Entry Deadline to the Extension Office: Friday, September 2, 2016
Show Changes/Additions:
- All entries are subject to random testing. The Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo reserves the right to test any animal officially entered in the livestock show for foreign substances including drugs, chemicals or feed additives. Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Junior Market winners and the Supreme and Reserve Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer will be tested at the conclusion of the champion drive. Randomly selected animals will be tested after the completion of their respective class. The Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo maintains a Zero Tolerance Policy for unethically fitted livestock. This includes but is not limited to the use of off label drugs and non-antibiotic therapeutic medications.
- To be eligible, all breeding beef heifers (including potential substitute heifers) MUST be validated with the Texas 4-H and FFA Breeding Heifer Validation Program.
- All Steers must be state validated
- We will be following the 2017-2020 Texas Show Steer Bred Classification Guidelines. For complete details please visit 2017-2021 Texas Show Steer Breed Classification Guidelines
- All Livestock Skill-A-Thon teams and individuals will enter the morning of the Contest
- $10/individual
- Date of Contest: Saturday, October 15, 2016
- Registration: 8:00 A.M.
- Calf Scramble Participant Room located in the Extraco Show Pavilion
- Time of Contest: 8:30 A.M.
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, October 6
- Begin Arrival at Noon for:
- Ag Mechanics in place & Check-In
- All British & Continental Beef Heifers
- All Scramble & Continental Beef Heifers
- All Steers
Friday, October 7
- In place & Check-In
- All British & Continental Beef heifers
- All Steers
- Mini Herefords
- Mini Zebu
- Scramble B/C Beef Heifer Show
Saturday, October 8
- Consumer Decision Making Contest
- Food Challenge
- Product ID Contest
- Jr. Steer Show
- Jr. British & Continental Heifer Show
- Mini Hereford Show
- Mini Zebu Show
Sunday, October 9
- Livestock Judging Contest
- Jackpot British & Continental Heifer Show
- Jackpot Steer Show
Monday, October 10
- Swine begin arrival
- Ag Mechanics Project show
- Jackpot Swine Show
Tuesday, October 11
- Junior Swine Show
- Goats in Place
- Lambs in Place
- Scramble Sheep in Place
Wednesday, October 12
- Jackpot Goat Show
- Jackpot Lamb Show
- Scramble Sheep Show
- Begin Arrival: Open Brahman, American Heifers, Longhorns
Thursday, October 13
- Jr. Lamb Show
- Jr. Goat Show
- In Place & Check In:
- American Heifers
- American Scramble Heifers
- American Heifer Scramble Show
- In Place:
- Diary Cattle
- Open Brahman
- Open Beefmaster
- Longhorn
Friday, October 14
- Jr. American Heifer Show
- Open Beefmaster Show
- Jr. Longhorn Show
Saturday, October 15
- Open Brahman Show
- Jr. Dairy Judging Contest
- Livestock Skill-A-Thon
- Trap Shooters Extravaganza
- Jackpot American Heifer Show
- Dairy Cattle Show