Saturday, August 1, 2026

SUFFIELD, Ohio - "Let's see if we can make him cry," the teacher tells his class. Halfway into the showmanship clinic, a boy just walked in with his steer and the other kids are wide-eyed, not knowing what's in store for their friend.

BURTON, Ohio - Nancy Mayors walks out of the barn, into the pasture, and taps her hand insistently on her thigh.

JEFFERSON, Ohio - A weed described as a freak of nature has spread across Pennsylvania and is making its way through Ohio.

PORTERSVILLE, Pa. - After more than six decades of 4-H involvement, 77-year-old Marge McElwain-Miller has finally called it quits.

More than 300 Tuscarawas County 4-H'ers took over the fairgrounds in Dover, Ohio, earlier this summer.

JEFFERSON, Ohio - Once again, buyers showed overwhelming support for Ashtabula County 4-H'ers, packing the MAC Arena in Jefferson Aug.

JEFFERSON, Ohio - First-year 4-H'er Kerstin White had many opportunities this year to demonstrate her newfound knowledge of market hogs.

(This is the second in a two-part series on 4-H camp. The first article, written by teen counselor Annette Crowell, appeared in the June 30 issue.)

Readers shared their fair memories with Farm and Dairy and now we're sharing them with you in this second and final installment.