Brown County 4-H is supported by Brown County United Way
DATES TO REMEMBER
February
1 – Consumer Decision Making Practice 5:00p.m. at Extension Office
2 – Horse Judging Practice 5:30p.m. at Extension Office
8 – Brownwood 4-H Club Meeting 6:30p.m. at Extension Office
9 – Bangs 4-H Club Meeting 6:00p.m. at Extension Office
15 – Extension Office Closed for President’s Day
BROWN COUNTY 4-H NEWS AND UPDATES
CONSUMER DECISION MAKING
Consumer Decision Making is designed to teach 4-Hers to observe, compare and make consumer based decisions based on facts. Youth will use their consumer knowledge to rank similarly based products to fit a given scenario.
If you want to participate in consumer decision making you must be at the next practice that will be held on February 1st, 5:00p.m. at the Brown County Extension office. Study guides are available, which can be emailed, for 4-Hers that are interested. If you are would like more information please contact Kim Miles (kamiles@ag.tamu.edu) or Nick Gonzales (nigonzales@ag.tamu.edu).
HORSE JUDGING
If you are interested in participating in Horse Judging there will be a practice on February 2, 2016 at the Brown County Extension Office. The District 7 Contest will be held on February 20th in San Angelo. Please call the Extension Office by February 2nd if you want to participate. For more information contact Nick Gonzales or Scott Anderson at the Extension Office.
MAJOR STOCK SHOW PASSES
The Ft. Worth, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Houston Stock Show passes have arrived. Participants may pick up their passes at the Extension Office. If you have signed up for any of these shows and are NOT going to be participating or have any other questions please contact Nick Gonzales.
FT. WORTH STOCK SHOW
If you are participating in the Ft. Worth Stock Show all species of livestock MUST HAVE HEALTH PAPERS FROM A VETERINARIAN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF SHOW. If you have any questions please contact Nick Gonzales.
SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW
Junior Breeding Gilts: All certificates must be issued on or after January 20, 2016, with the following information:
A. Leptospirosis vaccination is required on breeding swine, 6 months of age and older, within 30 days prior to show date (on or after January 20, 2016) with vaccine containing the following strains: Canicola, Hardjo, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa, and Pomona. Vaccination date must appear on the health certificate.
B. A statement must appear that says the animal has not been fed garbage, has not been exposed to hog cholera or pseudorabies, does not originate from a quarantined herd, nor has the herd of origin had PRV within the last six months, nor have the entries themselves been vaccinated for PRV.
Original health papers must be furnished by the exhibitor at check-in. If more than one gilt is listed on the original health paper, the exhibitor must furnish additional photo-copies for each gilt listed. Please make copies before arrival.
4-H Clothing & Textiles Project Opportunities:
Spring time involves many 4-H projects to include Clothing & Textiles. The fashion show includes construction and buying divisions. There’s also the Fashion Story Board contest and the newest addition Duds to Dazzle. The Duds to Dazzle contest is patterned after the Food Challenge. It is a team event where teams of up to 5 members have 1 hour to turn a “dud” into a “dazzle” with a sewing kit and a furnished supply closet. Design categories are wearable, accessory/jewelry and non-wearable. The team is also responsible for giving a 5 minute presentation to a panel of judges.
Contest dates for fashion show, fashion story board and Duds to Dazzle are as follows:
Duds to Dazzle Contest for all age divisions – April 7 in Coleman
Fashion Show & Fashion Story Board for senior age division – May 7 in San Angelo
Fashion Show & Fashion Story Board for junior & intermediate age division – July 19 in San Angelo
If you are interested in participating in any of the 4-H Clothing & Textiles Project Opportunities, please contact Kim Miles or Nick Gonzales at the Extension Office.
4-H PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT OPPORTUNITY
Do you have an interest in taking photos? If so we have a contest just for you! The photography project encourages self-expression and teaches proper use of photographic equipment and developing processes. We are very excited to have the opportunity to have photographer Megan Hurt join us this year to share her photography techniques. She will be assisting with upcoming photography workshops. Dates of workshops TBA based on interest of the photography project. If you are interested in participating in the photography workshops please RSVP with the Extension Office by February 16th.
4-H ENROLLMENT IS OPEN ON 4-H CONNECT!
The enrollment process for the 2015-2016 4-H year will begin August 15, 2015. All 4-H families, new and returning, are encouraged to log in and enroll in order to become an official 4-H member.
As you begin your enrollment for the year, here are some tips in using 4-H CONNECT:
- If you already have a profile DO NOT create another one!
- If you lost your email and password call the county office so we can reset it for you.
- An active membership will not be granted until the $20.00 participation fee is paid on 4-H Connect!
- You cannot register or participate in an event until your profile is ACTIVE.
- When you are doing your re-enrollment for the 2015-2016 4-H Year please make sure you update your address, phone number, and e-mail address.
- You can use your Fundraiser Voucher to pay your membership dues. To do this you will have to come into the extension office to enroll.
- We are updating our e-mail database on November 1st so if you are not enrolled by then you will no longer receive newsletters updates via e-mail. Unless you notify the Extension Office prior to November 1st deadline.
Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll because after October 31st the cost increases to $25!!
Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
