SWINE PROJECTS

2024 Swine Project Important Dates

December 1st, 2023 Born After Date Posession Date: May 3rd, 2024
May 4th, 2024 Market Hog Tag-In & Carcass Class entries due 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Fairgrounds
July 7th, 2024 Market Hog Carcass Class Live Show 7:00 PM, Fairgrounds
July 12th, 2024 Drug Use Notification Forms (DUNF) Due CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT ONLINE FORM
July 13th, 2024 Market Hog Carcass Class Hanging Show 3:00 PM, Circle M Meats
July 18th, 2024 Junior Fair Hog Show see full schedule for detials

 

Swine Project Forms & Resources

 

SPRING WEIGH-IN: 

Market Goats, Market Lambs, Market Hogs, Market Beef Feeder Calves, & Dairy Market Feeder Calves weigh-in will be Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds from 9:00-11:00 AM.

PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT NOTES: 

  • Please pre-register your animals by May 1st at go.osu.edu/SpringWeighIn

  • There is a $5 pen fee per animal. 

  • County Bred forms must be filled out and turned in at the weigh-in. County Bred forms can be found below. 

  • Carcass Hogs MUST be weighed-in and forms turned in. Click Here to download the Carcass Hog Forms. 

  • Please see the rulebook for required birthdates and possession dates.

  • All cattle must have a halter with a lead strap on before exiting the trailer or they will not be weighed. Any animals deemed too dangerous to handle will not be weighed or exhibited at the Jackson County Junior Fair.

MARKET Hog CARCASS CLASS (2024)

Hog Carcass Class Information & Rules DOWNLOAD: PDF

Carcass Class Exhibitors: When entering the fairgrounds for the July 7th live show, please enter the fairgrounds through Gate 4. Animals must be cleaned up after before leaving the fairgrounds.

Weigh-in will begin at 5:00 PM, with the show starting at 7:00 PM. Exhibitors can arrive to the fairgrounds at any time July 7th to prepare and settle in for show.

Spectators are invited to attend and watch the carcass class’s live, on-hoof show Sunday, July 7th at 7:00 PM and to Circle M Meats on Saturday, July 13th at 3:00 PM to experience the hanging carcass show to hear from the judge as they explain the placings for those Carcass Hogs on display.

OHIO STATE FAIR: 

4-H youth interested in exhibiting swine at the Ohio State Fair should visit: https://www.ohiostatefair.com/p/get-involved/livestock/livestock-competitions.

Market and Breeding Swine entries for the Ohio State Fair are due ONLINE by June 21st, 2024.