County Camp Out – June 8-9

County Camp Out – June 8-9

Kemp 4-H has invited us on a camp out!!! We will be traveling to Purtis Creek State Park.  The cost for the camp out is $10 per senior 4-H’er or $20 per family.  The camp sites have already been reserved so we just need you!!  Activities include team building, a scavenger hunt, GEO caching, Canoeing, Fishing and basic trail fun.  Fun starts at 2 pm on Saturday, June 8 and ends at 11:30 am on Sunday.  Sign up on

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Multi County Camp – July 15-16

Multi County Camp – July 15-16

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 – “Explore 4-H.”  Come have fun with 4-H’ers from 6 other District IV counties.  4-H’ers from 8 yrs and in 3^rd Grade to 18 Yrs old 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 31st.)

Record Books/Award Applications – Deadline June 7th

Project Record books and Annual Banquet Award applications are due June 7^th to the county Extension office.  Information and help guides can be found on:  http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/

Judging County Record books on June 15^th at the county Extension office at 9:00a.m.

Avoid the Rush; Fill Out Your Award Applications Today!

Now is the time to think about what awards you would like to apply for this year.  The following is a list of awards Kaufman County 4-H will give this year.  The only way to win a county award is to fill out an application for the achievement pin you are applying for and to have done a record book in a project area.  Some awards will be based upon an interview process. Award interviews will be on June 25-27, 2018 at the Kaufman County Extension Office.

Applications and guidelines can be found on the Extension website http://kaufman-tx.tamu.edu/publications.  If you have any questions please call the office.

2019 State Fair of Texas Lamb/Goat Validation

2019 State Fair of Texas Lamb/Goat Validation

If you bought a tag for the State Fair Market Goat and Lamb shows we will be tagging on June 20th  at the North Forney FFA Show Barn at 10 am p.m. and also June 28^th at the County Showgrounds in Kaufman, TX at 5 pm

State Steer Tag In – June 25th and 27th

State Steer Tag In – June 25^th and 27^th  

Major Steer Tag In will be held at Dr. Risinger’s Vet Clinic in Terrell on June 25th , at 6:30 p.m. Please Do Not arrive before 6:30 p.m.

And June 27^th at the Mabank FFA Barn starting at 5 pm.  This is for ALL MAJOR shows validation!!!

2019 Fall Show Heifer Validation

2019 Fall Show Heifer Validation

Fall Show Heifer Validation is for any fall junior heifer shows.  We will be validating on June 27^th  at the Mabank FFA Barn at 5 p.m. and June 28^th at the County Fair Grounds at 5 pm. 

THESE TWO VALIDATIONS ARE FOR HALTER BROKE HEIFERS ONLY!! IF YOUR HEIFER IS NOT HALTER BROKE BRING THEM TO THE JUNE 25^TH VALIDATION AT RISINGER VET CLINIC. 

We are verifying ownership, registration paper upload and physical validation. A $15.00 per heifer fee will be collected. PLEASE DO NOT UNLOAD YOUR HEIFERS TILL DIRECTED. 

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

***YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE YOUR PAPERS IN YOUR NAME AND HEIFER AT THE VERIFICATION DATE. Make sure your heifer is tattooed and the tattoo is correct matching the papers. If it is not, we will not validate your heifer. ****

East Region 4-H Horse Show

East Region 4-H Horse Show

The East Region 4-H Horse Show will be held Tuesday-Wednesday, June 18-19th at the Texas Rose Horse Park, in Tyler, TX.  Grounds will be open at 3-9 pm on Thursday, June 28th, for early arrival and early check-in with registration beginning at 7am on Friday, to the end of the last class on Friday and starting again at 7am on Saturday.  

All entries for the East Region 4-H Horse Show will be done on 4-H Connect.  4-H Connect will be open starting on May 10th, and closes at midnight on Friday, May 25^th   NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED NO EXCEPTIONS. The entry sheet is only a tool for the contestants and parents to work from before going on 4-H Connect.  It is not a valid means of entry and will not be accepted

2019 State Fair of Texas Creative Arts Competition

The State Fair offers more than 1,100 categories in 12 departments to be entered and judged before the fair begins on September 28^th.  The Fair also offers 24 daily contests during the annual exposition.

2019 Important Dates

·         April: Online Registration Begin

·         June 18 : Registration Deadline for Cook-off Contests

·         June 29: Lottery for Cook-off spots

·         July 19­­: Registration Deadline for Pre-Fair Contests

·         July 20: Pre-Fair Mail-In Entries Due

·         August 10 – 12: Pre-Fair Entry Take-In at Fair Park

·         September 22: Big Tex BBQ & Chili Challenge

·         September 28 – October 21: Post-Fair entry give-back

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.