4-H Record Book and Awards application information

Record Book Workshop

Record book workshop will be on May 19th, at 6:30 pm for “Introduction to Record Books” hosted by the Livestock Project Club at the county fairgrounds.  

June 4^th Assistance with Record books at the Extension office from 9 am – 12 p.m.

Record Books/Memory Books and Member Achievement Plans – Deadline June 17^th

Project Record books and Annual Banquet Award applications are due June 17^th to the county Extension office.  Information and help guides can be found on:  http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/

If your club would like a program on completing the project record books give the Extension office a call to set up a help date.

District ULTRA Leadership Camp 2016

This year’s District Leadership Camp will be held on July 5-7th, at Lone Star.  Registration deadline is June 15^th. It will be 2.5 days of fun and excitement!! Hold these dates and look for more information to come!!! Deadline to register is June 15^th on 4H Connect.

Congratulations to Our District Contest Winners!!!

District Roundup

Junior Educational Presentation

Hannah Maxwell 1^st in Open FCS division with her talk on Puppetry.

Intermediate Educational Presentation

Seth Maxwell 1^st in Open Ag with his presentation on Aquaponics

Reuben Stecher 1^st Goat Division with his talk on Diseases of the Dairy Goats

Ananeisa Brantley 1^st Horse Division with her talk on Genetic Disorders of the Horse

Senior Educational Presentation – BOTH SENIORS heading to state!!!

Isaac Stecher 1^st Open Ag Division with his talk on Grafting Peach Trees.

Ryan Rattan 3^rd in Health with her talk on Health Choices.

Share the Fun

Choreographed Routine

Isaac Stecher, Ryan Rattan and Quentin Gravelle 2^nd (they are heading to STATE!!!)

District Horse Judging

Keller McDougald, Mary Beth Beam and Dally Creech placed 2^nd Overall team, 1^st Overall team in reasons. Keller was 1^st individual in reasons, Dally was 2^nd individual in reasons and 3^rd overall individual and Mary Beth was 3^rd individual in reasons and 4^th overall.  Great Job Team!

4-H Multi County Camp – July 11-13

Planning for the Multi County Camp in Lone Star, Texas is once again started.  This year a full three days of fun are centered on the Theme – “ 4-H Grows.”  Come have fun with 4-H’ers from 6 other District IV counties.  4-H’ers from 8 in 3^rd Grade to 18 has fun at the Lake front camp. Registration is $115.00 for 3 days and 2 nights of fun and activities.  (Registration is Due May 25th.)

Poultry Showing Opportunities for State Fair and Spring Majors

2016 State Fair Poultry

If you are interested in showing broilers at the 2016 State Fair of Texas your orders need to be turned into the Extension office by June 25th.

Junior Market Turkey Division

If you are interested in showing turkeys at the 2016 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, and Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo the deadline for ordering birds is July 8, 2016.  Contact the Extension office to order your birds or for more information.

2016 State Fair of Texas Youth Cooking Contests

2016 State Fair of Texas Youth Cooking Contests

VERY COOL CONTESTS!!! Most have two divisions. 

Newest One! The Youth Cooking contest has two youth divisions, Junior (Age 12-17 yrs) and Children’s (Age6-11 yrs).  Junior division can choose between Candy, Cake and Cookies.  Children’s division can choose between Cookies and Candy.

But there are many more,  to the State Fair of Texas Creative Arts Handbook, www.bigtex.com

Go to Big Tex and find out more and Start Cooking!!!

2016 State Fair of Texas Creative Arts Competition

2016 State Fair of Texas Creative Arts Competition

The State Fair offers more then 1,100 categories in 12 departments to be entered and judged before the fair begins on September 30^th, 2016.  The Fair also offers 24 daily contest during the annual exposition.

There are two ways to enter. 

1. IN PERSON – deadline to mail your entry form and fee is Friday, July 22, 2016.  An entry receipt will be mailed or emailed to you.  Bring that receipt and your entry item to the Creative Arts Building on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, August 12^th, 13^th, or 14^th, from 9 am to 5 pm.  If your receipt does not arrive in time to bring with you, bring entries in anyway.
2. BY MAIL – deadline to mail in your entry form, fee, and return-mail postage is Friday, July 22, 2016.

After judging, all exhibitors will be notified of their entry’s status via mail or email.  Also, keep an eye on www.bigtex.com where they post all the judging results.  Entries that are awarded ribbons will be on display in the creative arts building during the entire run of the Fair.

Regional and State Horse Show Up Dates

To participate in these shows you need to have your horses online for validation before May 1st!!!

NEW!!! To the Horse Show Line Up

*** Age Divisions!! Junior (Grades 3^rd to 8^th grade) and Senior (9^th to 12^th grades) for most classes. 

*** Stock Horse Showmanship

And more go to http://animalscience.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2012/04/Summary-of-Changes-to-the-State-4-H-Horse-Show-2016-1.pdf for more information.

NEW!! to the 2016 Regional Horse Show

On Monday night June 13^th at the Henderson County Fairgounds in Athens Texas there will be Barrel Racing and Pole Bending Practice starting at 6 pm for $5 per run

Also, they will host a Trail class practice starting at 6 pm where the actual trail patterns for the next days trail classes will be set for exhibitors to see and ride over the course.  The practice will cost $10 for 15 minutes to be in the arena on the course.  Only 5 horses will be allowed in each time slot, so plenty of room to practice the course.  In addition someone from the show will be in the arena to help with figuring out the obstacles.  You do not have to be entered in the class to practice the Trail class.

State Horse Show Rules and Regulations

The 2016 State 4-H Horse Show rules and regulations are ready at http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/state-4h-show/   Please feel free to distribute to your 4-H’ers. 

If you should have any questions please call the Extension office.

Validation Dates and Times for Kaufman County

Below is the times and dates for the Validations for the State Fair Market Lamb, State Fair Market Goat, Fall show Heifers and Major Steers.  If you have a major time conflict on one of these dates you need to contact the office soon!  Junior Heifers need to have their papers transferred into the youths name by validation time!!

2016 State Fair of Texas

State Fair of Texas will be held September 30 – October 23, 2016.  If you bought a tag for the State Fair Goat and Lamb shows we will be tagging on June 23rd at the Kaufman FFA Show Barn at 4:00 p.m.

2016 State Steer Tag In – June 21^st

State Steer Tag In will be held at Dr. Risinger’s Vet Clinic in Terrell on June 21^st , at 6:00 p.m. Please Do Not arrive before 6:00 p.m. This is for ALL MAJOR shows validation ONLY!!!

2016 Fall Heifer Validation

Fall Show Heifer Validation is for the State Fair of Texas and the Heart of Texas Fair junior heifer shows.  We will be validating on June 23rd at the Kaufman FFA Barn at 4 p.m.  We are verifying June 30, 2016 ownership, registration paper upload and physical validation. A $10.00 per heifer fee will be collected. PLEASE DO NOT UNLOAD YOUR HEIFERS TILL DIRECTED.

** Heifers validated last fall will not need to be validated unless there has been a change in breed or ownership.**