DATES TO REMEMBER
October 27 – 4-H Sheep/Goat Club Meeting 3:00pm at the Youth Fair Barns
30 – 4-H Livestock Coalition Meeting 4:30pm at the Extension Office
November 4 – Major Stock Show and Youth Fair Entry Night 4pm-8pm at the Extension Office
8 – Deadline to Enter Ft Worth and Sandhill Stock Show
9 – County/State Swine Validation 8am-10am at the Youth Fair Barns
11 – Extension Office Closed for Veterans Day
14 – District 7 4-H Food Show, Abilene
17 – 4-H Rabbit Club Meeting/Showmanship Clinic 2:00pm at the Extension Office
17 – Cen-Tex 4-H Club Meeting 3:00pm at the Extension Office
22 – Deadline to Enter San Angelo, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, & Texas Elite Stock Shows
26 – D-7 4-H Scholarship Training 6:30pm at the District 7 Office, San Angelo, TX
28 – 29 – Extension Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays
4-H LIVESTOCK COALITION MEETING
There will be a 4-H Livestock Coalition meeting on October 30th at 4:30pm. Topics discussed during this meeting include:
- Livestock Workshops
- Brown County 4-H Project Show
We encourage anyone who is interested in becoming more involved with 4-H livestock and can bring some fresh and new ideas to gain more participation within the livestock projects.
This meeting will be held at the Extension Office. If you would like to attend the meeting, please RSVP to the Extension Office at 325-646-0386.
SWINE COUNTY AND STATE VALIDATION
It is time to start getting ready for the Brown County Youth Fair and Major Stock Shows. The most important step in doing this is validating your animals. Swine validation will be on November 9th 8:00am – 10:00am at the Brown County Youth Fair Barns. There will not be a county validation make up day! If you are planning on participating in the Brown County Youth Fair, you need to make sure your animal is present on the day of validation!! If you ordered state tags and have not paid for them, please come by the Extension Office ASAP!! YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN 4-H BEFORE THE DATE OF VALIDATION!!!
MAJOR STOCK SHOW AND YOUTH FAIR ENTRY NIGHT
This year we are only having one night in November that we designate for families who want to enter the major stock shows and Brown County Youth Fair. The only way you can enter the major stock shows is if you bought state tags. The date we are having stock show sign up is November 4th 4pm-8pm at the Extension Office.
- If you are planning on entering Ft. Worth or Sandhills Stock Show, you will need to attend the night of November 4th due to the deadline to enter Ft. Worth & Sandhills Stock Show is November 8th.
- The deadline to enter Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Texas Elite Gilt Show, and San Angelo Stock Show is November 22nd.
- This will be your opportunity to enter the Brown County Youth Fair at this time. We are setting a deadline to enter the Youth Fair on December 2nd.
REMINDERS:
- You must be enrolled in 4-H.
- Quality Counts need to be completed/up to date at the time of entries.
- Must have social security number at the time of entries.
- Payment is due at the time of entries.
2BROWN COUNTY YOUTH FAIR CHECKLIST
The Brown County Youth Fair is approaching fast. Everyone should have your animals if you are planning on entering in the Livestock Division of the Youth Fair. There are a few other things that have to be done in order to participate in the Brown County Youth Fair. Below is a check list for you to go by to make sure you are covered.
- Enroll in 4-H
- Attend Validation (have your animal validated for county or state)
- Purchase a Youth Fair Membership (this is mandatory if you are entering livestock or home economics)
- Fill out an entry form for the Brown County Youth Fair (Deadline to enter is December 2nd)
DISTRICT 7 4-H SCHOLARSHIP TRAININGS
If you are a senior in high school and plan to apply for the Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship, District 7 4-H is offering training opportunities. We encourage juniors, sophomores, and freshman to attend to start learning about the Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship. Below is the date for the upcoming trainings:
• November 26th – 6:30pm at the District Office 7887 US HWY 87, San Angelo
This training will also be streamed via TEAMs for those not able to attend in person. (TEAMS link will be sent out later) and it will also be recorded if you cannot attend in person or TEAMS.
For more information contact the Extension Office.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE BROWN COUNTY 4-H PROJECT SHOW
The Brown County 4-H Project Show will be held on Saturday, December 7th at the Brown County Youth Fair Barns. Details for the show will be posted at a later date. Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you on December 7th.
4-H ENROLLMENT IS OPEN ON 4-H CONNECT!
The enrollment process for the 2024-2025 4-H year begins August 15, 2024. 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.
• 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 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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].