DATES TO REMEMBER
December 17 – Brown County Youth Fair Workday 8:00am at the Youth Fair Barns
18 – Meats Judging Practice 2:30pm at the Extension Office
22 – Extension Office Hours 8:30am – 12pm
23-26 – Extension Office Closed for Christmas Holiday
30 – Extension Office Hours for New Year’s Holiday 8:30am – 12pm
January 2 – Extension Office Closed for New Year’s Holiday
8-14 – Brown County Youth Fair
16 – Extension Office Closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day
2022-2023 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship
The Texas 4-H Youth Development Program and the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation is once again pleased to offer to our senior high school 4-H members and current college students the opportunity to apply for an Opportunity Scholarship through the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation. This year Texas 4-H members can apply for scholarships in three areas, baccalaureate, courageous heart, and technical. Former Texas 4-H members will be able to apply for scholarships through the collegiate scholarship program. Information can be received through the Brown County Extension Office or downloaded from the Texas 4-H Foundation website at: https://texas4hfoundation.org/
2023 Texas 4-H Foundation Opportunity Scholarship Important Dates
November 1, 2022 – Application will be available online
November 30, 2022 – Submit your intent to County Office if you plan to apply
December 14, 2022 – Due for County Review
February 15, 2023, by 11:59 PM – Deadline to Apply
April 28 – April 29, 2023 – Interviews in College Station
May 2023 – Award Notifications
June 6-8, 2023 – Scholarship Banquets in College Station
PUREBRED GILT PAPERS -DEADLINE EXTENDED
If you have entered purebred gilts at any major show in Texas, we MUST upload registration papers into the validation system. For your gilts to be eligible to show you will need to bring your papers by the Extension Office by December 28th. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office.
NEED HELP CLIPPING YOUR SHOW ANIMAL??
If you are going to need help clipping your show animal for the Youth Fair, please contact the Extension Office and schedule a date and time. We will begin clipping animals January 5th – 7th. If you need to borrow clippers, blower, blocking table, etc. please contact the Extension Office. We have a limited number of these items so if you borrow them, we need them back within 24 hours. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office.
BROWN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION WORKDAYS
Workdays are:
December 17, 2022
January 21, 2023
January 28, 2023
Times will be 8am start until noon or when jobs have been completed.
To see more rules and dates go to browncountyfair.net youth fair link to see the updated rule book.
EXHIBITOR REQUIRED WORKDAYS-
Two weekends prior to show and two weekends after the show exhibitors must participate in at least ONE of these 4 workdays. Participation is mandatory in one of these 4 days to receive premium checks from Brown County Youth Fair Premium Auction in addition to having required thank you notes to buyers. Appropriate attire is mandatory, which will be jeans (long pants) and closed toed shoes. In the event you were unable to participate in at least one of these workdays you must write a one-page essay as to why you were unable to attend and present it in person at the February board meeting to the entire board of directors for consideration.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR A DAY IN THE BROWN COUNTY SHOW RING
We are once again hosting A Day in the Brown County Show Ring at the 2023 Brown County Youth Fair. This show will showcase differently able students from across the county, and their 4-H/FFA member buddy, as they exhibit lambs.
The objective of A Day in the Brown County Ring is to give differently able youth an opportunity to participate in the Brown County Youth Fair. Exhibitors will be partnered up with a 4-H/FFA member who will help them present their lamb in the show ring. Each exhibitor will receive a t-shirt, lunch, rosette, and an amazing opportunity to show. The show will be after breeding sheep and does on Tuesday, January 10th. We have partnered with the Youth Fair and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance to help fund this event.
We are looking for youth volunteers to “buddy” up with exhibitors. Participants will be “showing” lambs so we will need volunteers to help supply the show lambs for that day. We want to keep the grade level of the volunteer’s 7th grade and up.
Each exhibitor will be partnered with 2 “buddies” (4-H/FFA members) that will assist with walking the lamb, on a halter, around the ring.
Tentative Schedule is as follows for Tuesday, January 10, 2023:
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Participants will arrive at the Youth Fair Barn at 10:00am (we will need volunteers there by 9:00am for orientation)
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Participants will eat lunch around 11:00am
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Show will tentatively start at 12:00pm
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Each participant will be awarded a rosette and a picture in front of the backdrop.
