Huron County Junior Fair Links
| Huron County Junior Fair Information | Fair Entries |
| Livestock Sale Information | Livestock Identification Information |
| Barrow Carcass Program | Livestock Judges |
| Skillathon | Quality Assurance |
The 2025 Huron County Fair will be held August 11 - 16, 2025
Visit their website at www.huroncountyfair.com
Huron County Junior Fair Information
2025 Junior Fair Letter
2025 Requirements Letters
2025 DUNF Form Link - becomes live within a week of the Huron County Fair
- Livestock exhibitors must submit a completed, signed electronic Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF), one per MARKET animal, except one per pen for market poultry and market rabbits, when they come to the fair. DUNF must be completed by the animal’s weigh-in. Completed DUNF must be submitted for all market cattle, feeder calves, market goats, market swine, market lambs, market turkeys, chicken meat pens, rabbit meat pens, lactating dairy cattle & lactating dairy goats.
- The DUNF must be accurate and valid for the day the animal enters the fairgrounds. Failure to complete a required DUNF will make the exhibitor ineligible for competition at the Huron County Junior Fair. Any required animal not covered by a completed DUNF will not be penned. It will be sent home unless a proper DUNF is completed.
- Those of you with animals who get tagged/identified at the fair (Market Swine, Market Turkeys) will not know your tag number yet. Please wait and fill this form out when your animal gets tagged. Otherwise, you can fill out this form now. There will be an opportunity to fill the form out at check in at fair for those who need it.
- Market Chickens do not get leg banded. Please write NA for the identification number.
- Once your form has been submitted, you will receive an email receipt. This will need to be shown at check in at fair for proof of completion.
- A DUNF must be resubmitted if ANY medication is administered to ANY animal during the fair, even if a DUNF was not required for that animal at check-in.
This is a Legally Binding Document. Please fill out carefully and accurately!
Fair Entries
JUNIOR FAIR ENTRIES are due June 30
*ALL THOSE WISHING TO EXHIBIT AT HURON COUNTY FAIR MUST SUBMIT ENTRIES TO FAIR ENTRY*
*AFTER YOU COMPLETE YOUR FAIR ENTRY YOU SHOULD GET AN EMAIL RECEIPT WITH YOUR ENTRIES ON IT. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THIS RECEIPT.
Step by Step Fair Entry Instructions
Tip Sheet Before Making Entries
Need Help? Reach out to one of the Huron County Fair Entry Contacts
Helpful Videos from Fair Entry:
4-H Family How to do entries on Fair Entry Video
Livestock Sale Information
2025 Huron County Jr. Fair Sale Order Click Here For Order
List of Livestock Buyers Buyers are listed alphabetically Click Here for List
Required Thank you Note for Sales
Submission Guidelines
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Notes must be turned in unsealed, as we will be checking them to ensure they meet quality standards. An example of a well-written thank-you note and instructions for addressing the envelope are attached.
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Please submit your thank-you notes by September 5. Failure to do so will result in your sale check being held.
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Make sure your thank-you card has a stamp, your full name on the return address (to identify you), and the buyer's full name and address.
Ways to Submit Your Thank-You Notes
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Drop them off at the Extension Office (8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday).
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Bring them to the Junior Fair Office during leftover project pick-up on Thursday, September 4 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.).
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Mail them in a cover envelope addressed to: OSU Extension, 180 Milan Ave. Suite 1, Norwalk, OH 44857.
Additional Reminders
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If you received an award, we also encourage you to write a thank-you note to your award sponsors. You can find the address label to your award sponsor struck to the bottom or back of your award. We’ve lost sponsors in the past because they didn’t feel appreciated, so please make sure to express your gratitude.
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Thank-you cards are available for purchase at the Junior Fair Office for $1 each.
Barrow Carcass Program
Please see the forms and applications page for the Barrow Carcass Program. Applications are Due May 1, 2025.
Program Information can be found here and in the requirements letters.
Skillathon
For 2025 information and study guide please click here.
Livestock Identification Information
Animals Required to attend an in person tagging:
Market Cattle
All market cattle will be tagged with EID tags. Cattle that already have EID tags are not required to attend December tagging, but are required to upload Identification. Cattle chosing not to come, will not be eligible for rate of gain. All others must be brought to the fairgrounds. Market cattle will be weighed and tagged on a first come, first served basis.
A maximum of four beef animals (any combination of beef steers and beef heifers) and/or four dairy steers per exhibitor may be weighed and tagged.
Feeder Calves
Must be tagged and vaccinated on the first Saturday on or after May 15
Exhibitors may tag up to four beef feeder calves (steers or heifers)
and/or four dairy beef feeders calves (steers only)
and/or four dairy cross feeder calves (steers or heifers)
Market Rabbits
Must be tattooed on July 15
Meat rabbits must have individual tattoos in the left ear. Tattoos may be by family. If more than 12 rabbits per family are brought to the tattoo clinic,they must already have their private tattoos.
Animal ID Required in Fair Entry by May 15:
click here for instruction on how to upload to Fair Entry.
Market Lambs
A maximum of six market lambs.
Market Goats (dairy and meat)
A maximum of four dairy market kids.
A maximum of four meat market kids.
Market Hogs
A maximum of four market hogs.
Those selected to participate in the barrow carcass program may identify two additional hogs.
Dairy
For all grade and non-family registered cattle – A completed identification must be submitted on Fair Entry for each potential dairy exhibit by May 15. The form must include pictures and ear tag or tattoo number for each animal.
Registered animals, in the family name or official lease in the exhibitor’s name – submit registration papers on Fair Entry for each potential dairy exhibit by May 15. Registration papers must be in the family name or an official lease in the exhibitor’s name, with the date by May 15 of current year. (ID at fair must match number recorded in May).
Dog
Please submit dog ID form, current vaccination form and pictures.
Animals not listed:
Will be submitted while you are creating your entries for the fair by June 30. Pre-Identification for all other animals is not required. Please see 4-H requirements or Huron County Junior Fair Book for how many animals you're allowed to exhibit in each species.
Livestock Judges
Livestock Judges are hired by the exhibition sponsor, the Huron County Senior Fair Board, and should be posted on the Huron County Fair Website.
Quality Assurance
All Junior Fair livestock exhibitors, except those with horses must be certified in livestock quality assurance (QA). Those who tested out of QA in a previous year may not have to complete any additional training this year. (See Test Out Option, below). QA certification is required to exhibit livestock at the county or state fair.
County QA Deadline: June 1
TEST OUT OPTION:
Exhibitors, age 15 - 18 (as of January 1), may "test out" of QA permanently. Exhibitors, ages 12 - 14 (as of January 1), may "test out" of QA for oup to three years, or until they turn 15. The QA test is a 50 question, multiple-choice test for either large livestock (beef, sheep, swine, dairy and goats) or small livestock (poultry and rabbits). The test is offered before some of the regularly schedules QA sessions. You need to show up at the beginning of the scheduled test out session. You will be given an hour to take the test. The passing grade is 70%. The test questions are written by OSU Animal Science personnel. Exhibitors may only take the test one time each year. If a passing score is not received, the exhibitor must attend a QA Training session. Sessions are offered right after the test out, so members who don't pass are able to stay to receive their QA credit for the year. Members who pass do not have to stay.
QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING SESSIONS:
QA sessions will still be held throughout the county. An exhibitor may receive credit for QA this year by attending any one of the Quality Assurance Training sessions in Huron County. This is the only option for exhibitors, ages 8 - 11 (as of January 1). Participants arriving late for any session will be turned away
2025 Livestock Quality Assurance Trainings
| Date | Time | Location |
| Thursday, April 10 |
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Test Out 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. QA |
New London High School |
| Sunday, April 27 |
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Test Out 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. QA |
Western Reserve High School |
| Sunday, April 27 |
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Test Out 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. QA |
First Baptist Church, Prairie Rd, Bellevue |
| Thursday, May 8 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. QA | Willard High School |
| Wednesday, May 21 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. QA | South Central High School |
Junior Fair exhibitors who participate and receive credit for a state-wide Quality Assurance training program will also receive credit for Huron County. (Example: Quality Assurance Training at Beef Expo). Those participating in a state-wide training must provide the Extension Office with a copy of their certification for the year, before the June 1st. deadline. Failure to do so will result as an incomplete and your livestock projects will not be accepted at the fair.
YQCA TRAINING ON-LINE
If you are unable to attend one of the Huron County Sessions, you can complete the online training at yqcaprogram.org for a fee of $12/youth. Youth may complete the online YQCA course. This is the only approved online course. Youth must complete the correct course for their 4-H age. If youth plan to do this, it must be completed before June 1st. Please send a copy of the completion certificate to Huron4H@osu.edu so that we are sure to receive the correct completion information and can assure that youth select the correct course. If we do not receive it before June 1st, it will be an incomplete and you will not be able to take your livestock project to fair.