If you are interested in attending the following College Prep Event, we will be live streaming the event at the County Extension Office and will have food available to the first people who sign up.  If you would like to sign up, please email CEP 4-H Agent Nathan Tucker.

2019 District 10 Fall

Reminder: Food Show

Don't forget to register for the Food Show!! Food show deadline has been extended to October 17th, 2019.

Travis County Registration page

A message from Laura A. Huebringer:

We’re pleased to announce that District 8 4-H will be hosting a Shooting Sports Coach Certification Training for Archery, Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun in Stephenville on November 9-10, 2019.

See the attached flyer, website, and/or participant information letter for more details. 

This training is open to any potential coaches across the state.

• Registration will be conducted through 4‐H Connect.
• Look for 2019 D8 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Certification (Stephenville) (Open state-wide)
• Registration will be open starting October 7 and closes October 25, 2019.
• Please pay close attention to the deadline!
• Cost is $120

Participants MUST have completed and passed the Background Check PRIOR to registering for the event, so if they have not completed this, they should do so IMMEDIATELY! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Additional details:

• Registration will cover meals and course materials.
• Only one discipline certification (archery, pistol, rifle, or shotgun) is obtainable per participant per training.
• Lodging will be the responsibility of the participants. Suggested are hotels are listed in the letter and on the website. 
• Event will begin at 8:00am on Saturday, November 9 and tentatively end at noon on Sunday, November 10, 2019.
• Tentative schedule, what to bring list, and release forms can be found on the website. Additional details will be sent to those that register.

Visit the website to view more details (including lodging information):

https://agrilife.org/d84h/events-and-activities/shooting-sports-coaches-training/ 

Please pass this on to interested individuals and feel free to advertise on your social media, webpages, blogs, newsletters, etc. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

1st Annual Come and Break It Sporting Clay Tournament, November 16, 2019 in Cuero, TX:

Travis County Youth Show Upcoming Due Dates

Plant orders are due by Sept 27th @ 5PM. Once this deadline passes, we will not be accepting late purchases. The nursery we use needs the time between purchase and delivery to ensure plant availability. For new folks to our county, this is not your entry into the show. All Plant Division plants, must be purchased through TCYS to ensure an even starting point.

http://traviscountyyouthshow.org/page.aspx?ID=2358

Poultry Orders are not due until next month, but they are due October 11th (with payment).

http://traviscountyyouthshow.org/docs/57335_2020%20TCYS%20Poultry%20Order%20Form.pdf

Travis County 4-H Food Show

Registration Deadline is October 15th, 2019

Travis County 4-H Food Challenge

Registration Deadline is October 22nd, 2019

Travis County 4-H Council Meeting on September 16, 2019

At  the Travis County 4-H Council meeting on Monday, September 16th, the council held a trashin fashion program and they also participated in a community service project to create dog toys for dog shelters.  They had a lot of fun with this and I got pictures:

SUPPORT YOUR TEXAS 4-H CENTER

Live Like Johnny Classic in San Antonio on November 17:

Buda Buckle Bash

Shooting Sports Coach Certification in Kerrville on October 19-20:

Bosque County 4-H Indoor Archery Tournament:

2019-2020 Agrobotics Challenge:

Texas 4-H Livestock Judging Coaches Clinic:

Showpig sale in Sinton, TX this Saturday:

4-H Council Meeting

The upcoming dates for physical validation for the livestock projects are as follows:

-October 15^th  – lamb/goats and heifers/steers at Manor High School Ag Barn

-November 16^th  and 17^th  – swine validation will occur at each school with an Ag Science Program – times for validation at each school to be determined and posted later  Please note that there will be no follow-up validation on a second weekend as in the past!

-December 14 – At Hendrickson High School Ag Building (not the Ag Barn off of Cele Road) behind the main school building – a free-standing building to the east of the main school building.

Travis County 4-H Food Show