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December 1, 2021
4-H Happenings Coming Up:
- December 2: Scholarship Training, Zoom
- December 4: MCJLS Mkt Hogs Tag In, 8-10 am (subject to change) Milam Co. Major show tags will be accepted.
- December 8: District Food Show
- December 13: Broiler Orders Due, 5-7pm YEB
- December 14/15: RFA Picture/Confirmation Card Pick Up, 5-6:30pm, RFA fairgrounds
- January 10: County Council Meeting, 6pm, Location- TBA
- January 12: RFA Confirmation Card Mailed Deadline
- January 17: Cloverbuds Project Meeting, 5:30pm, Milam County Livestock Auction
- February 8: Thorndale MCJLS Sign Up Night
- February 10: Cameron MCJLS Sign Up Night
- February 18–19: SALE Consumer Practice/Contest
- February 26: MCJLS Mkt Bunnies will be tattooed, 8-10 am (subject to change)
- February 26: MCJLS Mkt. Bunnies will be tattooed:, 8:00 –10:00 a.m. (subject to change).
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 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:
- Cameron 4-H Club Facebook Page: Cameron 4-H Club has a new facebook page. Please like the new page for club news and information: https://www.facebook.com/camerontx4hclub Join us for our December Cameron 4-H Club Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 7th at 6pm. We will be having hot cocoa, cookie decorating, crafts, and making coloring sheets for the nursing home residents! We will also have a Christmas attire contest, so wear as much Christmas items as you can! See you Tuesday! It will still be at the Milam County Livestock Auction.
- Milano 4-H Club: Milano 4-H Club is ready for meetings! Please connect with their club by joining their Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1677500032472214
- Gause 4-H Club First Meeting: First Monday of the Month, 6pm, Gause Library
- Thorndale 4-H Club: Thorndale Meetings are 1/24, 2/28, 3/28, and 4/25. All meetings are at 6PM at the Thorndale Chamber of Commerce building. We hope to have a community service outing/project in late November or early December.
- Rockdale 4-H Club:
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
- Jan 17: Photography
- February 21: Animals
- March 21: Science/Conserving Water
- April 18: Recordkeeping- Do Books
- May 16: End of Year party!
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.
- January 10th– 6pm (Recordbook Training)
- April 2022– Time- TBD (Officer Elections)
Scholarship Trainings:
What: D8 4-H Scholarship Info Party
When: December 2nd via Zoom
Who: All graduating seniors
Registration: https://forms.gle/JkZTuXXbB9wWxh9d7
We will go over all parts of the Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship & highlight a few other scholarship opportunities.
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: We will have a mixture of Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the spring. Location is Cameron Housing Authority (704 West 6th St. Cameron, Texas 76520). Spring practices will be posted soon.
This fall’s practice will be as follows:
- Contests: We will again this year have our Central Texas CDM Contest in Gatesville! So excited! Below are the contest dates:
- February 19th– SALE CDM Contest, San Antonio
- April 25th– District CDM Contest, Cleburne
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). Great Christmas presents or stocking stuffers!!!!
Texas 4-H Photography Rules and Guidelines Released:
Deadline is TBA (Spring Sometime- March 2022)
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:
- Thorndale: Tuesday, Feb 8th
- Cameron: Thursday, Feb. 10th YEB
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)
- Hogs: December 4, 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (subject to change); Milam County Major show tags will be accepted.
- Bunnies will be tattooed: February 26, 8:00 –10:00 a.m. (subject to change).
- Broilers: Order December 13, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Youth Expo Bldg.
- Turkey: Order from Teacher/Agent. See Rule F1.
Rockdale Fair Youth Auction Thank You Notes:
The sale picture and delivery confirmation card, provided by the Rockdale Fair Association, must be picked up at the Livestock office by the Exhibitor, or their parent or a representative on Tuesday, Dec. 14 or Wednesday, Dec. 15, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Failure to pick up the picture will result in a $100.00 deduction from the exhibitor’s sale check. 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.
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
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4-H Blast
August 19, 2021 www.join4h.com
4-H Happenings Coming Up:
- August 23: State Fair and Heart of Texas Fair Entries Due by Noon
- August 30: Validation Deadline for Sheep and Goats, $20
- August 30: County Council Meeting, 6pm
- September1-Sept 10: Rabbit Extravaganza Registration, 4-H Online (must renew 4-H membership on 4-H online on September 1)
- September 1: First of the 4-H Year, TIME to ENROLL Again
- September 3: RFA Broilers: pick-up, Home Demonstration Bldg., Rockdale Fair Park, 5: 30 to 7:00 p.m.
