and more instructions closer to fair. Click here to sign up for a time slot!

Beef Carcass Contest

The 2021 beef live carcass show will be held in the Coliseum on August 26. Check-in will begin at 6 pm and the show will start at 7 pm. The results show will be held at Heffelfinger Meats in Jeromesville on Monday, August 30 beginning at 6:00 PM.  A dinner will be held immediately following the results presentation.  Please click the link below to RSVP if you plan to attend the dinner.  Please RSVP no later than Tuesday August 24th.

Beef Carcass Contest Dinner RSVP

August Beef Carcass Contest Letter & Rules

Sheep Carcass Contest

We want to say thank you to Boliantz Packing of Mansfield for hosting our 2021 Sheep Carcass Contest! The live show will take place at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 28th at 9 am in the Sheep Arena. Weigh-in will be from 8:00–8:45 AM. The viewing of the carcasses will be on Wednesday, September 1st at 6:00 p.m. at Boliantz Packing / Weidle’s Meats facility located at 749 Springmill Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44903.. All carcass lambs will be processed at Boliantz Packing. Click the links below for additional information on the lamb carcass contest.

August Sheep Carcass Letter

Sheep Carcass Contest Rules

Online DUNF

Again this year, all Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF) will be completed electronically.  Please fill out the electronic DUNF before Wednesday, September 8th at 5:00pm. You will receive a confirmation email with the details of your DUNF after it is submitted. If any information on the DUNF form changes between the time the form was submitted and fair check-in, the committee will ask you to complete a new DUNF at check-in. If nothing has changed you may proceed to the next step in the check-in line. Please use your entire animal ID/scrapie ID.  DUNF forms are required by the Ohio Department of Agriculture for all market animals, lactating dairy cows, and lactating dairy goats.  Click here to access the electronic DUNF.

Ractopamine Affidavit

Again this year, we will be using electronic ractopamine affidavits for all swine projects. Please fill out the electronic affidavit before Wednesday, September 8th at 5:00pm. You will receive a confirmation email after it is submitted. You will not be permitted to unload your swine project until the form is completed. Click here to access the online affidavit.