Results from the East Texas Rabbit Show

Seth Gunderson at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. He competed in
the rabbit show and won Best Opposite of Breed with his white New
Zealand buck and Best of Variety with his New Zealand doe.

Ryan Rattan at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. She competed in
the rabbit show and her black Polish buck placed Best of Breed and
Best Opposite of Show. Her broken black Polish doe won Best Opposite
of Breed.





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Location:Tyler. TX

County T-Shirt Vote.

Attached is the two options for the county t-shirt for 2013. Call in votes or "like them on the Kaufman 4-H page. May the vote begin!!!





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Horsemanship Clinic - Oct 6th

Time to get back into the saddle!! The Silver Spurs 4-H Club and Debi Jones Performance Horses have teamed up to host a horsemanship clinic!! Will be held on October 6th from 2-4 pm at DP Performance Horses Training Barns. For more information please contact Pandora Bonner or the County Extension office

2013 Junior Retreat - Brownwood

Junior Leadership Retreat is the premiere youth teaching youth statewide leadership retreat for

junior and intermediate level 4-H members!

What to expect? Arrive Friday night between 6:00 and 8:00 pm; we’ll start with recreation and getting to know one another through ice breakers and other activities. Saturday there will be five concurrent educational workshops for participants: vet science, leadership, bullying and inclusion, the new “trashion show” and archery!  Should be LOTS OF FUN!  Other workshops on team building and leadership round out the day’s program.  Saturday night — the Dance theme is “The Final Screening”! You’ll see Council members from the “trashion show” dressed like Wally, Archery instructors may look like Princess Merida, who knows — Nemo and Dory may show up! Choose your favorite movie character and ‘wear the part’. There will be a costume parade and prizes!!!  Sunday it’s rise and shine and then we’ll wrap up all the activities. You’ll be on your way home by 11:00 am
Along with bringing your linens for the dormitories, Texas 4-H Council invites you to bring a rock! There will be time to decorate the rocks on Saturday, before the Texas Star Ceremony on Saturday night. During the ceremony, you get to ‘leave your mark on the 4-H Center’.

Dinner Tonight Program - October 10, 2013 - 6 pm to 8 pm

Come to the First Baptist Church in Forney on October 10th! Dinner Tonight is a great program to learn how to prepare easy, nutritious and economical meals for the family.  Come watch the County Council Representatives give their version of "Teens Cooking".  There is LOTS of door prizes and also great vendors with new and cool kitchen items for demonstration.  Cost is $20.00 for adults (includes a goodie bag with samples and a cookbook). 4-H Members presenting their member cards get in free!!!.  Plus also bring a can of food for the local food pantry.  Limited to the 1st 200 to register.

East Texas Fair market swine show

Austin Witt got 1st in Dark opb heavyweight, Caden Witt


got 2nd in dark opb middleweight, and Caden got 3rd in breed, and Austin 4th in breed overall.


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District 4 Fall Focus

This year, Fall Focus and the Gold Star and Leader Recognition awards ceremony will be combined. Fall Focus consists of a series of project and management workshops targeted to 4-H members and leaders. The awards ceremony is an opportunity to recognize outstanding youth and volunteers that have contributed so much to the district 4 H program. Program sessions this year include Outdoor Education, Technology Challenge, Food-Fashion-and Fun, M&M's of Marketing, Educational Presentation, and Marathons of Skillathon. At the ROC, in Sulphur Springs, Texas.


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Ruminants Unlimited 4-H Enrollment Party

Kaufman County 4-H'ers head to the State Fair of Texas

SECTION 1

Friday, September 27, 2013

                Jacob Rezinek – Berkshire, Duroc, Yorkshire & Commercial Females

                Caden Witt - Commercial Females                            Austin Witt – Commercial Females

               

8:00 AM               Junior Breeding Swine, Earliest Arrival – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion (east docks)

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Army vs. Louisiana Tech University (Kickoff: TBD)

8:00 AM               Pan-Am Dairy Goat Show, Open Junior & Senior Does – Livestock Judging Pavilion (East)

Pan-Am Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show – Swine Arena

“Life’s Better Outside” Experience – Fur & Feather

9:00 AM               Junior Breeding Swine, In Place Deadline – Swine Barn

11:00 AM             Junior Breeding Swine, Reg. Check Deadline – Swine Barn (Superintendent’s Office)

11:30 AM             Youth Range & Pasture Plant ID Awards Presentation – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

2:00 PM                Junior Breeding Swine Skill-a-Thon Contest –Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

5:00 PM                Pan-Am Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Begin Release – Sale Pavilion (east docks)

(All Goats Leaving Must be out of Barn by 8 PM)

