This Week in Gillespie 4-H: January 1st - January 7th
Monday - January 1st, 2024
Tuesday - January 2nd, 2024
- Stonewall 4-H Meeting @ 6:30 PM
- Cave Creek 4-H Meeting @ 7:00 PM
Wednesday - January 3rd, 2024- Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show Begins
- Meats Judging Practice @ 5:00 PM
Thursday - January 4th, 2024
- Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Friday - January 5th, 2024- Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Saturday -January 6th, 2024- Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Sunday - January 7th, 2024- No Events Scheduled
- January 8th- BB Gun Practice Starts 3rd Grade & Up
- January 10th- BB Gun Practice Starts for 1st & 2nd Grade
- January 10th- DEADLINE for Dog Validations
- January 12th- 20th- Hill District Grandstand Show
- January 16th- Fredericksburg Range Judging Practices Start
- February 1st- D10 Virtual Photography Registration Opens
- February 15th- DEADLINE Gillespie 4-H Adult Leaders Scholarship Applications
- February 15th- DEADLINE State 4-H Scholarships
- February 17th- BB Gun County Match
- February 19th- DEADLINE D10 Virtual Photography Registration
Club Meetings
New News
There is a long-standing
tradition of excellence in meat judging in Gillespie county and we are working
to add to that outstanding reputation. Below you will find a tentative
practice and contest schedule for this beginner group of kids. Some of you may
not be enrolled in Gillespie County 4-H, but once we determine if your child
is committed to being a part of this group, we can still enroll them.
FISD Ag Teacher Cory Rains is excited to start a new group of kids and he looks forward to working with them. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact him via email at coryr@fisd.org or on his cell at 325-236-0593.
Beginner Meat Judging Calendar
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Dec. 20th |
Introduction
and Contest overview |
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Jan. 10th |
Beef
Placing Classes and Notes |
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Jan. 17th
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Pork Placing Classes and Notes |
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Jan. 24th |
Lamb
Placing Classes and Notes |
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Jan. 31st |
Pork Retail |
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Feb. 7th |
Retail Identification |
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Feb. 14th |
Mock Contest
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Feb.
17th |
San Angelo Invitation Contest |
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Feb.
18th |
San Antonio Contest |
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Feb. 21st |
NO PRACTICE |
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Feb. 28th |
Recap
contests and Retail Identification |
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Mar. 6th |
Retail
Identification |
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Mar. 13th
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No Practice |
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Mar. 20th |
Placing
classes and questions |
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Mar.
23rd |
TAMU Clinic* |
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Mar.
27th |
Fredericksburg contest |
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April 3rd |
Retail
Identification |
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April
10th |
District Contest in San Angelo ** |
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This is subject to have some slight adjustments.
*Contests
that adult chaperon could be needed.
We will meet the first couple of practices at the Gillespie County Extension Office, then start meeting at Lady Bird park.
Harper Practice
Need four interested kids to hold practice in Harper. Will likely be either Mondays or Wednesdays.
Participants will get to learn the names of local plants,
how to evaluate an area for livestock use and what indicates if a grassland is
healthy or not. Contests are on Saturdays except for the district contest.
Participation in the contests is not mandatory.
Please contact Beth McMahon at 830-997-3452 or Elizabeth.mcmahon@agnet.tamu.edu to sign up.
The 2024 Texas 4-H Dog Show is looking for shirt design's for the annual t-shirt. This is a great opportunity to show of those artistic skills! Entries are due by Feb. 15th!
Applications for youth to participate in the 2023 National 4-H Conference on April 19-24, 2024, in Arlington, VA are now open! Youth must be 15 – 19 years old to attend. Click the button below for the announcement for Texas 4-H members and information about National 4-H Conference. Applications will close on December 15, 2023, the delegation will be announced early January 2023. Want to know more about Texas 4-H members experience? Click Hereto read a story about last years' Conference! Applications can be done through 4HOnline
Youth Day
4-H,
FFA, & FCCLA members from across South Central Texas gather at the San
Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo to showcase their talents, organization
activities and project work. Members set up exhibits and hands-on activity
booths for visitors and guests attending the Stock Show & Rodeo. An
additional activity to this event is the Wagon & Wheelbarrow Parade. Youth
Day is hosted by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo School Tours Committee
on - Saturday February 10, 2024.