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If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Extension Office to request a Youth Volunteer Application. The deadline to sign up is December 6th. For more information contact Nick Gonzales at the Brown County Extension Office.
4-H RABBIT FEED CONTAINERS
If you have bought rabbit feed from the Extension Office and have containers, PLEASE bring them back to the Extension Office. Feed cannot be distributed without containers and at this time Mrs. Becktold does not have containers. PLEASE RETURN RABBIT FEED CONTAINERS!
2023 BROWN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Weighing/Sifting/Classification/Judging/Check-in:
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Breeding Lambs………………………………………………….9:00 a.m.
Breeding Goat Show follows Lambs
Breeding Swine Show follows Goats
Market Lamb & Goat enter barn………………………………..7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Rabbit Check-in 7:00am to 10:00am………. …..Show starts with Market at 1:00 p.m.
Market Lamb & Goat weigh in and classification ………………4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Ag Mechanics Show…………………………………………10:00 a.m. to completion
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Market Lamb Show…………………………………………….9:00 a.m.
Market Goat follows Lambs
Market Swine enter barn………………………………………7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Weigh in and classification start at 4pm in order by School (TBA)
Cattle enter barn……………………………………………..…7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cattle weigh in and classification start……………………… …5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Market Swine Division…………………………………………9:00 a.m.
Friday, January 13, 2023
Market Steer Show…………………………………………….9:00 a.m.
Registered Breeding Heifer Show follow steers
HOME ECONOMICS DIVISION
Home Economics Building
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Acceptance of all Clothing Items (NO late items will be accepted) 1:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Mandatory Orientation Meeting followed by Appearance Judging 4:00 p.m.
Pictures will be taken individually and as a group at this time. These may be used by judge
later in day if needed.
Fashion Show Practice (Mandatory Participation) will be as soon as each contestant goes
before the judge in their last garment or if there is a length of time between garments they may
practice then, they must sign off on list when they practice.
Construction will be judged immediately following garment turn in. Only judges and authorized
persons allowed at this time. Appearance judging will began promptly following brief
Mandatory Orientation meeting at 4:00 p.m.
Monday, January 9, 2023
Clothing Division Fashion Show (Mandatory participation) …. ………. 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Receive Foods, Crafts and Canning entries …. ………. ……… ………. 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
Judging of Items……………………. ……. ………. ………. ……… ……1:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Viewing of Entries. ………. ………. ……… ………. ………. ……… 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Photos of Grand and Reserve Champion and overall champion will be taken at the Home
Economics building at 5:00 p.m.
Items and Prizes picked up……………………………………………. 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
NO ITEMS CAN BE REMOVED UNTIL ……………………………6:00 p.m.
Results posted at Youth Fair Office by 12:00 p.m.
Premium Sales includes Overall Grand Champion and Overall Reserve Grand Champion of
all three age divisions (immediately after Miss Brown County Fair Association Awards).
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Awards and Premium Sale:
Miss Brown County Fair Association Presentations ….. ……… ………. 3:00 p.m.
Followed by: Sale of Overall Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Home Economics Projects
Sale of Livestock Projects
4-H ENROLLMENT IS OPEN ON 4-H CONNECT!
The enrollment process for the 2022-2023 4-H year begins August 15, 2022. All 4-H families, new and returning, are encouraged to log in and enroll to become an official 4-H member.
As you begin your enrollment for the year, here are some tips in using 4-H CONNECT:
- If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one!
- If you lost your email and password, call the county office so we can reset, it for you.
- An active membership will not be granted until the $25.00 participation fee is paid on 4-H Connect!
- You cannot register or participate in an event until your profile is ACTIVE.
- When you are doing your re-enrollment for the 2022-2023 4-H Year please make sure you update your address, phone number, and e-mail address.
- For any youth who is joining 4-H in 2022-2023 for the first time as a 3rd grader we ask for you NOT TO ENROLL until September 1st. September 1st is actual first day of the new 4-H year and what is used to calculate grade/age. If a 2nd grader moving into 3rd grade enrolls before September 1st it will “tag” them as a Clover Kid, not charge an enrollment fee and lock them in as a Clover Kid for the year.