Livestock Projects:

2012 Photo ID Badges - Who needs to have a picture taken this year?

Information regarding all of the following requirements and resources for the 2011 project year will be posted as they become available.

2012 Licking County 4-H Project Requirements (this booklet covers all 4-H projects) This link will be active when available

Requirements to Exhibit Livestock at The Hartford Fair:

UPDATED 2/29: 2012 Junior Fair Livestock/Animal Requirement Summary - (Update to the Breeding & Market Rabbit Registration/Tattoo Dates)   Exhibitor information regarding exhibit limits, dates of possession, pre-fair weigh-in/tagging dates, clinics, entry deadline, and various animal and health requirements.

Livestock Quality Assurance:

2012 Hartford Fair Jr. Quality Assurance Guidelines

Any Hartford Fair youth exhibitor who has not attended one approved Junior Fair Livestock Quality Assurance training will be ineligible to exhibit livestock (in the areas requiring QA training) during the 2012 Hartford Independent Fair if they are unable to complete a Quality Assurance training by June 1, 2012.

Livestock Project Judging Interviews & Skillathons:

Project judging interviews and skillathons will be held during the Hartford Fair for 4-H and FFA Junior Fair exhibitors.

2012 4-H / FFA Livestock Project Judging Interviews Brochure

Livestock Project Resources:

Changes to 117R Beef Resource Handbook and 194R Sheep Resource Handbook - Although members and their families are not being asked to purchase the revised editions of the Beef Resource Handbook and the Sheep Resource Handbook, anyone with the old one on hand might feel more comfortable knowing the exact nature of the changes. Descriptions of the significant changes are in the following links:

117R Beef Resource Handbook Revisions

194R Sheep Resource Handbook Revisions

4-H Animal Resource Handbooks Brochure (prices in brochure reflect the direct-through-eStore pricing or you may purchase at the extension office for a reduced price)

Guidelines for the Purchase and Care of Dairy Beef Feeders

Tips For Getting Started With Your Goat Project

Pennsylvania Livestock Judging Manual

Learning activities for the Goat project/record book: Beginning  /  Intermediate  /  Advanced

Learning activities for the Llama & Alpaca project/record book:  Beginning  /  Intermediate  /  Advanced

UPDATED 2/29:  2012 Guidelines to the 4-H Rabbit Projects - (Update to the Breeding & Market Rabbit Registration/Tattoo Dates)  These guidelines offer a description of the purpose of each rabbit project and also list the fair tattoo/registration days.

Poultry Library Resources - Click on link for listing of poultry books for loan to 4-H families in the Licking County area.

Livestock Clinics, Shows and Contests:

Nutrena: 4-H Lunch N' Learn, Saturday, March 31st, 2012.  For a detailed brochure click on the following link:

• 2012 4-H Project Clinics and Camps
• 2012 Buckeye Livestock Judging Camp - OSU Campus, Columbus, OH
• The Really Big Show! (Goats) - May, 19 & 20, 2012 - Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH
• 2012 Licking County 4-H Goat Clinics:  June 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. & July 19, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.  Both clinics will be held in the Goat Barn at The Hartford Fairgrounds.
  

Additional Resources:

Saying Thank You:  A lot of respect can be earned or lost by our ability to say thanks.  Thank you notes help our sponsors realize that the award sponsorship really means something to you.  It helps make them more interested in sponsoring next year. For help in writing that thank you note or letter click on the following link:  Thank you flyer