4-H Happenings Coming Up:
March 28: Reasons Clinic, 7pm, TEAMS- Must register for link to meeting
March 29: Office Closed
April 2: Cloverbuds Meeting, 5:15pm, YHS Cafeteria (Cameron)*
April 2: Consumer Practice, 7pm, YHS Cafeteria (reasons only- int/sr)
April 3: Horse Judging Practice, 4pm, CJH (Cameron Jr High) Ag Shop
April 4: Dog Project Meeting, 6:30pm (tentative), Casa McKibben
April 5: Tag Orders Due
April 6: District Horse Judging Contest
April 7: Ag Product ID Practice, 5:30pm, NEW Extension Office Conference Room
April 9: Consumer Practice, 6pm, NEW County Extension Office Conference Room
April 11: District Roundup Deadline
April 12: Leon County Contest- Ag ID and Livestock Judging, Buffalo
April 13: MJ Hanna Plant ID Contest- Gatesville
April 13: Rockdale Fair Commercial Heifer Tag In, 8:30am-10am, Rockdale Fair Park
April 15: District CDM and Fashion Show, Cleburne
April 15: MCJLS Thank you cards due
April 20: District Livestock and Meat Judging Contest
April 22: County Council Meeting and Officer Elections, 6pm, Extension Office Conference Room
April 24: Ag in the Classroom
April 27: District Rifle Match
Cloverbud Friendly*: This means that cloverbuds are welcome to come and participate in this activity. To learn more about the projects in the calendar, find the information below about the event.
Summer Activity Save the Dates:
June 3-7: State 4-H Roundup and Scholarship Banquets
June 17: County Recordbooks Due
June 17: Club Manager Training, 6pm, County Extension Office
June 18-19: District Horse Show
June 24-27: District 8 Surge
June 28: 4-H FriYAY Day Camp, County Extension Office
July 5-7: County 4-H Camp, Palestine
July 10: Award Interviews
July 11: District Recordbook Judging
July 13: Rockdale Fair (RFA) Tag In- Sheep, Goats, Swine
July 26-28: San Antonio Photography Field Trip
Important Addresses:
· County Extension Office: 908 N Crockett Avenue, Cameron TX
· YEB (Youth Exposition Building): 301 S Houston Ave, Cameron, TX 76520
· Extension Office Conference: Meeting Room inside Milam County Annex (OLD BUILDING-where the Office used to be)
· Bea’s Kitchen (Senior Center inside of Milam County Annex): 806 N Crockett Avenue, Cameron TX
Eligibility Forms:
PLEASE FILL OUT FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE! WE WILL SUBMIT IT TO THE SCHOOLS 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
Please attachment below to open form! VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET ALL 7 TASKS COMPLETED CORRECTLY!
- Check if you will be out of school for 4-H Event or just academic elig ONLY for weekend events or events that do not require being out of school.
- Date of Activity you will miss. Pick which day you will show or the day of contest.
- Name of Activity: It is the EVENT- not just "show chickens" for Shows: Say Event- What you are showing- Example: Rockdale Fair- Baked Goods
- Parent Signs
- Please put NAME of 4-H member participating in the "County Extension Agent Section"
- Put NAME of school in section with School.
- MOST IMPORTANT: Submit to Extension Office NOT TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!- Those can be emailed, faxed, or dropped off at the office.- We do have a drop box outside the office for nights/weekends.
4-H Club Information:
*All Cloverbuds and parents should attend 4-H Club Meetings to learn about what is going on in 4-H!
· Cameron 4-H Club: Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 6pm, CH Yoe High School Cafeteria (Last meeting is in April)
· Gause 4-H Club: Meetings: 1st Monday, 6pm, Gause ISD Library
· Rockdale 4-H Club: Meetings: 2nd Monday, 6:30pm, Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall- Rockdale (303 Meadows Drive)- April meeting will be April 29th not April 22nd
· Thorndale 4-H Club: 4th Monday, 6pm, Thorndale Chamber of Commerce *(APRIL MEETING- April 29th)
Shooting Sports 4-H Club: Meetings: 3rd Sunday, 2pm, (Text Monica for location: 254-482-1143)
Cloverbuds Meetings:
We are so excited to get back to cloverbuds meetings this year! Cloverbuds are Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students. We regularly meet each month and learn about 4-H and have fun!!!! This year, we have a new 4-H leader, Corley Callahan! She is excited about getting going and has some fun activities for you all!
All meetings will be at 5:15pm at the YHS Cafeteria (303 E 12th St, Cameron, TX 76520).
