Junior Fair Information
2025 Clermont County Junior Fairbook
Clermont County Junior Fair Animal Leasing Information
4-H and FFA Dairy and Breeding Animal Leasing Guidelines
These leases are required to be in place 60 days prior to exhibition and go until the completion of the project for 4-H and FFA. Clermont County leases are due by the 2nd Saturday in May during livestock tag-in or to the Extension Office. These leases outline rules for both the lessee and lessor as well as asking for animal description. These lease agreements are required at minimum; however, counties can add to them (i.e., vet contact info, transportation agreement, etc.).
Leasing Statement as approved 2022
An animal cannot be leased to more than one youth per project year and may only be exhibited by the lessee in any junior exhibition, including at the Ohio State Fair.
*You may refer to this as the 1-1-1 rule which means one exhibitor, one animal, one county.
The verbiage on the lease agreement is required at a minimum. The verbiage/leasing rules were drafted by Ohio 4-H specifically through Elizabeth Share, MS (Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development Livestock and Food Animal Programs) and approved by ODA.
As a reminder: Leasing MARKET animals for youth exhibition projects is NOT permitted under any circumstances.
Sample Breeding Animal Lease Form
ALL 2025 Leases are due by MAY 10TH!!!
Assuring Quality Care For Animals
In-person Training
•April 26, 2025 Doors open 30 minutes before the event and lock at start time.
•Session 1: 10a – 11a 4-H Hall, Clermont County Fairgrounds
•Session 2: 1p – 2p 4-H Hall, Clermont County Fairgrounds
Test Out Options
•February 17, 2025 9a – 3p Extension Office
•April 26, 2025 9:30a-11:30a 4-H Hall Kitchen
•By appointment at 513-732-7070 or neal.331@osu.edu
•Click here to view and download a Quality Assurance Test Study Guide
Online YQCA Training
•Use this link to access YQCA Training directions. Start your session at this link. https://yqcaprogram.org/
•You must download and send your certificate to neal.331@osu.edu to receive credit. The certificate must include the name, date, and certificate number. If we can’t see all the information, no credit is given.
Ag Ed/FFA Training
•Check with your teacher for when you are completing this process. The teacher will turn in a list of names to the Extension Office
•Yes, you can be trained in another county school if the teacher is certified correctly. The teacher will need to turn in complete names to neal.331@osu.edu
Clermont QA must be completed by June 1st each year for county and state fair exhibition.
4-H Animal Cares Pledge GPP Score Sheet
Junior Fair Livestock Forms and Junior Fair Standards of Behavior
Standards of Behavior Form - to be completed by all exhibitors, volunteers and parent/guardian
Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF)
A link to the form will be sent out on July 8, 2024.
DUNF must be completed by July 16, 2025, at midnight.
For any hog to be allowed to sell, its hair length must be at least ½-inch long. No exceptions. If the grand or reserve champion barrow or gilt is determined to have hair length less than 1/2 inch, it will not sell but, pursuant to Ohio law, the animal is still terminal, and the exhibitor is required to have the animal delivered to a facility as determined by the Clermont County Agricultural Society.
a. Exhibitors also must sign the Hog Hair Length Statement. This statement will be online and provided one week prior to the start of the fair.
b. No clipping of any hog project after 8am Sunday of the fair.
c. Hair length will be measured at the convenience of the Sale Committee
d. Hair length will be measured by a third party person hired by the Sales Committee.
UPI Exhibition Livestock Producer Affidavit -The United Producers Incorporated form must be completed by any youth selling one of the following animals in the Junior Livestock Sale.
- Swine
- Market beef
- Beef feeders
- Market dairy steers
- Dairy feeders
- Market feeders
- Market goats
- Market lambs
These Forms are DUE July 16th at MIDNIGHT!!!!
2025 OSU Extension Pre- Fair and Fair Events
July 8th and 9th:
General Project Judging
July 12th:
4-H Dog Show
July 19th:
Style Revue
Winners' Circle
July 24th:
Bake-It Contest
Recipes must be typed in the Bake-It contest recipe card template, printed on 8.5” x 11”paper and attached to the participants’ entry.
For more details on these events please visit our EVENTS page.
Royalty Court Information
Want to become a member of the 2024 Clermont County Junior Fair Royalty?
The 2024 Royalty Applications are now available. Interested candidates should complete the attached form by July 5, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted. If you have any questions contact Stacey Sandfoss 614-961-8094, Faith Stegbauer 513-295-3869, Cindy Stegbauer 513-255-7265.
As a reminder, a male and a female will be selected for each industry representative position.
2024 Clermont County Royalty Application
Clermont County Sale Committee
Click here for the 2024 Sale Committee Rules
Senior Fair Information
Click here for a link to the Clermont County Fair website
Clermont County Pork Producers
Click here for contact information
Clermont County Horse Program
2024 show dates will be published as they become available.