Allen County will continue to offer QA via Zoom. All youth who wish to complete a livestock project for 4-H or FFA are required by Ohio law to complete this training before exhibition. All Jr. Fair Exhibitors with market livestock (lactating dairy cow, lactating dairy goat, beef, dairy beef, dairy, goats, poultry (breeding and market), rabbits (breeding and market), sheep and swine) must participate in a Quality Assurance program in order to show at the Allen Co. Fair.
Quality Assurance Dates for 2023
May 15 at 7 pmFullMay 23 at 7 pmFullMay 31 at 7 pmFull- June 1 at 7 pm
Registration Link: https://go.osu.edu/acqa
Quality Assurance Test Out
As an option youth ages 15 -18 years old can test out of their annual Quality Assurance Program. Youth ages 15 -18 who pass the QA test can test out of their annual QA program permanently. The youth member has the choice of taking either the Large Animal or Small Animal test if he/she has projects in either area. Yough will only be allowed one chance to take the exam. Any yough who does not pass the test the first time, must attend a QA session for the current year. Youth who do not pass may return the next year to try and test out again.
Test out can be scheduled the who month of April. Contact the office (419)879-9108 to schedule a time to come in and take the test.