Ashtabula County 4-H Committees and Meetings

The 4-H program in Ashtabula County depends heavily on middle management committees. These committees are each made up of a group of adult and youth volunteers. Volunteers can be 4-H members, 4-H advisors, 4-H parents, and/or community representatives. There are eight of these committees and each one has a different 4-H program area focus. Within their own program area, each committee is responsible for clinics, judgings, and project guidelines (within State limitations).

Committees and their meeting dates
(There are no meetings in Dec. or Aug.) :

Market Animal Committee
Third Thursday, every month, elections in September. Meet at the OSU Extension Office.

• Beef, Steer, Steer Carcass, Sheep, Lamb Carcass, Swine, Hog Carcass, Market Goats, Market Poultry, Market Rabbits, and Dairy Beef Feeder projects.

Dairy Committee
Second Thursday, every other month starting in January, elections in November. Meet at OSU Extension Office.

• All 4-H Dairy projects & Cheese Baskets

Saddle Horse Committee
First Monday, every month, elections in October. Meet at the OSU Extension Office.

• All 4-H Saddle Horse projects (except miniature).

Small Animal Committee
TBD

• Goats, Rabbits, Poultry, Dogs, Cats, Miniature Horses, and Pocket Pets (guinea pigs, hamsters, rodents, etc.) projects.

• Market Turkeys, Chicken Meat Pens, Ducks & Geese projects

Family & Consumer Science Committee
The second Monday of Feb., April, May, June, Sept., elections in Sept. at 7:00 p.m.  Meet at the OSU Extension Office.

• Clothing, Sewing, Food & Nutrition, Creative Arts, Genealogy, Collectibles, Laundry, Money Management, and Child Care projects.

Shooting Sports Committee
Third Friday every other month starting in January. Meet at the OSU Extension Office.

• Archery, Riflery, Muzzleloading, and Shotgun projects, Shooting Sports Events.

4-H Committee
4th Mon. every other month in odd months, elections in Nov. Meet at the OSU Extension Office.

• This committee is the overall governing body of the entire 4-H program. This committee is not program area focused, but rather makes suggestions and changes to the overall 4-H program in Ashtabula County. They plan the Advisor Banquet and hold Frozen Food Sale Fundraisers twice each year.
  

Junior Fair Board
2nd Wed. every month, Elections in October. Meet at the OSU Extension Office.

• Made up of 4-H, Grange, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts. This group is not representative of one particular program area. Responsible for various fair related activities and plans events that go on at the fair and help conduct shows at fair.

Senior Fair Board
2nd Wed. every month including Dec., elections in Sept. Meet at the Fairgrounds.

• This is not an OSU Extension Committee, but they work closely with the 4-H Committees listed above in planning the Ashtabula County Fair.

Ashtabula County Extension Office
39 Wall Street
Jefferson, Ohio 44047
Phone: (440) 576-9008
Fax: (440) 576-5821