{"id":16812,"date":"2026-01-02T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/ftbend4h\/?page_id=16812"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:57:21","slug":"cattle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/ftbend4h\/validation-and-major-shows\/cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cattle (Steer &amp; Heifer)<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#mbb.33\">Validation, Tag Orders, and Deadlines<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cattle, Lamb, and Goat Validation is overseen by the<strong> FBC State Validation Committee<\/strong>, who are responsible for State Validation for Fort Bend County 4-H, as well as any FFA chapters for schools zoned to Fort Bend County including, FBISD, LCISD, Needville ISD, applicable schools in Katy ISD, and Stafford MSD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Validation is required for Texas Major Shows such as Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Heart O&#8217; Texas, Rodeo Austin, Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, and more. See all Major Shows here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>We do <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOT<\/strong><\/span> validate for the Fort Bend County Fair or Needville Youth Fair.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<em>(See &#8220;Other&#8221; page for links to those shows for info)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>For any questions concerning your Cattle (Heifer and Steer), Lamb, or Goat state-validated projects, please contact the following<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FBC State Validation (<a href=\"mailto:fbcstatevalidation@gmail.com\">fbcstatevalidation@gmail.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AND<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FBC 4-H: Your County Extension Agent, Rowdy Sandoval at <a href=\"mailto:Rowdy.sandoval@ag.tamu.edu\">Rowdy.sandoval@ag.tamu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your FFA Advisor\/Agricultural Science Teacher (AST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; 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height: 135px;\">Tag Orders:<\/p>\n<p>August-October<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 25.0404%; height: 135px;\">Availability:<\/p>\n<p>4-H &amp; FFA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 24.8788%; height: 135px;\">October Validation<\/p>\n<p>Date: TBD<\/p>\n<p>Location: TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; height: 10px; width: 100%;\" colspan=\"4\">\n<h2>Steer<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 25.0404%;\"><strong>Fall &amp; Spring Major Shows<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 25.0404%;\">Tag Orders:<\/p>\n<p>April-May<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 25.0404%;\">Availability:<\/p>\n<p>4-H &amp; FFA<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 24.8788%;\">June Validation<\/p>\n<p>Date: TBD<\/p>\n<p>Location: TBD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cattle (Steer &amp; Heifer) Validation, Tag Orders, and Deadlines Cattle, Lamb, and Goat Validation is overseen by the FBC State Validation Committee, who are responsible for State Validation for Fort Bend County 4-H, as well as any FFA chapters for schools zoned to Fort Bend County including, FBISD, LCISD, Needville ISD, applicable schools in Katy ISD, and Stafford MSD. &nbsp; 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