Leadership Lab UlTra

The Leadership Lab UlTra deadline is fast approaching for Intermediates grade 6-8 and Seniors grade 9-12 members.

Leadership Lab UlTra will be held at the Lone Star Baptist encampment this year in Lone Star, Texas.

 Information for this year's UlTra Leadership Lab has been posted here:
http://agrilife.org/d44h/event/ultra-leadership-lab/  Connect is up and running for registrations. 

Contact the office for more information at 972-932-9069 or email cl-sharp@tamu.edu or jrobertson@ag.tamu.edu

Dear 4-H Families,

The Robotics STEM Club will not meet tonight.

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.**

2016 STATE FAIR OF TEXAS MARKET LAMB & GOAT VALIDATION TAG ORDER DEADLINE

2016 STATE FAIR OF TEXAS 4-H/FFA MARKET

LAMB & MARKET GOAT VALIDATION TAG

(Tag orders are not an entry or participation in a show)

DEADLINE: APRIL 5, 2016

(Orders must be received and paid for by this date)

Tags ordered after April 20th will be $20.00
Please make your preliminary orders correct.

ATTENTION:
• Only one order form per FFA Chapters and 4-H Families will be accepted.
• No orders will be taken by phone.
• Each Chapter MUST provide a valid e-mail address that is regularly checked.
• Validation materials postmarked between July 2 and July 6 will be accepted along with a $500

LATE FEE.
Correspondence and other important validation information will be sent to the validation e-mail address provided.
Mail: Carrie Sharp
Attn: Texas 4-H/FFA Lamb/Goat Validation Program
2471 N. State Hwy. 34
Kaufman, Texas 75142

MARKET LAMBS___________@ $10.00 per tag=$______________
MARKET GOATS___________@ $10.00 per tag=$______________

Payment must be made by check (#requested)(Total Due) or money order made payable to
4-H Council Fund

DO NOT SEND CASH.

NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS: (Please print or type and fill in ALL blanks)
Name of AST or 4-H Family Member: _________________________________________
Name of Chapter/High School or 4-H Club (if applicable)____________________________________________
Complete Email Address & Cell Phone or day/night contact number _____________________

2016-2017 TEXAS 4-H/FFA STEER VALIDATON TAG ORDER DEADLINE APRIL 5TH, 2016

2016-2017 TEXAS 4-H/FFA STEER VALIDATION

TAG ORDER FORM

(Tag orders are not an entry or participation in a show)

DEADLINE: April 5, 2016

(Orders must be received by this date)
ATTENTION:
 Only one order form per FFA chapters and 4-H Families will be accepted.
 No orders will be taken by phone.
 Each Chapter MUST provide a valid e-mail address that is regularly checked.
Correspondence and other important validation information will be sent to the validation e-mail
address provided.
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Mail: Carrie Sharp
Attn: Texas 4-H/FFA Steer Validation Program
2471 North State Hwy 34
Kaufman, Texas 75142
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@ $10.00 per tag = $ Payment must be made by check (# requested)
(Total Due) or money order made payable to 4H Council Fund

DO NOT SEND CASH.

NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS: (Please print or type and fill in ALL blanks)
Name of AST or 4-H FamilyMember __________________________________________________
Name of Chapter/High School or 4-H club (if applicable)___________________________________
Complete Email Address & Cell Phone or day/night contact number__________________________
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ItsHEIFER Validation Time Again!!

2016 Spring TEXAS 4-H/FFA HEIFER VALIDATION ORDER FORM

(Orders are not an entry or participation in a show)

DEADLINE: April 15, 2016

(Orders must be received by this date)

ATTENTION:

   Only one order form per FFA chapters and 4-H Families will be accepted.

 No orders will be taken by phone.

 Each Chapter MUST provide a valid e-mail address that is regularly checked.

 This is for a new heifer or a change of ownership/breed classification only.

Correspondence and other important validation information will be sent to the validation e-mail address provided.

***************************************************************************** Mail: Carrie Sharp

Attn: Texas 4-H/FFA Heifer Validation Program

2471 North State Hwy 34

Kaufman, Texas 75142

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@ $10.00 per heifer=$__________

Payment must be made by check (# requested)

(Total Due) or money order made payable to 4H Council Fund

DO NOT SEND CASH.

NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS: (Please print or type and fill in ALL blanks)

 _________________________________________________________________

Name of AST or 4-H Family Member

 __________________________________________________________________

Name of Chapter/High School or 4-H club (if applicable)

 __________________________________________________________________

Complete Email Address    &     Cell Phone or day/night contact number

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Texas 4-H Congress

Texas 4-H Congress allows 4-H members to experience the law making process first hand by writing, submitting, and then serving as a member of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Press, or as a Lobbyist. From these roles, the 4-H members determine the fate of each bill submitted.

Costs

A select number of 4-H delegates will be allotted to each district, urban counties, Prairie View Cooperative Extension, and the 4-H Military Program. Contact the local county extension office in the Spring of 2016 for information on how to apply to attend.

Texas 4-H Congress Calendar

January, 2016          Bill submission opens
February 15, 2016   Lobbyist Application Opens
February 15, 2016   Press Corps Online Opens
March 31, 2016       Lobbyist Application closes
March 31, 2016       Press Corps Application closes
April 20, 2016         Press Corps and Lobbyist Notification
May 1, 2016            Online 4HConnect Registration opens 
May 20, 2016         Bill submission closes
May 31, 2016          Online Registration closes

Texas 4-H Horse Validation March 1st to May 1st

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AS THERE ARE TWO SETS OF DIRECTIONS BASED ON IF YOU ARE VALIDATING A NEW HORSE FOR 2016 OR REACTIVATING A HORSE THAT WAS ENTERED LAST YEAR INTO 4-H CONNECT!
FOR THOSE ENTERING A NEW HORSE INTO 4-H CONNECT, BEFORE YOUR BEGIN YOUR VALIDATION PROCESS, YOU MUST:
• Have a family and youth member profile established on 4-H CONNECT
• Be an paid and ACTIVE youth member of Texas 4-H for the 2015-2016 year.
• For any horse which was NOT validated in 4-H CONNECT last year, have digital photos of your horse(s) from the front, left side, and right side. These photos must be accessible for upload during the validation process.
• For any registered horse that was NOT validated last year you will need to have a pdf copy of your horse(s) registration papers for upload.
IMPORTANT Horse Validation is completed for EACH HORSE and will cover all 4-H youth members in that family profile. However, when validating your horses on 4-H CONNECT, you will select ONLY ONE 4-H youth member to conduct the validation under. Once a horse is validated, validation paid, and you begin registering for district horse show, the validate horse(s) can be moved to the appropriate 4-H member(s) that will be exhibiting the horse in the show.

Texas 4-H Roundup Vet Camp

Veterinary Science Summer Camp The goal of the Texas 4-H Veterinary Science Camp is to provide experiential learning opportunities for students participating in the Veterinary Science Certification Program (VSCP). Students will learn and practice clinical skills on large and small animals, while under the supervision of a veterinarian. Students may earn 33 of the 78 skill hours required for the VSCP certification process.
• Cost: $150.00 (includes room, meals, materials, and Texas 4-H Roundup registration fee).
• Limited to the first 20 members who register. (Preference will be given to students participating in an organized veterinary science program.)
• Sign up through 4-H CONNECT under 2016 4-H Roundup (Sign up dates: April 15 − May 20, 2016)
• Open to 4-H members 11−18 years old who DID NOT attend last year.
• Drop off participants on Monday, June 6 and pick them up on Thursday, June 9 after the contest.
• Chaperones and transportation provided for all participants. Tentative Schedule Monday, June 6, 2016: 1:00 PM registration Thursday, June 9, 2016: 4-H Vet Science Skillathon (at 4-H Roundup) Parents or agents may pick up members at the conclusion of the contest (approximately 2:00 PM). Contact Dr. Joe Mask: joe.mask@ag.tamu.edu

Livestock / Animal Project TShirts in time for the County Fair!!!

Record Book Time!!

Record Books and Awards/Scholarship Applications –Deadline June 17th

June 18th might seem like a long time away but trust me, that day comes sooner than you know it.

Four record book workshops have been scheduled at the Extension office on:

May 19^th at 6:30 p.m. Introduction to record books Showgrounds

June 4^th from  9a.m. -12 Noon  at the Extension office Assistance with books

June 17^th by 5 pm Turn in Books and award applications for judging.

June 18^th is judging day.  If you would like to help judge please contact the office.

For more information or to download the WORD template go to: 
http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/recordbooks/