The
link to register for youth day is https://www.sarodeo.com/f/75
Below
is a schedule for the day's activities.
8:30
a.m. |
Open
for Exhibitors |
10:00
a.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Interactive
& informative Exhibits and Activities |
12:00
Noon |
Youth
Day Best of Show Awards Presented |
2:30
p.m. |
Line
Up for Wagon & Wheelbarrow Parade |
3:00
p.m. |
Wagon
& Wheelbarrow Parade |
4:30
p.m. |
Exhibits close |
The deadline for entries is January 12th, 2024.
Include
the total number of youth and adults that you expect to participate in
activities and your exhibit. List the address of a school or county extension
office as these are the only locations passes will be mailed. You are
invited to participate in as many Youth Day activities as you would like but
please note that there will only be one exhibit table for each club or chapter.
School Tour Guide Information
For more than 30 years, 4-Hers from around the state have volunteered to lead San Antonio-area K-3rd grade youth around the San Antonio Stock Show Grounds. It doesn’t matter what county you are from, you can still volunteer to be a tour guide! The dates for these opportunities are:
· Wednesday,
February 14, 2024
· Thursday,
February 15, 2024
· Friday,
February 16, 2024
· Tuesday,
February 20, 2024
· Wednesday,
February 21, 2024
· Thursday,
February 22, 2024
· Friday,
February 23, 2024
The School Tours Program offers students a wonderful opportunity to practice
the leadership skills that 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA strives to develop in our youth.
As we prepare for the upcoming San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, we are
looking for enthusiastic, responsible students in grades 9 -12 (Special
exceptions can be made for deserving 8th grade students) to take
part in this unique leadership opportunity. Your students will grow by being
tour guides to younger children and by educating them on agriculture and its’
importance to our daily lives.
Please read the following information
prior to filling out the entire School Tours Guide Registration Form, for more
information or questions about the School Tours Program please email schooltours@sarodeo.com
- Tour dates are assigned on a first come, first serve
basis
- Be sure to provide us with the number of students you
can commit on the days you chose to volunteer
- Students
must commit to volunteer from 7:45 am to 2:30 pm on their tour day
- Do not schedule students on the day they sift,
classify, or show an animal
- Additional correspondence will be e-mailed after we
receive your initial commitment
- Final count and list of student names is due by 5:00 pm on January 12, 2024
- If you have a senior who cannot attend your tour date,
we will work with your student's schedule to ensure they are included in
all scholarship opportunities
- Remember to make arrangements to have your students
excused from school for their tour date(s)
- Registration is handled by the County Agent or
Advisor/Sponsor for FFA, 4H and FCCLA
- Parents, DO
NOT contact School Tours to register your student
- Registration Deadline is December 15, 2023 at 5:00 pm
Listed
below are opportunities for youth to volunteer to sing the National Anthem and
recite the American, Texas Pledges, the FFA Motto and the 4-H Pledge at the
market shows for Rodeo Austin
- Market Steer Show (British, Shorthorn, Brahman, ABC,
Black Cross - Friday, March 8th - Show starts at: 8:00 a.m.
- Market Steer Show (Red Cross and Other Cross) -
Saturday, March 9th - Show starts at: 8:00 a.m.
- Market Poultry Show - Monday, March 1th -Show starts
at: 10:00 a.m. (approximately)
- Jr. Wether Dam & Doe Show - Wednesday, March 13th -
Show starts at:8:00 a.m.
- Market Lamb & Goat Show - Friday, March 15th
- Show starts at: 8:00 a.m.