Here are the dates and themes for each month:
- April 2nd- Pigs
Milam County Junior Livestock Show:
All rules have been posted on the MCJLS website and can be found here: https://mcjla.org/
April 15: Thank you notes due (hand delivered)
Rockdale Fair and Rodeo
All the Rules have been uploaded to the website! Please check it out! https://milam.4h.agrilife.org/rockdale-fair/
- Commercial Heifers: April 13, 2024, 8:30 to 10:30 am, Rockdale Fair Park at Comm Heifer barn. Palpation and Body Condition Scoring: Oct. 5, 2024, 8:30 to 10:30 am, Fair Park at Comm Heifer barn.
- Steers: Major show tag will be accepted or steers need be tagged July 13, 2024, 7:00 to 9:00 am, Rockdale Fair Park. ALL ENTRY FORMS DUE OR POSTMARKED BY JULY 13, 2024 and must show Texas major show tag validation number with exhibitor or family name.
- Lambs, Swine & Goats: July 13, 2024, 7:00 to 9:00 am, Rockdale Fair Park
- Breeding Goats: July 13, 2024, 7:00 to 9:00 am, Rockdale Fair Park. Must have breeder scrappie tag in place at tag in. Any age goat can be tagged in.
- Rabbits: September 11th, 2024, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, Home Demonstration Building, Rockdale Fair Park.
- Broilers: Order through RFA, by May 17th, pick-up September 6th, Home Demonstration Bldg., Rockdale Fair Park, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Cost per broiler: $1.74. A minimum of 25 chicks per entry must be purchased by each exhibitor.
- Turkey: Order through RFA, by April 19th, pick-up June 19th, Home Demonstration Bldg., Rockdale Fair Park, 4:30 to 6:30 pm, HENS ONLY Cost per turkey: $5.00. A minimum of 5 poults per exhibitor must be ordered and in multiples of 5.
- Breeding Beef Heifer: entries postmarked and due September 11, 2024.
A. All exhibitors showing market animals, commercial heifers, breeding beef heifers, baked food and ag mechanic projects will be required to come to one board approved cleanup/set up day, Saturday, October 5th, 8:00 to 11:00 am, Saturday, October 12th, 8:00 to 11:00 am or Sunday, October 13, 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Exhibitors will be required to sign in. FAILURE TO ATTEND MAY RESULT IN PROBATION OR DISQUALIFICATION.
Consumer Practice Dates:
· March 19, 5:30pm-6:30pm (practice will be in the old conference room in the annex)
· March 26, 5:30-630pm (practice will be in the old conference room in the annex)
· April 2, 7pm (YHS Cafeteria- Int/Seniors)
· April 9, 5:30-6:30pm (will be held at Milam County Annex: NEW!!! 908 N Crockett Avenue- Cameron, TX)- Game night!
REASONS CLINIC:
March 28, 7pm, online- see info below:
Date: March 28th, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Microsoft Teams (link to be sent as we get closer to date)
Contests Covered: CDM, Horse, Livestock, Meats
Link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/sZ3ZAHsuMKoPpckr6
Horse Judging Practice 🐴
Do you love horses? Here is a fun project you can try! Horse judging is a great skill and something you don't even have to have a horse for!
-Practices will be Wednesdays at the CJH Ag Shop at 4:00.
Cameron Junior High: 404 E 22nd St, Cameron, TX 76520
Go around the back and take the road behind the school. The Ag Shop is behind the school.
4-H Dog Project:
1st Thursdays of Each Month
To get on the email list, email: k9crazy4milam.co4h@gmail.com
Topics for 2023-2024
· April 4: Casa McKibben
· May 2: Keeping your dog cool
TIME IS TENTATIVE: 6:30pm (please watch for an email or email the leader above for answer)
Our next dog project meeting will be held on April 4. For this meeting, we will be meeting at Casa McKibben, outside of town (about 20 minutes away). Mark McKibben will be teaching our 4-H members about dog training. It will be a fun meeting where you can bring your dog, or he will have dogs for you to work with.
Just a few logistics before that day:
- Please on the lookout for the time. Because we are moving the time, I will definitely need to get a definite RSVP from everyone. See email above for emails.
- Here is the location of the place where we will be meeting:
- 373 COUNTY ROAD 250A, CAMERON, TEXAS - USA
- All parents must be present and with the youth participating. This should not be a problem since most all kids have parents at all of our meetings. There is no liability at the place so please, parents need to be there to help watch the kids and their dogs.
- If there is any type of weather, please watch your emails and the 4-H facebook page for cancellations or rescheduling! Hopefully we don't have to worry about this!
