2024 Ohio 4-H Dairy / Animal Sciences CalendarÂ
December 2023
Year end Wrap up Â
January 2024
 1   Hoards Dairyman Picture Judging contestÂ
 15   Ohio PDCA Annual Meeting- Coba Select Sires
February 2024
 10 Ohio Brown Swiss Annual Meeting- Select Sires Kelgren
 20   ALL DAIRY Achievement Forms are DUE!
     Dairy Achievement Records Form- 2023 EXCEL   (Click to open form)Â
     Dairy Achievement Record Form -PDF (Click to open form)
     Dairy Achievement instructions and information  (Click to open instructions)
   24   ATI Dairy Judging contest Â
      Krause (OARDC) Dairy. Please visit: https://ati.osu.edu or email Thornton.5@osu.edu for more informationÂ
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 24   Ayrshire Annual Meeting, Der Dutchman, Plain City
March 2024
 16  Dairy Judging Clinic, Velvet View Farm, Big Prairie, Ohio - see EVENTS for more information
27-30th  Ohio Spring Dairy Expo, Ohio Exposition Center
    SDE Showmanship
 28    Ohio 4-H Youth Judging Contest and Clinic 8:00 am registration, 9:00 am contest begins (see events for more information)
April 2024
 20  Dairy Palooza- Canfield Fair
15Â Â Ohio State Fair Scholarship application postmark deadline
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 May 2024
 June 2024
    Ohio State Fair Deadline for entries Â
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July 2024Â
Ohio 4-H Dairy Incentive at Ohio State Fair  -watch videoÂ
    Virtual Skillathon Â
    Dairy Judging reasons campÂ
13Â Â Â Trumbull County Dairy Judging Contest -Registration at 9:45am
23. OSF Opens - Holstein, Ayrshire, Red & White, Shorthorn
24  9am-noon  Skillathon- in-person skillathon Â
Junior pizza party at noon
   Dairy Jeopardy, 1:30pm-4:30pm
 25  Dairy Judging clinic 4:00pm, Cooper
 26  Dairy Showmanship, 2:00pm Â
 30 Brown Swiss, Jersey and Guernsey must be in place by 9am Â
 31  All Breeds Showmanship 1:00pm  Junior pizza following showmanshipÂ
    Dairy Jeopardy, 9:00am-noon                   Â
 August 2024
 1  OSF Dairy Judging Clinic, 4:00pm CooperÂ
 3  Dairy Feeder showmanship at State fair- 5:00pm
 5   Dairy Feeder Show -9:00am
  September 2024
 Aug 30-2  Dairy Judging Boot Camp, Maryland State Fairgrounds Â
 7   Wayne County Dairy Judging ContestÂ
 14   Big E ContestÂ
 15   Pennsylvania All-American Show Â
 October 2024
     WDE Dairy Judging Contest Â
    Assuring Quality Care for Animals Signature Program In-service
 November 2024
 9    NAILE National Quiz Bowl ContestÂ
 9    NAILE, Louisville, KY Dairy Judging contest Â
      Dairy Advisory Meeting Â
 December 2024
      4-H Award Forms to apply for Ohio 4-H recognition (contact local 4-H county educator)
      Ohio 4-H Dairy Program Annual Year end wrap upÂ