- September 7: Fall Project Sign Up Deadline
- September 8: RF Rabbits Tag In, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Home Demonstration Building, Rockdale Fair Park
- September 8: RF Breeding Beef Heifer entries postmarked and due
- September 12: Milam County 4-H Banquet, Thorndale Fireman’s Hall, 3pm
- September 18: Rabbit Extravaganza, Bell County Expo, Belton
- September 20: Cloverbuds Meeting, 5:30-6:30pm, BME Cafeteria
- September 24: Rockdale Fair Baked Goods entry form deadline (postmarked- no later entries)
- October 1: Ag Mechanics Registration Deadline (postmarked- no later entries)
- October 2: 4-H Day in Aggieland
- October 9: Rockdale Fair Baked Goods Contest
- October 9-16: Rockdale Fair
- October 18: Cloverbuds Meeting, 5:30-6:30pm, BME Cafeteria
- October 19: Heifer Validation, YEB, 4-6 pm
- October 21: Sheep and Goat Validation, YEB, 4-6 pm
- October 25: 2nd Validation Deadline for Sheep and Goats, $30
- October 26: 4-H Club Officer Training, 6pm, New Salem Bldg Rockdale
- November 5: District Ag Product ID Contest
- November 6-7: Holiday Classic
- November 9: Major Show Entry Deadline and Sign-up Night
- November 15: Cloverbuds Meeting, 5:30-6:30pm, BME Cafeteria
- November 16: Holiday Gift Idea Exchange, 6pm
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:
- Cameron 4-H Club Facebook Page: Cameron 4-H Club has a new facebook page. Please like the new page for club news and information: https://www.facebook.com/camerontx4hclub
- NEXT MEETING: September 7th 6pm, NEW LOCATION: Milam County Livestock Auction Barn: 2605 Auction Barn St, Cameron, TX 76520
- Milano 4-H Club: Milano 4-H Club is ready for meetings! Please connect with their club by joining their Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1677500032472214 You need to enroll online to receive the zoom link! September 1st, Milano Community Center (across from the post office).
- Gause 4-H Club First Meeting: September 6th, 6pm, Gause Library
- Thorndale 4-H Club:
- Thorndale 4-H Club will be coordinating a supply drive for Thorndale Elementary. Items needed include: Kleenex, crayons, pencils, pens, glue, or glue sticks, erasers, etc. All items are needed by August 31st. Items can be brought to the next 4-H meeting or dropped off at the Dollar General in Thorndale. There is a drop box there.
- FIRST MEETING: August 23rd, 6pm, Thorndale Chamber of Commerce
- Thorndale Meetings are 8/23, 9/27, 10/25, 1/24, 2/28, 3/28, and 4/25. All meetings are at 6PM at the Thorndale Chamber of Commerce building. We hope to have a community service outing/project in late November or early December.
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:
- Ag Product ID: Learn about Food Production in Texas Agriculture- fruits, vegetables, meats, herbs, etc
- Horse Judging: Learn about horses and horse judging
- Consumer: Learn about different products such as headphones/earbuds, speakers, tablets, etc and learn how to find the best buy and rank them based upon a given scenario
- Food and Nutrition: learn how to work as a team to make a dish based on the ingredients given or learn how to make a dish and learn about it’s nutrition
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!
- September 20: Explore 4-H
- October 18: Cooking
- November 15: Holiday Gift Idea Prep (bring a craft to share and talk about)
- Jan 17: Photography
- February 21: Animals
- March 21: Science/Conserving Water
- April 18: Recordkeeping- Do Books
- May 16: End of Year party!
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.
- August 30th- 6pm (Banquet Planning)
- October 26th- 6pm (Club Officer Training/Fall Party) NEW DATE
- November 16th- 6pm (Holiday Gift Idea)
- January 10th- 6pm (Recordbook Training)
- April 2022- Time- TBD (Officer Elections)
Spring Major Show Tag Orders and Validation Dates for Heifers, Sheep, and Goats:Validation Fee for all Heifers
- Heifers will be charged per heifer uploaded in the system at $15 per head.
