Tag Archives: Livestock Shows

Pickaway Agriculture & Event Center To Host Two Ag. Education Events In Early May

Presented By McDonald’s, I’m Lovin’ It!

Two events are slated between May 1st-3rd that will benefit those raising championship livestock and those who want to know about composting. Both are being held at the Pickaway County Fairgrounds Agriculture & Event Center in Circleville.

Two Champions Choice Camps will be conducted May 1st and 2nd where Tracy Dendinger, a licensed agricultural educator, will show campers what they need to know about all aspects of your sheep, goat and pig projects. This includes showing, growing, managing, fitting and marketing.

Register online now as there are limited spots available. For more information, call (740) 505-6505 or email championschoicecamps@gmail.com. There website is also www.championschoice.com

Another event planned for May 3rd is a Beginners Workshop for Backyard Composting. It will be held that date between 6pm-8pm.

This workshop will be for all ages and experience levels, however, the focus will be for the beginner level. There will be a special activity and lessons for children under age 12- during the adult session.

Registration is required by April 29th. Registration fees are $5 per adult and children 12 and under get in free. There will be no refunds.

Contact Arista Hartzler at (740) 420-5451 or email ahartzler@pickawaycountyohio.gov

Ross County Ready to Open Junior Fair Saturday

Presented by Hometown-Motors, Inc.

The Ross County Fair Board voted in June to not hold a traditional fair for 2020 due to the restrictions and guidelines mandated by Governor Mike DeWine. Last week, citing a spike in COVID-19 cases statewide linked back to fairs, the Governor limited the remaining fairs for the 2020 season to Junior Fair only. Because of the decision made by the Ross County Fair, they were ready with a plan to hold their shows.

WHAT ABOUT THE LIVESTOCK SALE?

There will be two rotations of animals: (Rotation 1) Dogs, Goats, Horses, Poultry and Sheep Saturday through Tuesday (Rotation 2) Beef, Cavy, Hogs and Rabbits Wednesday through Saturday. The fairgrounds will be cleared Tuesday evening for sanitizing.  

Participants have been given directives for their animals following their shows for the release and removal from the grounds.

The shows will not be open to the public and only those with wristbands distributed by the fair will be permitted on the grounds. Masks will be required for those on the grounds. 

Here’s the 2020 Ross County Junior Fair schedule of events for the shows for animals beginning Saturday. 

SATURDAY – AUGUST 8: 

8:30am: Dog Show 

4:00pm-9:00pm: Move-in and Rolling Weigh-in for Goats, Poultry, Sheep 

SUNDAY – AUGUST 9: 

8:00am: Sheep Shows – Showmanship Contest, Breeding Sheep and Market Lambs 

9:00am: Horse Show 

1:00pm: Non-Market Poultry Show followed by the All-Poultry Showmanship Contest 

2:00pm: Goat Showmanship Contest – Dairy, Meat and Pygmy Goats 

MONDAY – AUGUST 10: 

8:00am: Market Poultry Show & Goat Dairy Show 

9:00am: Horse Show 

9:30am: Goat Pygmy Show 

11:30am: Goat Meat Breeding Show 

2:00pm: Goat Market Show 

TUESDAY – AUGUST 11: 

9:00am: Horse Show 

7:00pm: Fairgrounds cleared for sanitizing 

WEDNESDAY – AUGUST 12: 

8:00am-9:00am: Breeding Rabbit & Fancy Rabbit, Cavy Check-in 

9:00am-12:00pm: Breeding Rabbit, Fancy Rabbit and Cavy Shows 

2:00pm-8:00pm: Market Rabbit Weigh-in and Caging 

4:00pm-9:00pm: Swine Move-in and Rolling Weigh-in; Beef Move-in 

THURSDAY – AUGUST 13: 

8:00am: Cavy and Rabbit Showmanship Contest 

8:00am: Beef Team Fitting Contest 

2:00pm: Beef Showmanship followed by Beef Breeding 

FRIDAY – AUGUST 14: 

8:00am: Market Rabbit Show 

8:00am: Market Beef Show 

4:00pm: Swine Showmanship 

SATURDAY – AUGUST 15:  

8:00am: Market Swine Show 

7:00pm: Fairgrounds Close