- Barrow Show - (Duroc, OPB-Dark, OPB-White, Hampshire,
Yorkshire)- Sunday, March 17th - Show starts at: 8:00 a.m.
- Barrow Show - (Light Crossbred, Crossbred) - Monday,
March 18th - Show starts at : 8:00 a.m.
- Jr. Breeding Heifer Show Wave 1 (American) - Thursday,
March 21st- Show starts at: 8:00 a.m.
- Jr. Breeding Heifer Show Wave 2 (British / Continental)
- Saturday, March 23rd - Show starts at: 8:00 a.m.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA9AE2AA57-44691184-2024
For
those interested in this leadership opportunity, please sign up using the above
link to the online form. You will need to plan to arrive at least 30 minutes
prior to the start of the species show in which you are volunteering.
When
you register, please select the option to use alternate name and in the
"First Name" box , list the first and last name of the youth member.
In the "last name" box, list the 4-H County or FFA Chapter in
which the youth is a member.
Youth interested in singing the National Anthem, submit a
video at the link below. Selected submissions will be able to select from dates
available on the link. Currently all dates are “filled” and will be released to
those youth selected to sing.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScze0AJEy_FSxjmrO2zwtkOqc6oxPPteCplFiL4CQ7LLNTRYw/viewform
- Video Link Submission
If
you have questions, please email Cory at Cory.hundl@ag.tamu.edu
Sheep & Goats
It's is almost county show time!
Do you have everything you need to be ready for the county show?
1) Blankets (I prefer Judy Western Wear) canvas blankets. Once you shear your sheep and goats it is important to put a blanket on them to keep them warm and hide in better condition. We have lots of great feed stores in town that can help you find what size you need.
2) Feed trough/water bucket! This is not like when some of our parents were showing and we wanted to hold water -- keeping our livestock hydrated and feeding to be full (especially sheep) is what the goal is. While you don't need a full bag of feed, pack a bucket of feed that is enough to feed them their full at home ration at the show. Consult with Brad or Emily if you have questions if your sheep or goats look to full and you may not need to feed them their full ration once we get to the sheep?
3) What is the red (insert any color here) that people are drenching with? Drenches all have a different purpose - drenching for the sake of drenching does not make sheep or goats magically better. If you are using a drench make sure you know what it does and why you are using it! If you have questions about drenching talk to Brad or Emily, but most of the time WATER is the most important drench you can give!
4) Shavings & Muzzles! Bring shavings for your pen at the show. It never hurts to have an extra bag just in case one bag isn't quite enough, it is one of the cheaper parts of the project. With shavings comes the need for muzzles - to prevent your sheep/goat from eating the shavings you can use a muzzle. Make sure you put it on correctly, the mesh part goes up (toward the sky)
5) Not all problems are fixable at the show, actually many of them aren't! Brad and I don't have any magic to make sheep un-fat, show perfectly, etc... once we get to the show the race is almost over. We are here to help as much as we can but if things don't go the way you are wanting them to go make notes and resolutions on what you want to do differently for next year!
Can't wait to see everyone at the county show! #supportyourneighbor
Pigs
4-H Spotlight
How do you celebrate you first buckle at the Harper Livestock Show? Emma Geistweidt celebrates with chips and queso! Not only did Emma make the weekly spotlight, but she is representing Gillespie 4-H in a big way with her new sweatshirt from the merch store. Congratulations Emma!!!
If you have someone you would like to nominate for 4-H spotlight please email emily.grant@ag.tamu.edu
How do you celebrate you first buckle at the Harper Livestock Show? Emma Geistweidt celebrates with chips and queso! Not only did Emma make the weekly spotlight, but she is representing Gillespie 4-H in a big way with her new sweatshirt from the merch store. Congratulations Emma!!!
There are ALOT of opportunities available for 4-H youth on a county, district, and state level and through external organizations. We do our best to keep you updated with these opportunities through the following methods! If you have any questions please let us know.
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