Wilson County 4-H Newsletter

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Why Quality Counts?

Quality Counts is designed to teach young people the importance of displaying good character in carrying out livestock projects, and in every aspect of their lives.

Quality Counts helps exhibitors learn the importance of using proper livestock management practices so that food quality and safety are preserved. Youth par-ticipation in Quality Counts helps ensure that Texas 4-H and FFA members can

continue to be a part of the greatest youth livestock program in the nation.

Instructions

1. Go to http://qualitycounts.tamu.edu/ and select verification

2. Register for the test as a FFA member, 4H member, or a dual FFA/4H mem-ber

3. Enter your name and date of birth along with your chapter and/or county name.

4. Complete the test

Juniors (younger than 14 by September 1st) 10 Question Test

Seniors (older than 14 by September 1st) 20 Question Test

To receive your certification for successfully completing the Quality Counts Verification Exam, you must score at least 80% . If you do not complete

80% of the questions correctly, you will be taken back to the beginning of the test so you can attempt it again.

The test can be taken as many times as needed.

The verification number will be good for a seniors remaining show career but if

you took the test as a junior you will need to take it again once you be-come a senior member. You will need this # when you sign up for the

stockshows.

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County 4-H Council and Adult

Booster Club Meetings

September 6, 2017

November 1, 2017

January 3, 2018

Both meetings are held in the Annex Meeting Rooms. County Council meets at 6:30pm and The Adult Booster Club meets at 7pm.

If you would like to have input on the activities of the Adult Boosters, please be sure to attend. It is imperative to have a representative from each club in attendance. The meetings will be limited to one hour.

The Adult Booster Club meetings are open to ALL 4-H adult leaders and parents!

Booster Budget Meeting

August 30, 2017 All 4-H Adult leaders and

parents are invited to attend.

Bryan Davis

County Extension Agent

Ag & Natural Resources

Nicole Demmer

County Extension Agent

Family & Consumer Sciences

Kailey Hunt

County Extension Agent

4-H & Youth Development

Are you missing out?? Did you know that important information is sent out to the email on file through 4-H Connect? Please verify that this email is correct so that we can keep all our families up to date!

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2018 Broiler Orders

The deadline for ordering broilers for all Major shows (San Antonio, Houston, and Austin) will be Monday August 28th. Deadline for Wilson County and La Vernia Broilers will be Friday, October 20. The cost per bird will be

$1.50 with maximum order of 75 birds per exhibitor. NEW FOR 2017– Families can now order broilers as a family to share birds, but order will be limited to 75 birds. If you wish to order more, you must order by individual exhibitor. Or-ders must be in increments of 25. Ordering and paying for broilers does not enter an exhibitor into the show. Entries must be done during Stock Show Sign-Up in November.

State Fair Entries

If you validated and plan to exhibit an animal project at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, you need to come by the

Extension Office by Friday, August 11 and complete an entry information form and pay for entry fees. Please re-member to bring the exhibitor’s address, phone number, quality counts number and SSN.

Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo

Heart of Texas Fair & Rodeo entries are due to the office by September 11. For more infor-mation please call the office or visit their website at http://www.hotfair.com/

Livestock Projects Page

We apologize

for any

inconvenience

that this may

cause,

however, due

to better cash

management

practices, we

will no longer

be accepting

cash as a form

of payment.

VALIDATION INFORMATION

HEIFER VALIDATION

October 16 from 4-6pm

Tag order deadline: Friday, September 15.

Cost: $15

Please bring original registration papers.

SHEEP & GOAT VALIDATION (BREEDING & MARKET)

October 23-24 from 4-6pm

Tag order deadline: Friday, August 25.

Cost: $17 Late tags will be $35

Breeding animals: Please bring a copy of registration papers.

NEW FOR 2017-2018: There will be one colored tag for all classes of sheep and goats, including breeding animals. (Breeding Sheep and Goats will be tagged, there is flexibility in which ear the tag can be placed in breeding sheep and goats due to them already having a scrapie tag and flock tag.)

SWINE VALIDATION

November 11 from 8-11am

Tag order deadline: Friday, September 8.

Cost: $17 Late tags will be $35

NEW FOR 2017-2018: All swine (breeding & market) will receive an ear tag.

An exhibitor and a parent/guardian must be present to sign paperwork! All ex-hibitors planning to show at Wilson County, La Vernia, and/or any of the Major shows will need to have their animals validated. Validating your animal does not constitute entry into the show. Entries will be completed November 7 & 9.

