To access the eligibility forms, please go to: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/4-h-enrollmentguidelines/eligibility-form/
Contact Milam County Extension Office
Local 4-H Livestock Show Websites Milam County Junior Livestock Show Rockdale Fair Eligibility Forms 2021-2022 Major Show Updates The Stock Show Update files that include updates from every Major Stock Show for the 2021-2022 year are included here: . Most of the spring shows included dates, judges, and a summary of rule/schedule changes. Let Floyd Ingram know if you have any questions when planning for the upcoming show season. Big Reminders! • Livestock/Contest Entry Deadlines: The Milam County 4-H Major Show Entry Deadline is November 9th! If you… Read More →
2022 Rules 2022 LIVESTOCK MCJLA RULES NEW AND UPDATED 12/1/81 2022 MCJLA Commercial Heifers Rules 2022 MCJLA BAKED FOOD SHOWRULES EVERYONE MUST DO AN ELIGIBILITY FORM FOR THE MCJLS!!!!! IT MUST BE DONE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE SHOW!!! (THIS INCLUDES HOMESCHOOL KIDS) ELIGIBILITY FORM
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4-H Blast
January 12, 2022
4-H Happenings Coming Up:
ENROLLMENT: www.join4h.com Tell your friends to sign up!!! To re-enroll or join 4-H, please see our website: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/4-h-enrollmentguidelines/ This link will show you the steps to join as well as many important items for the 4-H year! Join us for 4-H fun!
PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENROLLMENT BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT! If you are in the pending status, you are good! If it says resubmit or incomplete, you will need to finish before you can be approved!
Eligibility Forms: NEW!!!! NEW!!! NEW!!!!!
PLEASE FILL OUT FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE! WE WILL SUBMIT IT TO THE SCHOOLS THIS YEAR FOR ELIGIBILITY APPROVAL.
It can be scanned and emailed or dropped off to the Extension Office 2 weeks prior to contest/event. Email forms to: carolyn.hux@ag.tamu.edu
4-H Facebook: Do not forget we have a 4-H Facebook page!!!! We post 4-H Blasts, 4-H contest results and neat opportunities to do in 4-H! Make sure that you “see us first” in your settings. Step 1: Like the Page, Step 2: Click on 3 dots by search and like and then click Follow Settings, Step 3: set as favorite, Step 4: Click on Posts and choose STANDARD, Then you will see all 4-H posts when they arrive!
Club/Project News:
2021-2022 Stock Show Updates:
The Stock Show Update files that include updates from every Major Stock Show for the 2021-2022 year are included here: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/4-h-livestock-projects/. Most of the spring shows included dates, judges, and a summary of rule/schedule changes. Let Floyd Ingram know if you have any questions when planning for the upcoming show season.
4-H Cloverbuds Meetings:
3rd Mondays, 5:30pm-6:30pm, NEW NEW NEW- Milam County Livestock Auction Barn (Cameron)
No DECEMBER meeting!
You MUST SIGN up on 4-H Online to attend meetings! Membership is FREE!
We will meet at the Milam County Livestock Auction Barn for our meeting. We will be having a lot of fun activities and learn more about 4-H. Please RSVP here to say you are coming:
https://forms.gle/8xtNcZ8UKBV7CNgh8
County Council Meetings:
Here are this year’s County Council meetings for the year! Hope you all can make it to the meetings!
Locations to be announced.
Consumer Decision Making Contest: We will be starting our 4-H Consumer Project Meetings back up in January! This is a great project to start as a 3rd grade student and work up to 12th grade. You learn valuable life skills and learn how to be a better shopper. We have a lot of fun too!
Practice times: Meetings will take place in person at the Cameron Housing Authority. Lessons will be at 5pm and at 6pm reasons will start. Intermediates and seniors will do their reasons from 6-7pm. Intermediates and seniors are not required to attend lesson meetings from 5-6pm but must come ready to give reasons when they arrive from 6-7pm. Classes will be ready and sent out the day before. On February 3, make sure you make the mandatory contest! Remember, if you are an intermediate or senior (6th-12th grade) it is important you do try to come to a few practices because of learning reasons. Parents are welcome to walk with your 4-H member when doing the classes but try to see if they can do it rather by themselves after a while.