6:00 PM                Dairy, Nigerian Dwarf & Pygmy Goats Costume Contest–Swine Arena–

7:00 PM                Barnyard Olympics, Fun Contest – Swine Arena

Sunday, September 29, 2013

8:00 AM               Texas State 4-H Showmanship Contest followed by Wether show – Livestock Judging Pavilion (East)

9:00 AM               Junior Breeding Swine Showmanship/show – Swine Arena

Youth Dairy Goat Show: Texas State 4-H Junior/Senior Does – Livestock Judging Pavilion (East)

1:00 PM                Junior Breeding Swine, Begin Release – Sale Pavilion (east docks)  (Must be out of Barn by 7 PM)

Pan-Am/Youth Dairy Goats, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 2 (east docks)  (Must be out of Barn by 7 PM)

 

SECTION 2

Monday, September 30, 2013

                Jennifer Council                - Beefmaster     Destiny Harrison- Beefmaster    Rebekah Jo Gosnell – Limousin

                Ben Gosnell – Limousin                 Gracie Nugent – ORAB                  Cassidy Urive – Shorthorn

                Justin Jenkins – Shorthorn           Maddie Jenkins – Shorthorn       Emily Jenkins – Shorthorn & Main Anjou              

Caden Witt – Market Barrow      Austin Witt – Market Barrow      Rebekah Jo Gosnell – Prospect Steer                                      Hannah Tackett – Market Lamb

8:00 AM               Youth Market Goats and Lambs, Earliest Arrival – Cattle Barn 2 (east docks)

Youth Market and Prospect Beef Steers, Earliest Arrival – Cattle Barn 1 (east docks)

2:00 PM                Youth Market Goats and Lambs, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barn 2

6:00 PM                Youth Market and Prospect Beef Steers, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barn 1

9:00 PM                Youth Market Barrows, Earliest Arrival – Swine Barn

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

7:00 AM               Youth Market Barrows, In Place Deadline – Swine Barn

8:00 AM               Youth Prospect and Market Beef Steers, Classification/Weight Card Turn In –

Livestock Judging Pavilion

10:00 AM             Youth Market Lambs, Classification/Weight Card Turn In – Cattle Barn 2

1:00 PM                Youth Market Barrows, All Weight Cards MUST be in – Swine Arena

2:00 PM                Show Ring Success Seminar

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Market Barrow Show: Black OPB, White OPB, Duroc, Hampshire, Yorkshires–Swine Arena

9:00 AM               Youth Prospect Steer Show – Livestock Judging Pavilion (east)

12:00 PM (or 30 minutes after Goats) Youth Market Lamb Show – Livestock Judging Pavilion (west)

1:00 PM                Youth Market Lambs: Auction & Consignment, Begin Relocating – Sale Pavilion

Youth Market Goats & Lambs: Non-Sale, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 2 (east docks)

All Market Lambs and Goats must be out of Cattle Barn 2 – 30 minutes after Lamb Show

3:00 PM                Youth Prospect Steer, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 1 (east docks)

Thursday, October 3, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Market Barrow Show: Dark Crosses, Other Crosses – Swine Arena

Youth Market Beef Steer Show – Livestock Judging Pavilion (west)

2:00 PM                Pan-Am/Youth Beefmaster Beef Cattle, Earliest Arrival – Cattle Barn 2 (east docks)

5:00 PM                Youth Market Beef Steers: Auction & Consignment, Relocate Deadline –Tom Thumb Sales

Pavilion

Youth Market (Non-Sale)/Prospect Beef Steers (Remaining), Begin Release – Cattle Barn 1 (east

docks) – animals and tack must be out of barns (may go to tie outs) by 7:00 PM

Youth Market Barrows: Auction, Relocate Deadline – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

(or 30 minutes after show) All tack and equipment must be relocated also.

Friday, October 4, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Beef Heifers, Earliest Arrival – Cattle Barns 1 & 2 (east docks)

Pan-Am Breeding Rabbits, Earliest Arrival – Fur & Feather Building

11:00 AM             Pan-Am/Youth Beefmaster Beef Cattle, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barn 2

12:00 PM             Pan-Am Beefmaster Beef Cattle, Reg. Check Deadline – Cattle Barn 1 (Superintendent’s Office)

1:00 PM                Youth Auction of Champions – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

4:00 PM                Pan-Am Beefmaster Beef Cattle Show – Livestock Judging Pavilion

6:00 PM                Pan-Am Breeding Rabbits, In Place Deadline – Fur & Feather Building

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Grambling vs. Prairie View (Kickoff: TBD)

8:00 AM               Youth Beef Heifers, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barns 1 & 2

