WVU Randolph County Extension Service

08/20/2026

📣 WEST VIRGINIA — WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

WVU Extension and the WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement are conducting a statewide needs assessment, and we are asking West Virginians to take a few minutes to share what matters most in their communities.

Your input matters. The information collected through this survey will help guide future Extension programs, educational opportunities, resources, and services across West Virginia.

🌱 Agriculture, forestry, and natural resources are an important part of our communities and our state. If these areas—or other issues affecting your family, farm, business, or community—are important to you, we need your voice represented in the results.

Please take 5–10 minutes to complete the survey and help us better understand how we can better help YOU and our communities.

✅ Open to West Virginia residents 18 years of age or older
✅ Responses are anonymous
✅ Participation is voluntary
📅 Survey deadline: October 31

🔗 Take the survey: go.wvu.edu/statewide-survey
📱 Or scan the QR code in the graphic!

Please share this post! We encourage our farmers, landowners, woodland owners, families, community members, businesses, organizations, and local leaders to participate. The more voices we hear from, the better we can understand the needs and priorities of the people we serve.

💙💛 Take a few minutes. Make your voice count. Help us shape the future of Extension programming in West Virginia!

08/18/2026

The Randolph County 4-H Teen Leaders are excited to once again help beautify Elkins for the Mountain State Forest Festival by painting colorful leaves in front of area businesses and downtown residences!

For just $20 per leaf, you can support local 4-H youth while adding a festive touch to our community.

🍂 Businesses anywhere in Elkins are eligible.
🏡 Homes in the Downtown and Wees Historic District are also eligible.

If your home is outside these areas, contact us and we'll do our best to make it work!

Reserve your leaf today by completing our order form:
https://tinyurl.com/LeafOrder2026

Mountain State Forest Festival

08/18/2026

🍀 Randolph County 4-H is represented at the State Fair of West Virginia!

We are proud to see projects from our Randolph County 4-H members on display at the 2026 State Fair of West Virginia! These exhibits showcase the creativity, hard work, and skills our youth have developed throughout the year.

Congratulations to all of our members whose projects were selected for State Fair exhibit! 💚🍀

Enjoy just a few pictures of the projects on display—I know I’m missing some! If you’re visiting the fair, be sure to stop by the 4-H exhibits and check them out!

💚 Learn by Doing. Make the Best Better. 💚

08/15/2026

🐄🐖🐑🐐🐇🐓🍯 TODAY is the 2026 Randolph County Fair 4-H & FFA Market Animal Sale! 🍀💙💛

📍 Camp Pioneer – Beverly, WV
📝 12:00 PM – Buyer Registration & Light Lunch
🏆 1:15 PM – Awards
🧾 1:30 PM – Market Animal Sale

We invite everyone to come out and support our youth and the tremendous amount of hard work they have invested in their livestock projects.

These projects are so much more than what you see in the show ring or sale arena. Our exhibitors care for their animals every single day—feeding, watering, cleaning, training, keeping records, monitoring health, and preparing them for show and sale.

Take a stroll through the livestock barn today. At first, you may notice youth cleaning pens, brushing animals, filling water buckets, feeding, and getting ready for the day. But stand and watch a little longer, and you’ll see something much bigger happening.

You’ll see young people learning responsibility, patience, empathy, time management, financial management, recordkeeping, problem-solving, emotional regulation, how to handle stress, how to accept constructive feedback, and how to keep going when things don’t go exactly as planned. You’ll see confidence being built, friendships being made, families working together—and a whole lot of fun along the way.

There simply isn’t enough space to list everything youth gain through 4-H and FFA livestock projects. Come see a little piece of it for yourself today.

Supporting the sale isn’t simply purchasing an animal. It’s investing in a young person, supporting agricultural education, and helping build the next generation of farmers, agriculturalists, leaders, and community members.

Whether you are a returning buyer, a first-time buyer, or simply want to see what our youth have accomplished, we encourage you to come out! If you have questions about becoming a buyer or how the sale works, just ask—we’ll be happy to help.

🍀 Proud of our youth. Support the future of agriculture. 💙💛

08/14/2026

🐄🐐🐖🐑🐇 It’s MARKET SHOW DAY at the 2026 Randolph County Fair! ❤️🤍💙

Our exhibitors have spent months feeding, caring for, working with, and learning about their livestock projects. Today, they’ll have another opportunity to put that knowledge and hard work to the test!

📍 Camp Pioneer – Beverly, WV

🧠 1:00 PM – Livestock Quiz Bowl
Test your livestock knowledge and see who comes out on top!

🏆 5:00 PM – Market Animal Show
🐇 Rabbits • 🐐 Goats • 🐑 Lambs • 🐄 Beef • 🐖 Swine (Breeding Classes included)

Come out and support our 4-H and FFA youth as they showcase the quality of their projects and everything they have learned along the way.

Proud of our youth. Support the future of agriculture! 🍀💙💛

Good luck to all of our exhibitors! Work hard • Show proud • Make memories • Have Fun!

08/14/2026

Our 2026 livestock exhibitors.

08/13/2026

🐄🐐🐖🐑🐇🐓🍯 It’s SHOW DAY at the 2026 Randolph County Fair! 🍀💙💛

Our 4-H and FFA exhibitors have put in countless hours caring for their projects, building their knowledge, and preparing for this week. Tonight is their opportunity to put those skills to work in the show ring!

📍 Camp Pioneer – Beverly, WV

📸 4:30 PM – Group Picture
🏆 5:00 PM – Showmanship Classes Begin
➡️ Small Exhibits First
➡️ Followed by Overall Showmanship

Come out and cheer on these hardworking young exhibitors as they showcase the dedication, responsibility, and agricultural skills they’ve developed through their projects.

Proud of our youth. Support our future! 🍀💙💛

Good luck to ALL of our exhibitors! Work hard, show proud, and make some great memories!

08/13/2026

08/08/2026

🐴🌟 The Randolph County Fair 4-H & Open Horse Show is TOMORROW, SUNDAY, August 9! 🌟🐴

Join us at Dakan Arena for a fun-filled day of competition during the Randolph County Fair – Harvest Nights & Carnival Lights!

📍 Location: Dakan Arena
🕘 Registration: 9:00 AM
🏇 Show Begins: 10:00 AM

Important Reminders:

⛑️ Helmets are required for all exhibitors under 18 years of age.

📄 A copy and proof of a current negative Coggins is required for every horse entered in the show.

🚫 No stallions permitted.

We can’t wait to see everyone in the arena for a great day of horsemanship, sportsmanship, and fair fun. Good luck to all exhibitors, and we’ll see you tomorrow at the Fair!!