Every year the stock shows meet with the FFA Advisors and 4-H Agents to give their updates for the upcoming shows. Here is a short list of some of the major changes. You can get a PDF version of each of the stock shows (State Fair of Texas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, San Angelo, Houston, and Austin). If you would like a copy go to the Kaufman County website to get the updates or email Carrie Sharp, CEA-4-H (cl-sharp@tamu.edu) to have them sent to you.
Another note is you may want to look closely at the show dates for your projects. Several dates have moved!!!
State Fair of Texas
~Livestock Auction - Exhibitor MUST walk the Animal Through!!! No substitutes!!
~Rabbit shows have flipped flopped weekends. Check Dates on the website.
~The Unloading process and parking has changed. There is a new parking lot. The Junior Show Parking Pass will come with a complimentary gate pass. They WILL be checking for all passes for passengers as you drive through that gate.
Fort Worth Livestock Show website
Update PDF
~Added a Ag Mechanics Show
~Reminder of the Substitute Exhibitor Rule - you can not substitute for a school event or ineligibility in school.
~There are 700 Additional tieouts added for the show. So the parking and entry into the show has TOTALLY changed. Please refer to the website for the neat changes to the grounds.
San Antonio Junior Livestock Show
Update PDF
~Keeping a 2 day format for the Junior Heifer show
~Market Steers pay close attention to the bolded rule on tail switch definition.
San Angelo Junior Livestock Show
Update PDF
~Committing to a third weekend (IMPORTANT!! the junior heifer show and junior breeding swine moved to this first weekend!! check the dates!!)
~New market Barrow weight classes.
Houston Junior Livestock Show
~Market Steers pay close attention to the bolded rule on tail switch definition.
Star of Texas - Austin
~added money for the Livestock Auction, and breed champions
Remember validation dates and ownership deadline dates.
For State Fair of Texas - Breeding Animals June 1st and Market Animals had to be validated by Tagging in June (Market Steers and Market Lambs & Goats) and July (Market Swine)
For Spring Majors - Breeding Animals needed to be owned by November 1st. Market Animals (Market Goats, Swine, and Lambs) are validated in October. You need to have bought a tag for each animal that you want to show for these shows.
Any Questions... Contest Carrie Sharp, CEA-4-H (cl-sharp@tamu.edu).
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