Sent, Dear 4-H Members and Families, Here is your August 2025 Tarrant County Newsletter!!!  Click on the link to see all important due dates coming up!!! August 2025 Tarrant County 4-H Newsletter Kate Marshall Tarrant County Extension Agent – 4-H & Youth Development Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 | Fort Worth, TX 76196 p: (817) 884-1553 kate.marshall@ag.tamu.edu | https://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu  

Sent,  Dear 4-H Members and Families, Mark your calendars – We would love to have everyone join us! <<Prizes for overall’s, breed, divisions and class for both rings >> Link to showman app for show details and online entry: https://showman.app/shows#/allen-ffa-laborday-blowout-69b1 Thank you so much! Stacy Schertz Allen FFA Advisor Agriculture Science Instructor stacy.schertz@allenisd.org    

Sent, Dear 4-H Members and Families, Please use the forms below when making entries for these shows.  Not all worksheets have been posted on the show’s website.  Please be sure to continue to check back at the Google link provided to see if they have been posted. 2025 Fall Shows East Texas State Fair (Athens) Entries open July 1 – August 17 (for your information) Our deadline to have them to the office is August 8 by 5 p.m. West Texas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene) Entries open July 1… Read More →

Sent,  Happy Monday! It is time to start thinking about what Fall tags you will be needing!  Order form is open now!! PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES!!!!   ******!!!!!!!! SHEEP/ GOAT !!!!!!!!!!******* Tags ordered July 14 – August 31 will be $20 each (Sheep/Goat) Tags ordered September 1 – September 12 will be $35 each (Sheep/Goat) *********!!!!!!!!!! HEIFER Tag Orders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!********** Tags ordered July 14 – August 31 will be $25 each Tags ordered September 1 – September 12 will be $35 each *********!!!!!!!!!! Swine Tag Orders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!********** Tags ordered… Read More →

Sent,  Hello! Prairie View A&M University 4-H Youth Development and the Agriculture and Natural Resource units will hold the State 4-H Goat Judging Contest and Workshop on July 25-26, 2025, to bring awareness to youth about goat husbandry. Students will gain valuable skills that will help them select the type of goats for their farms and projects that will be healthy, productive, and profitable.  Participants will learn the proper terminology to describe the traits of the goats and how to use scorecards to evaluate goats based on the… Read More →

Sent, Happy Tuesday everyone!! It is hard to believe we are getting close to the end of the summer and school starting is right around the corner.  But it also means that it is time to order Turkey Poults for the 2026 TCJLS turkey show! Order dates:  July 8 – August 22nd at 5pm The Turkeys for this order are for the Market Turkey Show at TCJLS in February 2026. You MUST order in increments of 10 (i.e., 10, 20, 30).  $5/bird 2026 TCJLS Turkey Order Link Jacklyn… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H Members and Families, As we continue to pray for those affected by the devastating July floods in Kerr County and the surrounding hill country communities, we encourage you to join Texas 4-H Youth Development in a relief effort. The state 4-H office will be collecting donated gift cards to be distributed to those affected by the flooding in Kerr County and the surrounding Hill Country communities. Gift card types might include Walmart, H-E-B, or Visa: funds that will be easy to use for all. All… Read More →

Sent,  Dear 4-H members, groups and volunteers, Tarrant County & Dallas County 4-H Prairie View A&M Extension  will be presenting on the new 4-H beyond ready initiative and the 4-H thriving model. Learn more about how these program models work and how they can enrich your 4-H programs by providing youth opportunities to be better prepared for their futures through 4-H! The registration will be coming out in August but please save the date for this online opportunity on Thursday September 25th at 6:30 PM Jordan Peldyak Tarrant… Read More →

Sent, Dear 4-H Members and Families, Here is your July 2025 Tarrant County Newsletter!!!  Click on the link to see all important due dates coming up!!! July 2025 Tarrant County 4-H Newsletter Kate Marshall Tarrant County Extension Agent – 4-H & Youth Development Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 | Fort Worth, TX 76196 p: (817) 884-1553 kate.marshall@ag.tamu.edu | https://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu  

Sent,  4-H Members and Families, In Tarrant County, we are fortunate to have amazing volunteers who work diligently in support of our 4-H youth.  In an effort to provide public recognition, the following awards have been established.  A volunteer may receive each award only once. 4-H Adult Award Application 2025: https://forms.gle/HmzYjeSjeRDvjvW66 Youth and Adults are encouraged to submit nominations for the following awards.  More than one person can nominate an individual or organization. Friend of 4-H Award  This award is presented to a group, business, organization, or individual… Read More →