Youth in West Central Ohio received strong support during the Ohio State Fair’s Sale of Champions.
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August 4, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Fair: COLUMBUS –Enthusiasm for Ohio youth and agriculture during the 2024 Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions livestock auction. Caps were met and exceeded at the Sale on Sunday in the WCOL Celeste Center, with a grand total in sales of $260,500. More than $134,000 will fund the Virgil L. Strickler Youth Reserve Program to continue supporting Ohio youth in agriculture and beyond.
WAPAKONETA, OH (WLIO) - As the Auglaize County Fair comes to a close this weekend, the Jr. Fair competitors are seeing the results of their ha…
Months of hard work from Junior Fair members paid off as they were able to sell their animals to the highest bidder during the livestock sale. Raising animals gives the exhibitors many lessons. For one Freshman and first-timer at the auction, it was important to just get back out in the community.
Junior Fair members showed off the fruits of months of hard work in the Piehl Show Arena on Friday. Businesses and community members bid on livestock projects throughout the day. Their money does not actually get them the animal but it does give them the chance to reward the youth in their community for putting in some serious time raising and caring for their projects. Many of whom also juggle busy lives at the same time.