DATES TO REMEMBER
August 7 – Deadline to Apply for Bronze, Silver, & Gold Star Awards
12 – Deadline to Enter State Fair of Texas and Heart of Texas
12 – Deadline to RSVP for Brown County 4-H Banquet
15 – Deadline to Order State Lamb/Goat/Breeding Heifer Tags
18 – Brown County 4-H Banquet 6:00pm, Location TBA
25 – 4-H Rabbit Club Meeting 2:00pm at the Extension Office
WEST TEXAS FAIR, STATE FAIR, & HEART OF TEXAS FAIR
It is time already to start thinking about stock shows. The fall stock shows that are coming up are West Texas Fair, State Fair, and Heart of Texas Fair. The deadline to enter the fall major stock shows are as follows:
• State Fair of Texas – August 12th
• Heart of Texas Fair – August 12th
The entry forms are available at the Extension Office. If you have any questions, please contact Nick Gonzales.
BROWN COUNTY 4-H ANNUAL BANQUET
Let’s Get All Fired Up! Join us in celebrating Brown County 4-H members and their achievements for 2023-24 4-H year. The banquet will be held on Sunday, August 18th 6-8pm, location TBA. We ask that you RSVP by August 12th to the Extension Office.
BRONZE, SILVER, OR GOLD STAR AWARDS
If you are interested in applying for the Bronze, Silver, or Gold Star Awards you must fill out an application and submit a recordbook. The age groups for the awards are Bronze (Junior member), Silver (Intermediate member), and Gold (Senior member). 4-Hers that meet the criteria need to fill out an application/recordbook and have it turned back into the Extension office by August 7th. For more information, please contact Nick Gonzales at the Extension Office.
STATE LAMB AND GOAT TAGS
It is that time again!! If you are a 4-H member and planning on showing a market lamb, market goat, breeding sheep or breeding goat at any Major Stock Show such as Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Austin, San Angelo, or Houston you will need to purchase state tags. The costs of the tags are $17 per animal. The deadline to order tags is August 15th. If you are planning on purchasing a state lamb/goat tag for San Angelo Stock Show you need to make sure that lamb/goat is Texas Bred and has a Texas Lamb/Goat Breeders tag, which will come from the lamb breeder. Registration papers for breeding sheep or goats must be in the exhibitor’s name on or before October 1st. You must bring the registration papers on the day of validation. You can order state tags by contacting the Extension Office.
Lambs and goats validated during the 2024 State Fair Validation Period WILL BE ELIGIBLE for 2025 Spring Major Shows. Market animals validated for the 2024 State Fair will carryover for 2025 Spring Major Shows. Once validated, the project MUST stay in the care of the exhibitor that project is validated to; if the exhibitor chooses to sell the project to a new exhibitor, the new exhibitor MUST REVALIDATE the project within the next validation period.
HEIFER VALIDATION
If you are showing a heifer at a major stock show that has not previously been state validated or has changed owners, they will need to be validated. Heifers that are only participating in the Brown County Youth Fair do not need to be validated.
The deadline to turn in your order for tags numbers is August 15th. The cost will be $27 per tag. Please make sure you have registration papers in hand at validation. Every heifer needs to have an ID, either a brand or tattoo. Please ensure that tattoos/brands are done and legible before validation. For more information, contact the Extension Office at 325-646-0386.
All state validated heifers will be tagged similar to steers.
TEXAS SHEEP AND GOAT EXPO YOUTH PROGRAM
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a Texas Sheep and Goat Expo, as part of the program they offer a youth program that includes: Skillathon Contest, Ultrasound, Genetic Selection, Mohair Judging, and Skillathon Skills. The Sheep and Goat Expo will be held on August 17th 8:00am at the 1st Community Spur Arena, San Angelo, TX. For more information you can contact the Extension Office or if you would like to register for the program follow the link: https://agrilife.org/agrilifesheepandgoat/participants/
4-H ENROLLMENT IS OPEN ON 4-H CONNECT!
The enrollment process for the 2023-2024 4-H year begins August 15, 2023. 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 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 for the first time as a 3rd/4th grader we ask for you NOT TO ENROLL until September 1st. September 1st is the 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.
Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll because after October 31st the cost increases to $30!!
The Texas 4-H fee schedule is below:
$25.00 – Club Member Enrollment Discounted Fee: August 15 – October 31
$30.00 – Club Member Enrollment Regular Fee: November 1 to the completion of 4-H year
$10.00 – Clover Kid Enrollment Regular Fee
$10.00 – Adult Volunteer Application Fee
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE ON ENROLLING PLEASE CONTACT THE EXTENSION OFFICE AT 325-646-0386 OR BY EMAILING MISTY FUQUA [email protected].