Practices: (See above for times):
Contests: Below are the contest dates:
Milam County 4-H Shirts:
Shirts are here!!! You are welcome to come and get them! They are $15 each. Bows will be ready tomorrow. We have about 6 more that will be ready to sell too without the name ($7 each). We also have extra shirts to purchase (limited sizes).
Texas 4-H Photography Rules and Guidelines Released:
Deadline is March 21th (County), March 25th (District)
County Link to Register: Coming Soon
Link to RULES/CATEGORIES: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/projects/photography-contests/
Get started on your pictures now!
In the spring, members will register and pay for entries on 4HOnline and then upload their photos on Submittable, which is the platform we use to manage the judging process.
The new theme for this year is “My Hometown”. The description is outlined within the rules.
Remaining the same as in years past, counties may still only enter 1 photo per category, for a maximum of 15 total photos. Also, photos qualify directly from county to state for this contest. District contests have no bearing on qualifying for the state contest. A County Contest will be held in the spring prior to the state contest to determine who will advance to State. Please stay tuned in the 4-H blast for these dates.
When the time comes, please work with your photographers to ensure they upload the very best photos possible. Too often, we receive thumbnail images, not the full-sized photo.
Milam County Jr Livestock Show (MCJLS):
Entry Nights:
All entries must be received by secretary no later than February 10, 2022. After February 10, late entries will be accepted until March 23rd for an ADDITIONAL $100.00 per entry.
The NEW 2022 Rules have been posted on the Milam County 4-H Website:
Steers will be tagged: Milam Co. major show tags will be accepted, or steers will be tagged September 7, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. (Youth Expo Bldg)
Rockdale Fair Youth Auction Thank You Notes:
The exhibitor must personally hand deliver his/her picture to the Buyer by JANUARY 12, 2022. The picture confirmation card will need to be signed by the buyer when the picture is delivered. The exhibitor will then need to mail the card to the Sale Secretary. Failure to deliver sale pictures and have the confirmation card signed and returned to Cindy Hughes will result in a $250.00 deduction from the exhibitor’s sale check. Checks will be mailed after thank-you notes are received and signed confirmation card is received.
Rockdale Fair UPDATES!:
The following change has been made to the RFA sale rules. This change was made effective on November 16,2021. *Only barrow swine, market wether lambs, and market wether goats are eligible to be tagged in and shown at the Rockdale Fair.
Texas 4-H Scholarships:
It is NOW time to start working on your Texas 4-H Scholarships for this year! This is the website for the scholarships and the portal to apply: https://texas4hfoundation.org/types-of-scholarships/
PLEASE NOTE: The application deadline is February 15th but the MILAM COUNTY deadline for this scholarships will be Friday, February 11th. Please see below for other deadlines that I have set for you to SUCCESSFULLY complete your scholarship application this year! This is NOT an easy scholarship by NO MEANS so please do not procrastinate on this scholarship application. Also please note below the difference between some of the applications as I feel some of you may benefit or be able to apply for other scholarships not just the baccalaureate. However you can only apply for 1.
Deadlines:
National Trainings for Adults and Teens:
Topic
You’re a Computational Thinker
Description
Learn what computational thinking means in what ways you are already a computational thinker. Learn how to teach the practices of computational thinking in diverse ways and get strategies you can use to help youth develop as computational thinkers.
