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 2026 Leases are due by MAY 9TH!!!
Assuring Quality Care For Animals
In-person Training
•TBD
Test Out Options
•February 16, 2026 9a – 3p Extension Office
•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
Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF), Clermont Sales Committee Rules, Hog Hair Length, Junior Fair Standards of Behavior, and UPI Affidavit are available to be completed. All forms must be submitted by NOON on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
DUNF
Exhibitors in the following categories must complete one form for each animal, except for chicken and rabbit pens, which require only one form per pen.
- Lactating Dairy Cow
- Lactating Dairy Goat
- Market Beef (steer or heifer)
- Beef Feeder (steer or heifer)
- Dairy Beef Feeder
- Market Chicken – Broiler
- Market Chicken – Meat Pen
- Market Goat (dairy/meat)
- Market Hog (barrow/gilt)
- Market Lamb
- Market Turkey
- Market Rabbit (fryer/meat pen) – complete 1 for fryer and 1 for meat pen
For DUNF questions, contact 513-732-7070 or neal.331@osu.edu
Clermont County Sales Committee Rules
Please complete 1 form per exhibitor.
Hog Hair Length
By reading this rule and typing/signing the exhibitor’s name, parent’s name, and club organization below, you agree to the following rule.
- For any hog to be allowed to be sold, its hair length must be at least ½-inch long. No exceptions.
- No clipping of any hog project after 8 a.m. Sunday of the fair.
- 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 it delivered to a facility as determined by the Clermont County Agricultural Society.
If any of these requirements are not met, the animal is not eligible to be sold.
A third-party person hired by the Sales Committee will measure the hair length at the Sales Committee’s convenience.
Junior Fair Standards of Behavior
This form is to be completed by all Clermont County Junior Fair participants in 4-H & FFA, consultants, and volunteers.
Junior Fair Standards of Behavior Link
United Producers Exhibition Livestock Producer Affidavit
Junior Fair Exhibitors of market swine, market beef, market dairy steers, beef feeders, dairy feeders, market goats, and market lambs must complete the United Producers Inc. “Exhibition Livestock Producer Affidavit” prior to showing and/or selling those animals at the Fair. Each exhibitor needs to complete one (1) form for each species being shown, not one per animal. Example: If you are showing market beef and market lambs, you would complete 2 affidavits – one for market beef and one for market lambs.
UPI Producer Exhibition Affidavit
All forms must be completed by NOON on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
2026 OSU Extension Pre- Fair and Fair Events
July 7th and 8th:
General Project Judging
July 25th:
Style Revue
Winners' Circle
State Fair Packet Pick up
July 30th:
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 2026 Clermont County Junior Fair Royalty?
The 2025 Royalty Applications are now available. 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.
Clermont County Sale Committee
Click here for the 2025 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.