Extension Educationin Tarrant County

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

Below is information on the Freestone County Classic Steer & Heifer Jackpot Show

Registration link: https://forms.gle/cR1eMzhjjQHjSNYZ7

Erin L. Davis

Extension Agent-Ag/NR, Freestone County

p: (903) 389-3436 | f: (903) 389-7858

440 E Main, Box 5 Fairfield TX 75840

erin.davis@ag.tamu.edu | freestone.agrilife.org

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

Click on the link below to see information about Keller 4-H Entomology Contest. Saturday, April 27th.

Keller 4-H Entomology Contest Flyer 

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

Applications are now open to senior level (9-12 graders in 2024-2025 academic year) 4-H members for the Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors Program.

The 4-H Water Ambassadors Program will select up to 30 students for a minimum 12-month term of service. Those selected will participate in the 7-day Tier I 4-H2O Leadership Academy (tour) June 9-15, 2024, which includes hands-on experiential learning and covers a wide range of important water issues. Over the next year, water ambassadors commit to delivering at least 40 hours of education and service. Students will also engage in continuing education opportunities to broaden their understanding of water and equip them to share their knowledge with their local communities, clubs, schools, etc.

• Applications accepted March 15 – May 1, 2024
• Those selected are required to pay a $300 program participation fee.
• Visit www.texas4hwaterambassadors.com/application for more details.

Application-Instruction-Details

4-H-Water-Ambassadors-Applications

Please share the attached announcement with your 4-H club members.

Kind Regards,

David W. Smith

Extension Program Specialist III

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors Program

2117 TAMU

College Station, Texas 77843-2117

(979) 314-8224

david.smith@ag.tamu.edu

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4-Hers!

If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity here is a good one!  The Fort Worth Syndicate is hosting their Smokedown fundraiser, and they are needing volunteers.  They have been a big supported of 4H and FFA for years, purchasing projects at the FWSS and TCJLS.  If you can please be sure to go help.

Below is the signup for day of event meant for adult sign-up due to the alcohol component of the event.  In the signup there is a description of each opportunity, most shifts are the duration of 3 hours.

LINK: Smokedown Volunteers: Day of Event – Adults Only

I have also created a sign-up for Sunday am.  This will mainly be collecting things and cleaning up after the event.  We do have a garbologist group that will be picking up trash, etc….  what we need help with is tearing down banners, collecting and organizing rental items to be picked up, collecting and organizing FWSSS items to be removed, etc…  Our goal is to return the parking lot back to the Stockyards by noon on Sunday so they can utilize the space as a parking lot again.  We will start this effort at 8:30am and hope to be done before noon.  Below is the link for this sign-up.  Both students and adults can sign-up for this volunteer opportunity.

LINK: Smokedown Volunteers: Sunday Tear-Down and Clean-Up

Thank you for supporting us and the event through helping arrange for volunteers.  If you have any questions, please let me know or reach out to Nathan.

Thanks,

Andy Eldridge
President

Fort Worth, TX

C • 405.202.0740 P • 817.529.240

andy.eldridge@summitcasing.com

www.summitcasing.com

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Dear 4-H Members and Families,

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

March 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,

The Tarrant County 4-H Dog Show is happening on April 6th, at Meadowbrook UMC in Fort Worth.  We welcome all 4-H members to participate, we will have a special introductory competition class that only requires the dog to sit, lay down, and walk on a leash.  This is a great opportunity to come out and try your hand at showing your dog.

Link to the registration form:  https://forms.gle/caLaRK6oQC8HFYCw5

Contact Renee Raschio for more information, and links to training videos.

Thank you,

Renee Raschio

email:  evpoodle@gmail.com

cell:  682-344-7581

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Good morning,

Do you have any high school students interested in a career in IT? This spring we are offering an IT cloud certification course for youth 16 years or older. This is a 6 week course that will prepare you to complete a certification in IT cloud. If you are interested in learning more please sign up at the QR code on the flyer or at this link below. The interest meeting will be Monday March 11th at 6:30 PM via Zoom.  Once you sign up you will receive the Zoom link a week before the meeting.

Sign up link: https://forms.gle/dCw1NNjokeCsMAoD7

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,

Texas 4-H Horse Validation for the 2024 season will be open in 4-H Online from March 1 – May 1, 2024.  Please see the attached guidelines for families.

2024 Texas 4-H Horse Validation – Guidelines for Families

Texas 4H Horse Lease Agreement

A few important reminders:

• ALL horses must be validated/re-validated each year. There is no limit to the number of horses that can be validated. You are encouraged to validate all horses that may possibly be shown at district and/or state shows. Only state validated horses can be substituted in the event that a validated horse becomes unusable due to lameness, sickness, etc.
• The family can submit payment of $10.00 per horse ($20.00 after April 15^th, or $250 from May 1^st to May 5^th), in the form of a credit card ONLY.
  • From March 1 – April 15, the validation cost for each horse is $10.00. The $10.00 cost is only guaranteed if the animal validation is approved by the county office by the April 15^th deadline and the payment is processed.
  • From April 16 – May 1, the validation cost for each horse is $20.00. The $20.00 cost is only guaranteed if the animal validation is approved by the county office by the May 1^st deadline and the payment is processed.
• Each validation must include front view, right side view, and left side view images. The entire horse should be included in the photo and markings should be clearly visible.
• If the horse is registered, a copy of the registration papers must be uploaded. These papers must list the 4-Her, sibling, parent, stepparent, grandparent or legal guardian as the current owner. If the ownership is in the process of being transferred, please list “pending” in the registration number area. Once the updated registration papers have been received, please email me a copy of the new papers and I will add it to the validation online.
• Lease horses are eligible to be validated and shown at District and State 4-H Horse Shows. An official Texas 4-H Horse Lease Agreement must be signed by the exhibitor, horse owner, and the supervising County Extension Agent. The lease period must include, at minimum, May 1^st to August 31^st of the current 4-H year. The lease agreement form can be found at https://texasyouthlivestock.com/horse-validation/ and must be uploaded in 4-H Online at the time of validation.
• Image uploads in 4-H Online must be in the form of a .jpg, .gif or .png file.
• Families should validate each horse only one time. Once the horse is validated, any sibling within that family in 4-H Online is eligible to show the horse at their district show and/or the State 4-H Horse Show.
• Youth validating a futurity horse must be at least 12 years of age (as of Sept. 1, 2023) and at least in the 6^th grade.

Validation walk-through guide for families:  https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/4honline_family_guide_horse_validation_2023.pdf

• For additional one-pagers and other resources, please visit https://texasyouthlivestock.com/horse-validation/
• Validation walk-through video: https://youtu.be/OPoOmyC1kTk
• The family will receive an automated message from 4-H Online when the County Extension Agent has approved the horse at the county level. This approval does NOT guarantee eligibility. After it is approved at the county level, the validation will then be reviewed at the state level. The family will be notified by June 1^st if there are any issues with the validation at the state level.
  • We will begin to review validations at the state level on March 1^st and will be working closely with families and agents to fix errors as quickly as possible prior to the validation deadline

Best,

Kelley Ranly

Leadership Coordinator

Texas Youth Livestock and Agriculture

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

1470 William D Fitch Parkway

College Station, TX 77845

Tel. 979.321.5327

Fax. 979.845.6495

www.texasyouthlivestock.com

Kelley.Ranly@ag.tamu.edu

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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