Extension Educationin Tarrant County

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

We are very excited to announce a new County 4-H Dog Show will be held this year.  Hood County will be hosting on March 23, 024 at the Reunion Grounds in Granbury, Texas.  Registration Deadline is March 16, 2024.  Please share with your 4-H members enrolled in the dog project.  Thank you for helping us get this distributed.

Dog Show Flyer-Hood Co

M. Michelle Mihalek, MEd

County Extension Agent – 4-H Youth Development

Montgomery County | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

9020 Airport Rd. | Conroe, Texas 77303

P: (936) 539 – 7823 | F: (936) 788-8394

mmmihalek@ag.tamu.edu| http://montgomery.agrilife.org

http://AgriLifeExtension.tamu.edu

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

Youth (or adults) interested in learning more about the Texas 4-H Council At Large Delegate process, there will be an At-Large election question and answer session with current Council members that went through the At-Large Process. We will host the event Tuesday, February 27^th at 7:30 pm via Zoom. The session will be recorded for those unable to attend and the link posted to the website https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ambassadors/

A link to the Zoom session will be sent out the morning of February 27^th to those that sign up on the Google Form. Click here to sign up or ask questions you may have now.

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The 2024-2025 Texas 4-H Council – At Large Delegate Applications are now available online at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/ambassadors/. Deadline to apply is March 28, 2024. We are working to schedule a Q&A Session in late February/early March, date/time TBD, for those that may have questions.

Texas 4-H Council

Members of this team are elected by their peers from across the state of Texas, representing the twelve AgriLife Extension districts plus an additional six At-Large Delegates. The Texas 4-H Council members serve as ambassadors for the Texas 4-H program. Members represent the organization statewide while collaborating with Extension faculty to plan, coordinate, and facilitate activities and events.

COMMITMENT DATES:

• July 22-25, 2024 – Texas 4-H Council Workshop – Location Kingsville/Corpus Christi area
• October TBD, 2024 (Dates set by State Fair of Texas) – State Fair of Texas Honor Awards — Fall Planning Meeting – Dallas, TX
• November 8-10, 2024 – Spark – Brownwood, TX TENTATIVE Must have enough committed to attend
• January 3-5, 2025 – January Planning Meeting – College Station or Brownwood (TBD)
• June 1-5, 2025 – Texas 4-H Roundup – College Station, TX
• Monthly Online Conference Calls (dates to be distributed during Workshop)

Other opportunities may/will be offered to members as they are identified throughout the year.

If you have any questions, please contact myself or one of the other 3 Council Advisors : Dr. Montza Williams, Garry Branham or Bailee Wright.

Jana Barrett

Jana.Barrett@ag.tamu.edu

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Good moning,

It is time to start thinking about getting your June Validation tags ordered.

Please be sure to include all your tag orders on 1 order.  However, if you need to add or subtract a tag, please call the extension office to do so.  !!!!DO NOT FILL THIS ORDER FORM OUT MORE THAN ONCE!!!!!  If you have duplicate orders, you will be responsible for purchasing the duplicate tags!!!!!

PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES!!!!  THERE ARE NEW PRICES ON TAGS THIS YEAR

(Order form will closed at 5 pm on May 10th)  Order link: June Validation Tags 2024

 ******!!!!!!!! SHEEP/ GOAT !!!!!!!!!!*******
Tags ordered February 19 – March 31 will be $20 each (Sheep & Goat Only)
Tags ordered April 1 – May 10 will be $35 each (Sheep & Goat Only)

*********!!!!!!!!! Heifer Tag Orders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!************
Tags ordered February 19 – March 31 will be $25 each
Tags ordered April 1 – May 10 will be $35 each

*********!!!!!!!!! Steer Tag Orders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!************
Tags ordered February 19 – March 31 will be $25 each
Tags ordered April 1 – May 10 will be $35 each

********!!!!!!!!!!!!Swine Tag Orders!!!!!!!!!!!*************
Tags ordered February 19 – March 31 will be $20 each
Tags ordered April 1 – May 10 will be $25 each

NO LATE ORDERS FOR SWINE WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 5 PM ON May 10!!!!!   (NO EXCEPTIONS)

(Order form will be closed at 5 pm on May 10th)  Order link: June Validation Tags 2024

Please be sure to include all your tag orders on 1 order.  However, if you need to add or subtract a tag, please call the extension office in order to do so.  !!!!DO NOT FILL THIS ORDER FORM OUT MORE THAN ONCE!!!!!   If you have duplicate orders, you will be responsible for purchasing the duplicate tags!!!!!

Jacklyn Jones – Doyle
Ag & Natural Resources Extension Agent

Tarrant County

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

200 Taylor St.  Suite 500

Fort Worth, Tx 76196

Tel:   817.884.1296

Fax:  817.884.1941

jacklyn.jones@ag.tamu.edu

http://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu

https://www.facebook.com/agrilife.tarrant/

http://AgriLifeExtension.tamu.edu

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

This is the order form for the Sale Catalog Ads for Non-business.  Ads for Good Luck, Graduation, Supports Groups, etc.

