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Butler County

Quality Assurance Test Out Date

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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location:
OSU Extension, Butler County, 1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton, OH 45011
Contact email:
kahrs.7@osu.edu
Contact name:
Emily Kahrs
Contact phone:
513-785-6650

Junior Fair exhibitors are required to attend one of the Quality Assurance programs. Junior Fair exhibitors of the following animals are required to attend:

  • Dairy Cattle
  • Feeder Calves Beef and Dairy
  • Market Steers/Heifers
  • All Goats (Pygmy, Market, Dairy, Boer, and all other breeds)
  • Market Lambs
  • Market Hogs
  • Poultry
  • Rabbits  *Requirement by the Ohio State Department of Agriculture (Projects #225, #226, #227)

Quality Assurance Test Out Date

Test Out Date:           Monday, January 26, 2021

Test Time:                  6:30 pm

Location:                    OSUE, Butler County, 1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton, OH  45011

You must RSVP – DEADLINE: Thursday, January 22, 2021. RSVP to Emily Kahrs at kahrs.7@osu.edu or by phone at 513-785-6650.

Please provide Emily with your AGE as of January 1, 2021 and what animal(s) you plan on taking to the 2021 county fair. Your animal species will determine if you take the Small Animal test or the Large Animal test.

Make-Up QA Test Out Date (in case of inclement weather):  Monday, February 2, 2021

Test Time:                   6:30 pm

Location:                     OSUE, Butler County, 1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton, OH  45011

Test Out Information:

Members may test out of attending Quality Assurance if:

  1. They have attended at least two QA programs.
  2. They are either 12-14 years old or 15-18 years old as of January 1st of the current year.
  3. Parents are not required to attend the test out.

There are two age categories for the test (12-14) and (15-18). There are 50 multiple choice questions in each age category and members must pass with a 70%. If a member does not pass the test, they and a parent must attend on of the three Quality Assurance programs scheduled in order to show and sell their animal at the Butler County Fair. If the member passes in the 12-14 age category, they will not need to attend QA and can wait until they are age 15 to take the test again. If they pass the test at age 15 or older, they do not need to attend QA ever again.

RSVP by calling 513-785-6650 or emailing kahrs.7@osu.edu by January 22, 2021. ONLY youth that RSVP are allowed to take the test-out option.