- Payment for heifer UIN #’s will be due at the time for physical validation.
- Heifers previously validated remain eligible (and do not need to be revalidated) for the remainder of their show career unless they change breed or ownership.
Physical Validation Date:Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021.Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: YEB in Cameron. 301 S. Houston Street. Cameron, TX 76520
- Correct documentation such as registration papers, animal, and parents must all pe present at the time of validation. Any heifer that has not had change of ownership into the exhibitors name and is not reflected on the animals registration papers WILL NOT BE VALIDATED.
Validation Fee for all Sheep and Goats.
- $20.00 per head August 1st – August 30th at Noon
- $30.00 per head September 1st – October 25th.
- This includes all market sheep and goats as well as wether does and damn and breeding sheep and goats.
- IMPORTANT: Beginning June 1, 2021, registered breeding sheep, registered breeding goats, wether/commercial dams, and wether/commercial does will have 3 total years of eligibility UNLESS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TAKES PLACE. Breeding animals validated for State Fair in June do not have to be revalidated for major shows. Put plainly- If you validated any sheep or goats that weren’t market animals for State Fair during the June 2021 validation period, your validation will be eligible until June 2024, unless a change of ownership occurs during that time- then you must re-validate.
Physical Validation Date: Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021.Time: 4:00-6:00pm Location: YEB in Cameron. 301 S. Houston Street. Cameron, TX 76520
- Correct documentation such as registration papers, animal, and parents must all pe present at the time of validation. Any breeding sheep or goat that has not had change of ownership into the exhibitors name on or before October 1st and is not reflected on the animals registration papers WILL NOT BE VALIDATED.
- Texas Lamb Breeders Association (TLBA) and Texas Goat Breeders Association (TGBA) tag numbers MUST be in the animal’s ear and be recorded on the validation form at validation. NO TLBA or TGBA tag numbers will be added to the validation forms after the forms are submitted to the Sheep and Goat Validation of Texas program. Market lambs and wether does must have a TLBA tag to be eligible to compete in the San Angelo Stock Show.
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!
- Livestock/Contest Entry Deadlines: The Milam County 4-H Major Show Entry Deadline is November 9th! If you see December 1st in the updates, that is a deadline for Milam County 4-H to get your entries submitted. Typically all entry forms are posted somewhere around the 2nd week in October. That seems to be the magic date, but we will have them made available as soon as they are released.
- Milam County 4-H Major Show Entry Night: Tuesday, November 9th 2021. At the Extension Office from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Mandatory for New and 1st year Exhibitors. This ensures that you (Parents) understand the entry process and that entry forms are filled out correctly. An incorrect entry could lead to disqualification from the show. Optional for all other exhibitors.
- State Fair: Sheep & Goat shows again will be separate this year this includes move in and release. There will be 3 waves of market barrows rather than 2 as it was in the past. Fat steers will show before prospect steers and the SFT Youth Livestock Auction will separate the two shows.
- HOT: The previously named Jr. Show is now the Scholarship and the previously named Jackpot Show is now the Premium Show. Special Top 5 Overall payout for each species in both shows.
- Fort Worth Stock Show: Junior Steers will have a minimum weight of 1,000 lbs.
- San Angelo: Heifer show will be limited to a 3 head limit.
- San Antonio: Sheep & Goat shows will be back together.
- Houston: Return to “normal show” as it was in 2019. The Mobile Check-in process we used in 2020 will continue in 2021.
- Rodeo Austin: The show will host an exclusive Certified Texas Bred Barrow Show in 2022. They will also add sheep, swine, and beef skillathon contests.
Rockdale Fair Dates to Remember: https://counties.agrilife.org/mc4h/rockdale-fair/ Ownership and Tag-in dates are as follows:
- Commercial Heifers: Palpation and Body Condition Scoring: Oct. 2, 2021, 10:00 to noon, Milam County Auction Barn.
- Broilers: Order through RFA, pick-up September 3, Home Demonstration Bldg., Rockdale Fair Park, 5: 30 to 7:00 p.m. Cost per broiler: $1.74
- Rabbits: September 8, 2021, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Home Demonstration Building, Rockdale Fair Park
- Breeding Beef Heifer entries postmarked and due September 8, 2021
- Baked Goods Entries due: September 24th. See website for more details.
- Ag Mechanics Entries due: October 1: See website for more details.
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
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