2020 Ohio State Fair Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Requirement For Youth entering a market swine project at the 2020 Ohio State Fair will be required to have a parent/guardian PQA certified in order to meet packer requirements.
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PQA certification number will be required for online entry (deadline of June 20th) - Certification numbers will be verified, falsified numbers will result in penalty.
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Once notified of invalid number, exhibitors will have 5 days to provide the correct PQA certification number. o If the correct PQA certification number is not provided within 5 days, exhibitor will be disqualified from exhibition.
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Youth MUST be certified in Ohio Youth QA 45 days prior to exhibition in order to be eligible to show.
There are several options for parents/guardians to be PQA certified:
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Adults can attend an in-person PQA session
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Adults can sign-up for the PQA on-line certification
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Requests can be sent to Elizabeth Share (share.8@osu.edu)
Note To Parents/Guardians about PQA Certification
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1. The adult PQA certification is good for 3 years.
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2. If a parent/guardian has several youth in the family, the same PQA number will count for all of the youth.
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3. For a list of approved PQA instructors, contact: - Elizabeth Share Extension Specialist, Livestock/Food Animal Program share.8@osu.edu