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.
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Project Category |
Animal |
| Beef | Horses |
| Companion/Other Small Animals (Cats, Cavies, Pocket Pets, Reptiles, etc.) | Poultry |
| Rabbits | |
| Dogs | Sheep |
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Pack Goat Class |
Swine |
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Project Category |
Non-Animal |
| Clothing | Shooting Sports |
| Food/Nutrition | Other-Variety |
2026 Trumbull County Project Completion Requirements
*2026 COMING SOON
2025 4-H Project Completion Requirements- County & State *Lists all current projects supported by Ohio 4-H
2026 Project Judging/Skillathon Dates
Animal
Animal Project Judging/Skillathon is Tuesday, June 2, 2026 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' links will be updated as they are completed with the assistance of the species' advisors.
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Skillathon Materials |
2026 Version |
*Beef*no updates from 2024 |
*Horses-Bits |
Companion Animals*CAVY- Resources CAT- Resources *no updates from 2024 |
Poultry-Scoresheets |
*Dairy*no updates from 2024 |
Rabbits |
*Dairy Feeder*no updates from 2024 |
*Sheep- Market study guide/resources -Supplemental Breeding Project resources *no updates from 2024 |
Goat*no update from 2025 |
*SWINE |
Clothing
Clothing Project Judging is Friday, June 26, 2026 from 1:00-3:00 pm at the OSU Extension Office in Cortland.
- 2026 Clothing Judging Schedule - will be emailed to all clothing participants
- Scoresheets
- Fashion Revue Narration Form
- Fashion Revue Entry Form
- FCS Committee Trophy Sponsor Form
General Projects
General/Still Project Judging is Tuesday, June 30, 2026 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Champion Christian Church. Please notify the office of any dropped projects prior to June 1.
2. Shooting Sports' Project Scoresheet
3. Food & Nutrition Project Scoresheet
Quality Assurance Information & Forms
2026 Quality Assurance Information- Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 9:00-11:00 am at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds
- Trumbull County Program Flyer (includes registration link)
- Veterinary Feed Directive Fact Sheet
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.