The Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes loans to individual rural youths to establish and operate income-producing projects of modest size in connection with their participation in 4-H and FFA.  

Each project must be part of an organized and supervised program of work.  
To qualify for a loan, youth must be between 10 and 20 years old; live in a town of less than 10,000 people, be unable to obtain a loan from other sources and conduct a modest income producing project in a supervised plan of work.  
For additional information, visit the FSA web site.

Or you may contact our office for a copy of the application.

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If you received a trophy or special award or sold an animal through one of the livestock auctions, send a thank you note to your sponsor or buyer.

Ads in the newspaper or signs above stalls/pens at the fair are great, but they should not be considered as a replacement for taking the time to write a personal note.

I hope YOU won’t be the reason a sponsor ends his or her relationship with 4-H or Junior Fair.

Take time to let the community know how much we value and appreciate their support.

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The Darke County Senior Fairboard provides ribbons and rosettes that are awarded to Junior Fair participants.  In addition, they pay for judges, provide premiums and many other miscellaneous items.  Their monetary support of the Junior Fair exceeds $40,000.

In addition to monetary support, they allow us to use buildings and show rings, free of charge,  for meeting space throughout the year.

Have you thanked a fairboard member for their support of the Junior Fair?
Their address is Darke County Agricultural Society, 800 Sweitzer Street, Greenville, OH 45331.

Senior Fairboard meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm, at the Secretary’s Office on the fairgrounds.

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Darryl Mehaffie and Lowell Dill are leaving the Senior Fairboard after many years of service to the Great Darke County Fair.  Together they have over 50 years of service to the board.

Newly elected members, Craig Bowman and Jerry Marker, took their seats at the October Senior Fairboard meeting.  

Fairboard officers for 2008 are:

President - Cindy Riffle
Vice President - Brian Rismiller
Treasurer - Velma Campbell

Remaining board members are Kevin Flory, Dean Neff, Richard Delk, Keith Smith, Dave Niley, Jim Zumbrink, Craig Bowman and Jerry Marker.

Daryl Riffle serves as fair manager/secretary.

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