Date/Time
Jan 26, 2022 at 01:00 PM Central Time
Registration Link
https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqcOitrzsjH9bG_i4T3o5kfxPSobwr160s
Milam County 4-H Information! For information about any 4-H related activity, please go to the website or facebook page! www.Join4-h.com or www.facebook.com/milamcountyfourH
The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
4-H Blast
August 19, 2021 www.join4h.com
4-H Happenings Coming Up:
ENROLLMENT: SEPTEMBER 1st is the first day to RE-ENROLL in 4-H! This is for 4-H members and volunteers!!! www.join4h.com Tell your friends to sign up!!! To re-enroll or join 4-H, please see our website: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/4-h-enrollmentguidelines/ This link will show you the steps to join as well as many important items for the 4-H year! Join us for 4-H fun! PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENROLLMENT BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT! If you are awaiting review, you are good! If it says resubmit or incomplete, you will need to finish before you can be approved! 4-H Facebook: Do not forget we have a 4-H Facebook page!!!! We post 4-H Blasts, 4-H contest results and neat opportunities to do in 4-H! Make sure that you “see us first” in your settings. Step 1: Like the Page, Step 2: Click on 3 dots by search and like and then click Follow Settings, Step 3: set as favorite, Step 4: Click on Posts and choose STANDARD, Then you will see all 4-H posts when they arrive! Club/Project News:
4-H Fall Project Sign Up: If you are interested in the Ag Product ID, Horse Judging, Consumer, Food and Nutrition, please fill out the google form: https://forms.gle/NvqzXwUWt71jUyrS6 Practices will be starting soon! Please sign up by September 7th:
4-H Plant ID Project: If you are interested in the 4-H Plant ID project, please call the Extension Office or email the coach, Irby by August 13th. They will be kicking off the new project year in August to prepare for State Fair. 254-605-0226 or Irby McWilliams irby.mcwilliams@icloud.com Hope you will consider this great project! Plant ID is learning about different plants and how to identify them as well as their grazing properties. 4-H Banquet: We invite ALL 4-H families to attend the 4-H Awards Banquet on September 12th at 3pmat the Thorndale Fireman’s Hall. We will be rewarding a lot of great leaders and youth! Come see what it is all about! Refreshments will be served. 4-H Cloverbuds Meetings: 3rd Mondays, 5:30pm-6:30pm, Ben Milam Elementary Cafeteria (Cameron)1st Meeting: September 20th, must sign up on 4-H Online by September 17thYou MUST SIGN up on 4-H Online to attend meetings! Membership is FREE!
County Council Meetings: Here are this year’s County Council meetings for the year! Hope you all can make it to the meetings! Locations to be announced.
Spring Major Show Tag Orders and Validation Dates for Heifers, Sheep, and Goats:Validation Fee for all Heifers
Physical Validation Date:Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021.Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: YEB in Cameron. 301 S. Houston Street. Cameron, TX 76520
Validation Fee for all Sheep and Goats.
Physical Validation Date: Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021.Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: YEB in Cameron. 301 S. Houston Street. Cameron, TX 76520
2021-2022 Stock Show Updates: The Stock Show Update files that include updates from every Major Stock Show for the 2021-2022 year are included here: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/4-h-livestock-projects/. Most of the spring shows included dates, judges, and a summary of rule/schedule changes. Let Floyd Ingram know if you have any questions when planning for the upcoming show season. Big Reminders!
Rockdale Fair Dates to Remember: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/rockdale-fair/ Ownership and Tag-in dates are as follows:
Rabbit Extravaganza: Saturday, September 18, 2021- The 2021 Rabbit Extravaganza will be held Saturday, September 18th Belton! All Rabbit enthusiasts should check out this awesome opportunity to learn from skilled leaders and educators. Educational Workshops, Youth Rabbit Show, Youth Skills Contest, Arts and Crafts. Registration is from September 1-10th on 4-H Online. You will need to renew your 4-H membership to register for the event. 4-H Day in Aggieland: The 12th Man Foundation and Texas A&M Athletics would like to invite all members of Texas 4-H, family, and friends to come and support the Aggies as they take on the Mississippi St. Bulldogs October 2nd, 2021. All tickets will be discounted through this exclusive offer.Tickets are $30 each.All tickets will be delivered digitally at a later date. For information on using digital tickets, visit www.12thman.com/digitaltickets.Please click HERE for the most up to date game information.Be prepared on game day by reviewing the bag policy: https://12thman.com/sports/2016/6/6/clear-bag-policy.aspx.Everyone regardless of age must have a ticket.If you have any questions or require ADA seating, please contact Josh Massey at jmassey@12thmanfoundation.com. Milam County 4-H Information! For information about any 4-H related activity, please go to the website or facebook page! www.Join4-h.com or www.facebook.com/milamcountyfourH The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating