Quality Assurance Requirements

• Quality Assurance training is required annually for any member exhibiting a livestock project at the Fairfield County Fair (or Ohio State Fair). Livestock species include Beef (Breeding & Market), Dairy Breeding, Dairy Feeders, Goats (Angora, Dairy, Meat, Market & Pygmy), Poultry (Breeding & Market), Sheep (Breeding & Market), Swine, Rabbits (Breeding & Market), Llamas, Alpacas. 
• Deadline: All quality assurance training must be completed by June 30, 2026. Youth wanting to participate in the Ohio State Fair must have quality assurance training completed by June 1st, per OSF Rules.
• County-wide Opportunites - register at go.osu.edu/fairfieldqareg
  • Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6:30pm
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 6:30 pm

Skillathon Information

• 2026 Skillathon Dates: 
  • Beef, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Feeders, Goats, Sheep, Swine - September 12, 2026, By Appointment. Rickett's Hall - check-in, Ed Sands - Skillathons
  • Dog, Rabbit, Poultry, Horse, Alpaca/Llama - September 26, 2026, By Appointment. Rickett's Hall - check in, Ed Sands - Skillathons
• 2025 Skillathon Rubrics
  • 4-H Book Tip Sheet
  • FFA AET Scoresheet

September 6th	September 21st
Beef	Dog
Dairy Cattle	Rabbit
Dairy Feeder/Steer	Poultry
Meat Goat	Horse
Sheep - Breeding	Alpaca/Llama
Sheep - Market	Pygmy Goat
Swine - Market	Dairy Goat

• 2025 Skillathon Resources
  • Beef Cattle
  • Dairy Cattle
  • Dog
  • Goat
  • Horse
  • Poultry
  • Poultry Feed Sheet (One Sheet)
  • Rabbit
  • Rabbit Feed Identification (One Sheet)
  • Sheep
  • Swine
• If you have questions regarding the Skillathon process, please contact Leslie Cooksey, cooksey.25@osu.edu, or Aubry Fowler, fowler.443@osu.edu

Fairfield County Livestock Forms

• 4-H/FFA Livestock and Horse Housing Form for Fairfield County (revised 2026) 
  • Specie deadlines are listed on the form.
  • Needs to be completed if you are not housing the animal on property your parents own.
• Home Grown Market Wether Intent Form (2026) (due May 1st)
• Home Grown Market Rabbit Intent Form (2026) (due May 1st)
• Home Grown Market Lamb Intent Form (2026) (due at lambing)
• Dairy Lease 
• Dairy Goat Lease (due July 1st)
• Llama/Alpaca Lease

Muscle Quality and Performance (MQP)

• 2026 MQP Program Information 
• 2026 Beef Performance & Carcass Quality (BPCQ) Application (due Jan. 9)
• 2026 Swine (Barrows or Gilts) MQP Application (due April 15th)
• 2026 Lamb MQP Application (due April 15th)
• 2026 Goat MQP Application (due April 15th)

Additional Information

• Beef Cattle Resources
• Requirements of Livestock Projects for Exhibition in Ohio Fairs - New 2/18/2019
• Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Fact Sheet for 4-H Youth Livestock Producers and Families
• For Junior Fair Livestock Sale information, please visit the sale blog at u.osu.edu/livestocksale.