We can't wait for March and hope you all will join us!
4-H Awards
4-H Awards are such a great way to reward all the great efforts and participation that all the 4-H members do during the 4-H year! This year we are rolling out the Awards sooner so 4-H members can plan ahead on their award applications! Many awards require you to complete tasks to get awards, so start soon!!! NEW- Award applications will be due May 24th. Star/IDY Awards (recordbook required awards) will be due May 24th but will be voided if a recordbook is not turned in by June 17th. Also jacket winners can still apply up until June 17th to allow for state winners during Texas 4-H Roundup. For award applications, go to: https://linktr.ee/milamco4h
Educational Presentation Categories:
Educational Presentation Categories:
- Agricultural Technology & Farm Safety Ed Pres
- Animal Science Educational Presentation
- Beef Educational Presentation
- Health & Wellness Educational Presentation
- Horse Educational Presentation
- Open Ag & Natural Resources Educational Pres Open Family & Community Health Ed Pres
- Open Educational Presentation
- Promote 4-H Educational Presentation
- Public Speaking
- Safety & Injury Prevention Educational Presentation
District 8 Council Officer Elections
- Applications open May 6 and will close May 24, 2024. Absolutely no late applications will be accepted.
- Interviews will be conducted on May 31st, in Waco. **Please be advised that we are exploring the option of doing all interviews virtually, to allow a little more flexibility for our students. We will announce which option will be used as we get closer to that date.
- Applicants must have attended a prior SURGE.
- Applicants MUST attend this year’s SURGE and have plans to attend the 2025 SURGE (dates for this are coming soon!)
- If a student is planning to run for Chair or 1st Vice Chair, they must also fill out the Texas 4-H Contract (attached).
🐝Beekeeping Essay 🐝
Deadline: Sunday, April 21st
Submit Electronically via Texas 4HOnline:
Event: State – 2024 Beekeeping Essay Contest
Open to any Texas 4-H Member. Judged as one group, not by age divisions.
See attached rules https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/entomology/
Topic Announced by the The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. “Varietal Honeys”
💦 Lone Star 4-H Splash Camp 💦
Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors are hosting the first-ever Lone Star 4-H Splash Camp for 6-8th grade students April 26-28 at the State 4-H Conference Center – Brownwood.
Registration opens February 5 and closes April 5 on the 4-H Conference Center website, https://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/services/youth-camps-and-retreats/.
Cost for the camp is $210.
Aperture Academy
Aperture Academy is a beginner’s photography camp for youth entering grades 6-8 and is scheduled for July 7-10. It will be instructed by a team of outstanding photography volunteers and ambassadors. All cameras, equipment, and supplies for the camp will be provided. No prior knowledge or experience of photography is required. Registration is already open on the Texas 4-H Conference Center’s website. Space is limited to 25 campers, so sign up soon!!
Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Applications Open
Looking for a new way to engage high school youth in health education, nutrition and health projects, and leadership? If so, consider becoming a Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador County! Healthy Texas Youth Ambassadors can assist county Extension agents in providing valuable health education to youth and adults within the community. Working alongside their agent, they can become a valuable part of the local Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas 4-H Youth Development team! Applications are open now and due April 1st. Once applications are received, completed applications will be forwarded to County Extension Agents for final approval into the program. Click here to access the application and additional information about the program, including the timeline.
Capital Farm Credit Ag Start Loan Program
The Capital Farm Credit Ag Start Loan Program provides youth in agriculture the tools and resources they need to prepare for a successful career in the agricultural industry. This loan program is available to 4-H and FFA members involved in junior market, breeding and commercial livestock projects. Funds can be used to purchase and care for a junior livestock project or for a general purpose youth agricultural loan and must be repaid following the sale of the animal(s). The AgStart Loan Program is designed to offer educational and financial awareness to youth while supporting the next generation of farmers and ranchers. Learn more via the attached flyer.
CORE- Career Opportunities Reflecting Excellence
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Core Academy Application 2024 is Open! Please send this out to your 9th through 12th grade 4-H members. The deadline is April 15th! You can now pay online. See the attached flyer for more information. https://forms.gle/Gjku1XEVGhtZuZwE8
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CORE4H
Texas 4-H Roundup Service Project- STATE SERVICE!!!
This year's Texas 4-H Roundup Community Service Workshop will focus on gathering supplies for animal shelters local to the Bryan/ College Station area. Texas 4-H Council is requesting that certain districts bring certain items. Our District is collecting DRY FOOD.
We will collect food from May 20-31st.
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!