Because we are late getting this out we will extend the deadline to 2/16/24 so please share as soon as possible.

Non-Business Ad Catalog Form 2024

Please send the completed forms to tcjlasponsors@gmail.com

Thank you,

Laura Howe

TCJLA Secretary

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

Here is your February 2024 Tarrant County Newsletter!!!  Click on the link to see all important due dates coming up!!!

February 2024 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 | f: (817) 884-1941

kate.marshall@ag.tamu.edu | https://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

This is a call for entries for the 2024 Tarrant County 4-H Photography Contest.  As a reminder, this is the contest that will serve as the qualifier for State for 4-H Seniors.

All photos must be uploaded through the entry form. 4-H Photo Contest Google Form  by Thursday, March 14, 2024.

We will follow the 2023-2024 Photography Rules and Guidelines 

Remember, the State photo contest will be open for entries from April 1st to April 15th through 4-H Online and Submittable. The county contest will be judged before this time to allow our Senior members to enter the state level contest if they choose.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

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) 884-1291 | f: (817) 884-1941

kate.marshall@ag.tamu.edu | https://tarrant-tx.tamu.edu

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Hello Tarrant County 4-H families,

If you are new to 4-H or just need a refresher on how 4-H projects work, completing projects, starting new projects and keeping good records.  Please sign up to join us Monday, February 26th from 6:30-8:00 PM virtually via Zoom.  Scan the QR code on the flyer or sign up at the link below.  Let me know if you have any questions.  See you there!

Registration link: https://forms.gle/nP8xjAeXruy3zr437

Jordan Peldyak

Tarrant County 4-H

Prairie View A&M University

College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

200 Taylor Street Suite 500

Fort Worth, TX 76196

817-884-1940

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

We have received your online entries for your 2024 HLSR scramblers.  This is a call for a second wave of entries, as our waitlist is beginning to dwindle.  If you have additional students that would like to scramble at the 2024 show, please have them complete the application (with all signatures and notarization) and e-mail it back to me.  Make sure they put ALL dates they are available, so that I can get them scheduled as soon as something becomes available.  The Scramble entries are still open on our Jr entries website, as well.  Please make sure to enter them online.  In order for your Scrambler’s entry to be valid, I must have an online entry AND completed application, in hand, before I can assign them a date.

2024 Calf Scramble Application

Please note that all scrambles are currently full, which means that this entry will be a waitlisted entry.  Placement is determined by entry number.  Scramblers have already begun to drop so please get your kiddos on the waitlist as soon as possible.

For those already entered and assigned a date, you and your scrambler will be receiving parking and grounds pass packets in the mail in mid-February.  Please be on the lookout for those.  You will receive a packet at your school and your Scrambler’s packet will be mailed to their home address.

Once again, thank you for your continued support of the HLSR Calf Scramble Program and we look forward to seeing you at the show!

Amanda McGuire

Coordinator, Houston Calf Scramble

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Feb 27 – March 17, 2024

World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest: Feb 22 – 24, 2024

832-667-1138

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

Click on the link below to see the District IV Livestock Judging Contest Memo.  Please note that this year the location has been moved from the Brazos Expo Center to the Louis Pearce Pavilion in College Station.

2023-2024 Livestock Judging Contest Memo

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

I am very excited to announce that the 2024 San Antonio Livestock Exposition Scholars Scholarship application is now open. I have attached the English and Spanish flyers for you to share with your communities and youth. This scholarship is a great opportunity to help our youth towards their post-secondary education. Please share the flyer, link, and QR code in your blogs, social media, newsletters, emails, and committee meetings. We want to make sure this opportunity is presented to every youth we work with.

San Antonio Livestock Exposition (S.A.L.E.) 2024

The link to the application: https://bit.ly/3OfLT8S

Scholarship Award: Five $15,000 awards distributed out between the 4 years at Prairie View A&M University.

Applicant Eligibility:

•  United States Citizen – scholar will be required to provide proof of citizenship.
•  Texas high school graduate with college enrollment within two years of high school graduation.
•  Accepted to enroll at Prairie View A&M University and participate in a curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Sciences degree in an approved major (See page 4 for a list of S.A.L.E. acceptable majors).
•  Have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.80 or above on a scale of 4.0.
•  Minimum Test Scores: SAT- 800 (total score) or ACT- 15 (composite score).
•  Applicants have demonstrated leadership, community service, and the potential to be successful.
•  Applicants have demonstrated financial need.
•  Youth participation in PVAMU 4-H and Youth Development events have preference.

Application deadline is May 1, 2024

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Guadalupe Castro Ventura

Extension Program Specialist

4-H Youth Development

Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program