Pan-Am Breeding Rabbit Show – Fur & Feather Building

9:00 AM               Youth Beef Heifers, Begin Reg. Check – Cattle Barn 1 (Superintendent’s Office)

Sunday, October 6, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Beef Heifer Show: Shorthorn, ORB, Beefmaster, Brangus, ORAB, Charolais, Limousin,

Maine Anjou – Livestock Judging Pavilion (East)

Pan-Am Breeding Rabbit Show – Fur & Feather Building

Noon                     Pan-Am Beefmaster Release

3:00 PM                Pan-Am Breeding Rabbits, Begin Release – Fur & Feather Building

TBA                        Youth Beef Heifers, Begin Release – Cattle Barns 1 & 2 (east docks)

(see Beef Heifer Rules for release schedule) Must be out of Barn by 7:00 PM

6:00 PM                Collegiate Livestock Judging Coaches Meeting – Sheraton Dallas Hotel

SECTION 3

Monday, October 7, 2013

                Brooke Adams – Angus & Hereford         Clarissa Perez – Angus

11:30 AM             4H/FFA Livestock Judging Registration/Orientation – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

12:30 PM             4H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest – Livestock Judging Pavilion

1:00 PM                Earliest Arrival – Ag Issues Forum

Job Interview Contest begins - Cotton Bowl

6:00 PM                4H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest Awards – Livestock Judging Pavilion

9:00 PM                Livestock Judging Pavilion

Agriculture Awareness Day - Tuesday, October 8, 2013

8:00 AM               AAD Food Drive begins/ AgriQuest Check-In – Gate 11

8:00 AM               In Place Ag Issues Forum

9:00 AM               Youth Agriculture Product ID Contest, Check-In – Sales Pavilion

10:00 AM             Youth Agriculture Product ID Contest – Sales Pavilion

12:00 PM             AAD Presentation and Awards – TBA     

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

7:00 AM               Youth Agricultural Public Speaking Contest, Check-In – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

7:30 AM               Youth Public Speaking Contest Orientation – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion

8:00 AM               Pan-Am/Youth Hereford/Polled Hereford Beef Cattle, Earliest Arrival – Cattle Barn 1 (east docks)

Youth Agri-Science Fair, Check-In – Fur & Feather Building

8:30 AM               Youth Public Speaking Contest Begins – TBA

9:00 AM               Youth Agri-Science Fair Contest – Fur & Feather Building

Thursday, October 10, 2013

9:00 AM               Pan-Am/Youth Angus Beef Cattle, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barn 1

Pan-Am/Youth Hereford/Polled Hereford Beef Cattle, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barn 1

11:00 AM             Pan-Am/Youth Hereford/Polled Hereford Beef Cattle, Reg. Check Deadline–Cattle Barn 1

(Superintendent’s Office)

Pan-Am/Youth Angus Beef Cattle, Reg. Check Deadline – Cattle Barn 1 (Superintendent’s Office)

Friday, October 11, 2013

10:00 AM             Pan-Am Hereford, Polled Hereford & Angus Beef Cattle Shows – Livestock Judging Pavilion

(west)

11:00 AM             Pan-Am/Youth Red Angus Beef Cattle, Reg. Check Deadline–Cattle Barn 1

(Superintendent’s Office)

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Texas vs. OU (Kickoff: TBD)

8:00 AM               Youth Hereford, Polled Hereford, Angus Beef Heifer Shows – Livestock Judging Pavilion (West)

1:00 PM                Pan-Am/Youth Hereford/Polled Hereford, Angus, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 1

(Must be out of barn by 3 PM)

SECTION 4

                Hannah Celella – Dorper Sheep                 Abby Celella – Dorper Sheep

                Morgan Nugent – Simmental Heifers

                Rabbit Show team – entries due on the 15^th,  Will up date list and repost

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

8:00 AM               Pan-Am/Youth Simbrah/Simmental Beef Cattle, Red Brangus, Earliest Arrival – Cattle Barn 1

(west docks)

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

8:00 AM               Pan-Am/Youth Breeding Sheep, Earliest Arrival – Tom Thumb Sales Pavilion (east docks)

9:00 AM               Pan-Am/Youth Simbrah/Simmental, Red Brangus Beef Cattle, In Place Deadline – Cattle Barn 1

(west docks)

11:00 AM             Pan-Am/Youth Simbrah/Simmental, Red Brangus Beef Cattle Reg. Check Deadline – Cattle Barn

1 (Superintendent’s Office)

Thursday, October 17, 2013

8:00 AM               Pan-Am Simmental, Simbrah, Red Brangus Beef Cattle Shows – Livestock Judging Pavilion (East)

