Fall 2017 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Training

 

2018 Volunteer Recognition - Salute to Excellence

The 2018 Volunteer Recognition nominations are now being accepted for the Salute to Excellence recognition scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 during the 2018 Texas 4-H Roundup.

Nominations are now open to recognize volunteers, donors and AgriLife personnel for their continued commitment to the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program. The six recognition categories are:

Leader Legacy

Citation for Outstanding Service

4-H Alumni

Commendable Service

Meritorious Service

Salute to Excellence

Descriptions of each category, and the forms for nominating, can be found here (scroll down to "State Events").

This is the same process that has historically been available each Spring. The intent is to allow agents, volunteers and/or 4-H families to make nomination now through the spring. Please take a few minutes and nominate individuals or groups for their efforts. We all know the value of our volunteers and donors, so don’t miss the opportunity to publicly recognize them.

Online nominations accepted: September 1, 2017 – April 9, 2018

Salute to Excellence luncheon: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in College Station

2017-2018 Consumer Decision Making Study Guide

The Consumer Decision-Making contest is a competitive event that enables 4-H'ers to practice making decisions based on information about a situation and the marketplace options available.  This contest is held on the county, district, state, and national levels.  You can check out the current study guide by clicking here and scrolling down to "State Events".

2017-18 Swine Tag Order Form (for Major Shows)

C&P Show Pig Sale

Posted for informational purposes only.  No Travis County 4-H endorsement is implied.

2017 Fall Heifer UIN Orders

We will be accepting Fall validation orders for heifer until Monday, September 18 for heifers who have either not been validated or who have changed ownership/breeds.  Please be advised that the State Validation Office has increased the cost of heifer UINs to $15 each.

Heifers will be validated in October; however, original in-color registration papers and a completed copy of the Heifer Collection Form need to be either brought to the Extension Office or Emailed as a color PDF to be uploaded into the online validation system by Friday, September 29, 2017.  The heifer papers must be in the name of the youth by that same deadline, and heifers may only be registered under one youth.  This validation will validate the animal for its entire show career unless it changes breed or ownership.

The UIN Order Form and Heifer Collection Form are available here

2017-2018 Major Show Broiler Orders due 9/25/17

It’s time to start thinking about the 2017-2018 show year and order broilers!  If you plan on showing broilers at the San Antonio Stock Show, Rodeo Austin, or Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this upcoming show season, please submit your Major Broiler Order Form to the Travis County Extension Office by Monday, September 25, 2017 by 5:00 PM.  Late orders will be accepted for until Friday, September 29th with an additional $25 fee. 

A fillable order form is available here.

Waller County Fair Youth Livestock Judging Contest

For more information, click here.

2017 Buda Buckle Bash

2017-2018 Texas 4-H EXPLORE Guides

Washington County Livestock Judging Contests

The Washington County Fair Livestock and Dairy Judging Committee would like to invite you and your judging teams to the 2017 Washington County Fair Livestock and Dairy Judging Contests.  The contests will be held on Saturday, September 23^rd at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Brenham, TX (1305 E. Blue Bell Rd., Brenham, TX 77833).  Registration will begin at 7:00am that morning and run until 8:00am, with the contests set to start at 8:15am. The cost to enter the contest is $8.00 per person.  For more information on the rules of the contests, please click here.  If you have any questions, please contact the Washington County Fair Office at 979-836-4112.

West Austin 4-H is having a Spirit Night at the Bee Caves Chick-fil-A on 9/7

Our West Austin 4-H Club is having a Spirit Night at the Bee Caves Chick-fil-A this Thursday, September 7, 2017, from 4 pm to 10 pm.  If you can, please come out to support them!  The club would like to use the proceeds to help support their club and some of the disaster relief efforts!

District 10 Fall Round-Up Schedule

For a full copy of the Fall Round-Up Guide, click here and scroll down to District Events.

Junior Leadership Retreat

2017 District 6 Fall 4-H Shooting Sports Coaches Training

For more information, click here.

Hurricane Harvey T-Shirt Fundraiser

Orders are due in the Travis County Extension office by Monday, September 18 (so that we can have our combined order to the District office by Sep. 21).  Proceeds from the purchase of the shirts will be sent to the Texas 4-H office to go into the hurricane relief fund that has been set up. All the monies raised through the Texas 4-H Hurricane Relief Campaign will go directly back to club and county 4-H Programs in the hurricane affected counties.  The funds can be used by the 4-H programs to support the identified rebuilding needs of their community and 4-H program. 

Fall Heifer Validation Information

We will be accepting Fall validation orders for heifer until Monday, September 18.  Persons wishing to validate their heifers will need to bring their original heifer papers (in color) to the Extension office.  We will scan the documents and return them to you.  All heifers must be in the youth's name.

Additionally, please be advised that there has been a fee increase for heifer validation.  The total fee is now $15.00 per heifer.

This validation will be good for all of the Spring major livestock shows.

Colorado County Fair Open Sheep and Goat Show CANCELLED!

DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE HARVEY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

4-H Gives - Relief Support for 4-H Programs affected by Hurricane Harvey

REMINDER - Heart of Texas Livestock Show

We will be hitting the Submit button for entries to the Heart of Texas Livestock Show in Waco on Friday, September 1.  This is a reminder to have all livestock show, contest and shooting sports entries and fees to us by 2:00 PM on that day. 

You may find the Entry form on the Travis 4-H website by clicking here.