What began as a creative way to keep junior fair youth engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic has now become a statewide movement — and Logan County is proudly joining the effort once again.
The “Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer” initiative, led by Farm Credit Mid-America and Rural 1st, is now in its fifth year and continues to make a major impact across Ohio.
The Logan County Junior Fair Board has announced its participation in the 2025 campaign, which encourages fairgoers to donate non-perishable food items throughout fair week.
The food drive doubles as a friendly competition among counties, with over $10,000 in prize money up for grabs regionally.
All winnings are reinvested into junior fair programming, helping support youth development at the local level.
Since the program’s launch in 2020, junior fair boards across the state have collected more than 950,000 pounds of food.
With support growing each year, organizers expect to surpass the one-million-pound milestone this summer.
New in 2025, the program will now count donated junior fair animals toward each county’s food total.
Buyers at the livestock auction may choose to donate fresh protein to local food pantries — an impactful way to address food insecurity while supporting 4-H and FFA exhibitors.
Monetary donations will also be accepted through the end of the fair, with checks being made out to the Logan County Junior Fair.
Those funds will go toward purchasing additional non-perishable food items to add to the county’s trailer.
Logan County Junior Fair Board member Ashley Roach talks about the initiative:
Donations will be accepted throughout the Logan County Fair, and community members are encouraged to get involved and help “Stock the Trailer.”