9:00 AM               Pan-Am/Youth Breeding Sheep, In Place Deadline – Swine Barn (west)

11:00 AM             Pan-Am/Youth Breeding Sheep, Reg. Check Deadline – Swine Barn (Superintendent’s Office)

12:00 PM             Pan-Am/Youth Brahman Beef Cattle, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 1 (east docks)

(Must be out of the Barn by 4 PM)

Friday, October 18, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Rabbits, Earliest Arrival – Fur & Feather Building

10:00 AM             Youth Simmental, Simbrah and Red Brangus Beef Heifer Show – Livestock Judging Pavilion

(West)

Pan-Am Dorper Sheep Show – Swine Arena

Pan-Am/Youth Simbrah Beef Cattle, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 2 (east docks)

(Must be out of Barn by 7 PM)

Pan-Am/Youth Simmental Beef Cattle, Begin Release – Cattle Barn 2 (east docks)

(Must be out of Barn by 7 PM)

2:00 PM                Pan-Am Fine Wool Breeding Sheep Show – Swine Arena

8:00 PM                Youth Rabbits, In Place/Reg. Check Deadline – Fur & Feather Building

Saturday, October 19, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Rabbit Show – Fur & Feather Building

5:00 PM                Pan-Am Breeding Sheep, Begin Release – Sale Pavilion (east docks)

Sunday, October 20, 2013

8:00 AM               Youth Rabbit Show – Fur & Feather Building

10:00 AM             Youth Breeding Sheep Show: Showmanship followed by Dorper, Fine/Medium

Wool breeds – Swine Arena

4:00 PM                Pan-Am/Youth Breeding Sheep, Begin Release – Sale Pavilion (east docks)

Youth Rabbits, Begin Release – Fur & Feather Building

(All Livestock must be out of the Barns by 8 PM)

Kaufman County 4-H'ers head to the2013 East Texas State Fair

If you get a chance to do a road trip during the next few weeks.  Why not head out to cheer on one of our Kaufman County 4-H members.  Here is the schedule of the show and who is show what projects.

Wednesday, September 18

 Gracie Nugent – ARB      Morgan Nugent – Simmental     Jennifer Council – Beefmaster

 Destiny Harrison – Beefmaster     Brooke Adams – Angus & Herford    Clarrissa Perez – Angus

               

9:00 a.m. Junior Beef Heifers Arrival Begins

Thursday, September 19

9:00 a.m.Junior Beef Heifers Arrival Continues

7:00 p.m.Junior Beef Heifers In Place

Friday, September 20

8:00 a.m. JBBA Fall Classic Cattle Non-Junior Show Arrival Begins

9:00 a.m. Junior Beef Heifer Show (2012 Show breeds*) SP

Ring A – English Breeds – Angus*, Red Angus*, Hereford*, Polled Hereford*, Shorthorn*Ring B – Braford*, Brahman (Gray* and Red*), Santa Gertrudis*, Simbrah*, ABC*

8:00 p.m. JBBA Fall Classic Cattle Non-Junior Show In Place

Saturday, September 21

9:00 a.m Junior Beef Heifer Show (2012 Show breeds*) SP

Ring A – Exotic Breeds – Charolais*, Chianina, Limousin*, Maine-Anjou*, Simmental*, AOB*Ring B – Beefmaster* and Brangus*   JBBA Fall Classic to begin immediately following Ring B Shows SP

1:00 p.m. Junior Beef Heifers which have completed showing Release

6:00 p.m. JBBA Fall Classic Cattle Release

7:00 p.m. Junior Swine Arrival Begins

Caden Witt - Junior Swine              Austin Witt - Junior Swine

9:00 p.m. Junior Swine In Place

9:30 p.m. Junior Swine Weight Cards In Office

Sunday, September 22

9:00 a.m. Junior Swine Show EP

1:00 p.m. Junior Swine Release

4:00 p.m. Junior Steers Release

Monday, September 23

Ryan Rattan – Rabbits                    Seth Gunderson - Rabbits

3:00 p.m.Junior Breeding Rabbits Arrival Begins

6:00 p.m.Junior Breeding Rabbits In Place

Tuesday, September 24

4:00 p.m.Junior Rabbit Show EP

Junior Rabbits Released after Show

Friday, September 27

7:00 p.m. Junior Lamb and Goat Weight Cards Office

Saturday, September 28

Ruminants Unlimited traveling to watch the show – get with Amanda Maxwell for details

9:00 a.m. Junior Lamb Show EP

12:00 p.m. Junior Meat Goat Show EP

4:00 p.m. Junior Lambs, Junior Meat Goats, All animals Release

EP – East Pavilion WP – West Pavilion SP – South Pavilion