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Resources & Forms

Quality Assurance

Skillathons

Outstanding Exhibitor

FairEntry

DUNFs

Ohio State Fair

 

Resources & Forms:

(Click on any resource to open full PDF file and or take you to the direct page)

Ohio Youth Livestock Exhibition Rules - PDF

Ohio Fairs and Exhibitions Frequently Asked Questions - PDF

Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Fact Sheet - PDF

Holmes County Born and Raised Form - PDF

Holmes County Species Essay Give Away Contest

Ohio State Fair Livestock Competition Information

Project Enrollment for 4-H & FFA Members Showing Animals at the Ohio State Fair -PDF

Quality Assurance (QA):

QA: ALL livestock exhibitors must complete Quality Assurance annually. QA must be completed by June 1st.

Holmes County Quality Assurance Dates & Locations for 2025:

TBD: Watch for upcoming Newsletters and the 2025 4-H Calendar!

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Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Online QA Training: YQCA

Youth Quality Care of Animals online training cost $12 and is avaliable at https://yqcaprogram.org

If a member chooses to complete their QA online using this YQC site or at another county training, a certification of completion for QA training must be submitted to the Holmes County Extension Office no later than June 1st.

Skillathon 

  • Skill-a-Thon judging events are for members who take livestock projects.

  • Members will go through a few different hands-on skill stations to test their knowledge of each species they are exhibiting at the fair. The judging event will also include an interview and their project book will be evaluated.

  • Project books must score a minimum of 12/20 to be considered complete. Anything 11 or under will be returned to the youth and ask that the book be re-done and turned in by a certain date (TBD at a later date) to exhibit at the fair.

Homes County Skillathon Dates & Locations for 2025:

TBD: Watch for upcoming Newsletters and the 2025 4-H Calendar!

Make-Up Judging:

  • If a member cannot attend the regular pre-fair judging or the skill-a-thon judging, they can schedule an appointment for Early Judging by scheduling an appointment prior to the judging dates.

  • Make-up judging disqualifies all outstanding awards (OME/OBE).

Outstanding Exhibitor: 

This is not a requirement to show at the Holmes County Fair, this is a bonus award!
It’s built for those members who go above and beyond their traditional project requirements.

You may see these abbreviations: (OME/OBE/OHE/ODE):

Click on any Outstanding to read more about scoring and what is required

FairEntry:fairentry

  • FairEntry is the online system that is used to enterexhibitsin specific classes at the fair.

  • FairEntry and 4HOnline do sync up, and only enrolled4-H members in 4HOnline willbe able to sign-up for classes in FairEntry.

  • There is no charge to enter in classes at the fair and no minimum or maximum number of classes. There is no mark against an exhibitor for signing up for aclass and then not showing in that class at the fair.

  • This is where you select to participate in the Outstanding Exhibitor program.

  • Make sure to sign up for Showmanship along with the market classes. 

FairEntry Help Sheet - PDF

For more FairEntry help, vist the 4-H Online & FairEntry Help page.

Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF):

  • The Ohio Department of Agriculture works tirelessly with veterinarians, exhibitors, 4-H and FFA leaders, industry experts and educators to ensure livestock exhibitions in Ohio are fair and the animals from these shows that enter the marketplace are fit for human consuodamption. Ohio has been aggressive in addressing problems and concerns related to tampering of exhibition livestock with illegal drugs and substances.

  • The DUNF shall be completed for every animal entering into a terminal show at the Holmes County Fair. This includes all market and/or lactating animal(s) being brought to the fair.

  • The DUNF will be completed online. This form goes live a week before the fair, due to the specific withdrawal time(s).

  • All species EXCEPT POULTRY may complete their DUNF ahead of Sunday check-in. A parent must be present at poultry check-in to sign and complete the DUNF form. Parents do not need to be present at other livestock species check-ins if the DUNF has been completed ahead of time.

Ohio State Fair: 

4-H youth interested in exhibiting livestock at the Ohio State Fair should visit: https://www.ohiostatefair.com/p/get-involved/livestock/livestock-competitions

All entries are due ONLINE by (date TBD for 2025)

Posession dates may vary, Equine & Dog show operate on a different schedule, so please check additional dates.

Once updates, information for the following events can be found at: