Tuscola County Fair

Thank you for a successful 2024 Tuscola County Fair!

Here is a link to the publicity report - 2024 Publicity Report Tuscola County Fair

2025 Tuscola County Fair July 19th-July 26th

www.tuscolacountyfair.org
Over the years, many volunteer hours have been dedicated to preserving an American heritage, the county fair. The fair association owes many thanks to these volunteers as well as thanks to many civic organizations, local businesses and governmental agencies.
Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Tuscola County Fair Association may contact any member of the Board of Directors for information. Our county fair has stood strong for more than 140 years, and together we can continue this long-standing tradition.                                                                                                             

If you anticipate volunteering on behalf of, or with a 4-H Program, please follow this link to MSU Extension Volunteer Central - Samaritan to become a Silver Level Volunteer. Please note that this base-level screening is meant for those who are helping a 4-H leader, Superintendent, or serving as a 4-H Judge at the Tuscola County Fair. Please complete this process by July 9th to help with the 2025 Tuscola County Fair. 

2025 Tuscola County Fair Large Livestock Exhibitors                          Tagging Deadlines and Information 

All 4-H Market Large Livestock to be exhibited in the Tuscola County Fair must be tagged on the dates established by the appropriate superintendent and approved by the Large Livestock Committee. 4-H enrollment must be completed prior to tagging. Please make appropriate arrangements to have your animals at the designated tagging.

This is the first year to complete the registration tagging form online. Please review the Tagging Check List document before uploading your registration information into this Google Document by the deadline date shown below:

  • Beef - Friday, February 21st - Weigh-in for Rate of Gain from 9 - 10 a.m. at Marlette Livestock in Marlette, MI 
  • Feeders, Sheep, Swine - Friday, May 16th 

Please contact the appropriate superintendent for questions:

  • Beef - Jeremy Parker - (989) 670-4585
  • Dairy- Matt Bennett - (989) 823-4810
  • Feeders - Adrianna Jackson - (989) 553-2768
  • Sheep - Jeremy Glaspie - (989) 714-8799
  • Swine - Kristen Keinath-Dyjak - (810) 391-8047

Electronic Livestock ID Tags    

All livestock in Michigan require a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag effective March 1, 2007. A website has been developed to provide information about the RFID requirements in Michigan. Please visit https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/animals/id-movement  for information about how to obtain a premises ID, where to order tags, details about the requirements for use of the tags, how to manage the application of the ear tags, RFID requirements for youth who will exhibit animals at shows and fairs, etc.

Please feel free to contact MSU Extension at (989) 672-3870 with any questions.

 

2024 Tuscola County Fair Book

2024 Tuscola County Fair Entry Online - ShoWorks link 
2024 Tuscola County Fair Book 
2024 Tuscola Fair Schedule of Events 

Fair Information & Forms    

Record Sheets for Market Animals
In 2015, the Tuscola County Livestock Committees, for both large and small animals, joined together and revised the structure of our required project record books for market animal projects that will be exhibited and sold at the Tuscola County Fair. The record books listed below will be used for the following market animal projects:

Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Feeder Beef, Poultry and Rabbit
Because the same record book template is used for all of the above listed species, the books have been linked to the age of the 4-H member exhibiting the animal project. 

If you have questions, please contact your club leader or ReAnna Wilkerson, Tuscola County’s 4-H program coordinator.

Required Forms

Record Books & Information

Record Books - Cloverbud (ages 5-7)

Informational

Project Guides

Study Sheets

Promotional Advertising During Fair Week

Want to support our 4-H Large Livestock and Small Livestock Committees while advertising your business at the same time? They are offering the opportunity to purchase an advertisement banner/sign that will be displayed during the Tuscola County Fair week. 

      • 4-H Large Livestock arena sign displayed in livestock exhibition area. 
      • 4-H Small Livestock banner displayed in barns.

Contact the MSU Extension office at (989) 672-3870 for more information.

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