4-H Project Guidelines, Quality Assurance & Project Judging/Skillathon Information

Project Guidelines 

Project guidelines are used as a resource for families. Each set of guidelines provides species/project area specific information when it comes to the requirements, opportunities, deadlines & fair information (if applicable). We encourage families to print and/or save a copy. Guidelines are updated each year. 

*Project Guidelines links will become activated as they are completed with the assistance of the species' advisors. 

Project Category

Animal

Beef Horses
Companion/Other Small Animals (Cats, Cavies, Pocket Pets, Reptiles, etc.) Poultry
Dairy/Dairy Feeders Rabbits
Dogs Sheep

Goats

Pack Goat Class

Swine

 

 Project  Category

Non-Animal

Clothing Shooting Sports
Food/Nutrition Other-Variety

 

2025 Trumbull County Project Completion Requirements 

2025 4-H Project Completion Requirements- County & State *Lists all current projects supported by Ohio 4-H 

 

 

2025 Project Judging/Skillathon Dates

Animal 

Animal Project Judging/Skillathon is Tuesday, June 3, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. *Members involved in multiple species may have a flexible/stagger start beginning at 5:30 if not before. Please check with your advisor as the date gets closer for an update.

All animal species' rules and registration forms can be found here

Skillathon Materials

2025 Version 

Beef

-Study guide & scoresheet

*no updates from 2024

Horses

-Study guide & scoresheet

-Bits

Companion Animals*

CAVY- Resources

-Scoresheet

CAT- Resources

- Scoresheet

*no updates from 2024

Poultry

-Fancy Study Guide 

-Market Study Guide

-Scoresheets

- Poultry Breeds 

Dairy

-Study guide/resources

-Scoresheet

*no updates from 2024

Rabbits

- Study guide/resources

-Scoresheets

Dairy Feeder

-Study guide/resources

- Scoresheet

*no updates from 2024

Sheep

- Market study guide/resources

-Score sheets

-Supplemental Breeding Project resources

*no updates from 2024

Goat

- Study guide

-Scoresheets

SWINE

- Study guide

-Scoresheets

Clothing

Clothing Project Judging is Friday, June 27, 2025 from 1:00-3:00 pm at the OSU Extension Office in Cortland.

  1. 2025 Clothing Judging Schedule 
  2. Scoresheets
    1. Sewing
    2. Non-Sewing
  3. Fashion Revue Narration Form
  4. Fashion Revue Entry Form
  5. FCS Committee Trophy Sponsor Form

General Projects

General/Still Project Judging is Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Champion Christian Church. Please notify the office of any dropped projects prior to June 1. 

1. General Project Scoresheet

2. Shooting Sports' Project Scoresheet

3. Food & Nutrition Project Scoresheet

 

Quality Assurance Information & Forms 

2025 Quality Assurance Information- Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 am at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds

Quality Assurance Verification Form - Must be printed out and taken with you if attending an out-of-county QA. Must be filled out and submitted to the Trumbull Extension Office.