Brazoria County 4-H

Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador Program

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:02:22 +0000

Every year a new group of 4-H members become the Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassadors. This program is for high school aged children and teaches all facets of the livestock industry. The ambassadors will also be required to help put on clinics and help other youth learn about livestock. Click this link to read about the Ambassador Program. The 2013 Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador short course will be held at Texas A&M University on July 16-19, 2013

If you have an interest or questions about the program, please call or email Shane at 979-864-1558 x117 or ssjennings@ag.tamu.edu Applications are due by June 21, 2013

Brazoria County 4-H Camp 2013

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:58:44 +0000

Where’s The Food…Without The Farmer?

2013 will be the 6^th county camp for Brazoria County 4-H. Each year camp is focused on 4-H a project area. The theme of this year’s county camp is agriculture; the foundation of the 4-H program. Even before your feet hit the floor in the morning, an industry we all take for granted becomes part of your day. Without agriculture you would be inconvenienced, naked, malnourished, unprotected, and most importantly, hungry. Campers will learn about the importance of agriculture in today’s world and how the support of agriculture is vital to combat world hunger. The letters above make quite a statement, they get your attention. County campers will be able to do just that when it comes to agriculture. Campers will develop a passion for AGvocacy, in order to help their generation understand the importance of knowing where our food comes from and who produced it. There will lots of cool camp activities too- Capture the Flag, Swimming, Games, Dancing and Food!

Brazoria County 4-H Camp is July 9th-11th at Camp Mohawk.

Registration forms are due June 14th

Pick your role and come be part of the fun:

Campers – All 4-H members entering the 3rd through 8^thgrade
Teen Leaders – 4-H members entering 9th grade and above
Adults – parents are volunteers are needed to chaperone any or all of camp.

Registration forms are available at the extension office and online.

Poultry Order Deadlines

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:56:24 +0000

2013 State Fair broiler orders are due to the 4-H office June 21^nd

2013 Brazoria County Fair broiler orders are due to the fair office by June 26^th (orders will be turned in to your club before this date)

2014 HLSR, SSSR, STFR Turkey orders are due to the 4-H office by July 3^rd

Raffle Tickets

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:55:35 +0000

Raffle tickets are in high demand. If you have some that you are not able to sell, please turn them into your raffle ticket chairman so that they can be distributed to other members.

Gulf Coast Classic

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:45:05 +0000

The Gulf Coast Classic (formerly youth fair) will be held on July 20, 2013 at the Brazoria County Fairgrounds. The educational sessions are listed below. At each session that you attend, you will be given a door prize ticket. Therefore you could have up to 4 chances at the main door prizes given at the general session. Each species will be giving practical door prizes that are species specific for you to use on your project. Main door prizes that will be given at the general session are an iPad mini, 3 sets of Andis clippers and multiple gift cards.

The catalog and registration forms can be found under the Gulf Coast Classic tab or they are available to be picked up at the 4‐H Office.

	Cattle- Main Show Arena	Swine- Cattle Barn 1	Sheep/Goats- Barn 2	Entertainment Hall
9:00 am	Do’s & Don’ts with Beef	Selection	Nutrition & Feeds	General Poultry
9:35 am	Selection	Feeding & Daily Care	Daily, Weekly, Monthly Care
10:10 am	Feeding & Nutrition	Fitting & Grooming For Show Day	Selection	General Rabbit
10:45 am	Health Care	Showmanship	Exercise
11:20 am	General Session- Show Ring Ethics- Show Arena
1:00 pm	Beef Showmanship Clinic		Sheep/ Goat Showmanship Clinic
2:00 pm	Prospect Steer Show		Prospect Lamb Show
	Draw Raffle Prizes
Following prior show	Prospect Heifer Show		Prospect Goat Show

Do’s & Don’ts of Sewing for Beginners

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:37:31 +0000

Registration form

June 25th—27th, 2013 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Registration Deadline: June 4th, 2013

4-H Volunteer Conference

cindym — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:31:36 +0000

The Texas 4-H Volunteer Conference is scheduled for July 12-13 in Plano, TX. Make plans to join us and register NOW on 4-H CONNECT. Registration will be open until June 30th. The conference registration fee is $150 and includes Friday night dinner, Saturday lunch and refreshments.

Events on Friday, July 12th include a steak dinner, program updates and key note address. On Saturday, July 13th, more than 30 educational workshops will be offered for club managers, project leaders, and parents wanting to learn more about 4-H and project work. A pre-conference workshop is also being offered on the afternoon of Friday, July 12th for an additional $30.

Be sure to visit the conference website for more information, details, and a list of the educational workshops. http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/volunteer_conference.

Schedule:
Friday, July 12th: (Events held at Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center in Dallas)
1:00 pm – Pre-conference Workshop
5:30 pm – Social
6:30 pm – Dinner
7:15 pm – Opening General Session

Saturday, July 13th: (Plano Centre)
8:00 am – 5:00 pm – Educational Workshops
Lunch provided

Conference Location:
Friday, July 12th: Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center 17360 Coit Road Dallas, TX 75252 dallas.tamu.edu

Saturday, July 13th: Plano Centre 2000 East Spring Creek Parkway Plano, TX 75074 www.planocentre.com