FCS Corner Contest Dates-

-Fayette County Fair Food Challenge August 17, 2017

Entry Deadline August 7, 2017.

-State Fair Food Challenge– October 2, 2017

Entry Deadline September 1, 2017. https://bigtex.com/wp-

content/uploads/2015/02/17_livstock_exhibitorhandbook_1.7.pdf

***County FCS Contests***

Food and Nutrition Workshop– September 9, 2017 9 am

Location: Stockdale Elementary school

Food Challenge and Food Show– November 4, 2017 9am

Location TBA

Clothing Workshop– January 6, 2018 @ Extension Classrooms.

Check your email and Facebook page for more information about these

contest.

Food Challenge– Email Nicole at nicole.demmer@ag.tamu.edu If you

would like to be on a team.

Duds to Dazzle– Email Nicole if you would like to be on a team.

Nutrition Quiz Bowl –Email Nicole if you would like to be on a team.

*There will be a Food Drive to benefit the local food pantries. One

canned item per person for entry to Food Show workshop, Food Show,

and Food Challenge.

*Please donate a new blanket and teddy bear for the South Texas Chil-

dren's Alliance for entry to the Clothing Workshop.

Thank you everyone that helped with the Fidget Quilts!

We made 15 quilts to be donated to the Alzheimer's unit at the Frank Tejeda Veterans home.

Food Handlers/Food Protection Managers -Call the office for the next class!

Community Clothing Committee - We are looking for volunteers who enjoy sewing, clothing and fashion. The volunteers will get to help with fashion shows, clothing workshops, community projects and guiding 4-Hers with tex-tile projects! Please call or email the office if you would like to join the cloth-ing committee– 830-393-7357 or Wilson-tx@tamu.edu

August 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

Club Manag-

er / Club

Officer

Training

11

State Fair

Entries Due

12

13 14 15

4-H

Enrollment

Opens!

16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25

Sheep &

Goat Tag

Order

Deadline

26

27

4-H Kick Off

4-6pm

28

Broiler Or-

ders Due

29 30

Booster

Budget Meet-

ing

31

September 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

New Member

Enrollment

Begins!

2

3 4 5 6

Council &

Booster Club

Meeting

7 8

Swine Tag

Order Deadline

9

10 11

Heart of Texas

Entries Due

12 13 14 15

Heifer Tag

Orders Due

16

17

Weigh Day/

Play Day

2-4pm

18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

District 10 4-H

Conference

@ Comfort HS

October 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

National 4-H

Week

2

3

4

5

6

7

One Day 4-H

8

9

10

11

12

13

Office Closed

14

Peanut

Festival

15

Weigh Day/

Play Day

2-4pm

16

Heifer

Validation

4-6pm

17

18

19

20

Wilson County

& LV Broiler

Order Due

21

22

23

Sheep&Goat

Validation

4-6pm

24

Sheep&Goat

Validation

4-6pm

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Council &

Booster

Club

Meeting

2 3 4

Food Show/

Food

Challenge

5 6 7

Stock Show

Entries

8-5pm

8 9

Stock Show

Entries

8-8pm

10

Office

Closed

11

Swine Vali-

dation

8-11am

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19

Weigh Day/

Play Day

2-4pm

20 21 22 23 24

Office

Closed

25

26 27 28 29 30

November 2017

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, reli-gion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. If you have a disability that

will limit or exclude you from attending one of our events, please contact the Extension Office at (830)393-7357 one week in advance so that reasonable arrangements can be made.

The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

DECEMBER 8-9, 2017

KERRVILLE, TX

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017

8:15am Food Challenge Registration Begins

1:30pm Food Show Registration Begins

Entomology Registration Begins

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017

9:00am Nutrition Quiz Bowl Registration Begins

Beef Quiz Bowl Registration Begins

Horse Quiz Bowl Registration Begins

1:30pm Educational Presentations & Public Speaking Registration Begins

The registration period on 4-H Connect will be October 24, 2017 – November 7, 2017.

Late registration will be November 8-9, 2017 ONLY.

APRIL 19-21, 2018

FREDRICKSBURG, TX

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

7:30AM Soil Judging

8:30am Range & Pasture ID

9:00am Range Evaluation

1:30pm Wool & Mohair Judging

1:30pm Leaders 4 Life

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018

8:30am Duds to Dazzle

9:00am Storyboard

12:45pm Fashion Show

3:00pm Share-The-Fun

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018

7:30am Livestock Judging

Rifle Contest (Floresville)