Atascosa 4-H Newsletter

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1 June 2014 Atascosa 4-H Newsletter Texas AgriLife Extension Office 1003 Oak St, Jourdanton, TX / atascosa.agrilife.org Apologies to Sarah Lotas Sarah s name was not shown as one of the winners in the District Contest in the prior newsletter. She did win Blue in Dominant Color, Night Photography, and Nature & Landscape. Congratulations! Good Luck at Roundup! Dale Rankin, CEA - Ag Agent Monica Zepeda, Secretary Dru Benavides FCS agent Michelle Pfeil 4-H Assistant dw-rankin@tamu.edu mzepeda@ag.tamu.edu dru.benavides@ag.tamu.edu michelle.pfeil@ag.tamu.edu Help! To keep up to the minute Like us on Facebook! Male Chaperone need for County Camp June 30 to July 2. Call Extension office at Steer Validation Dates Steer validation will be held on June 18 from 4pm to 6pm and June 21 from 8am to 10am at the Atascosa County Show Barn. Steers and exhibitors must be present! Time to Order Turkey Poults Junior market turkey poult orders must be in our office by July 7. The minimum order is $3.50 per poult. For more information please call our office or go to Turkey Order Form Due Monday July 7, 2014 Name of Child: Parent s Name: Telephone #: 4-H Club: Total number of poults $3.50 each + $

2 June 18 Why is June 18, 2014 so important? Because that s when Recordbooks, Ambassador applications and Star Award applications are due. So circle this date in red and get those Recordbooks and applications into our office by 5:00 pm! Recordbooks You can find step by step information at index.aspx. This includes instructional videos and FAQs as well as the materials to fill out online. Recordbook covers are required and can be purchased at our office for $2.50. You are welcome to come by the Extension office and we can help you. The recordbook categories are: Beef Citizenship and Civic Education Clothing & Textiles Communication & expressive Arts Companion Animal Consumer Education Dairy Entomology Family Life Food & Nutrition Gardening & Horticulture Goat Health Horse Housing & Home Environment Leadership Natural Resources Personal Development Photography Plant & Soil Science Poultry Public Speaking Rabbit Recreation Safety Science, Engineering & Technology Sheep Shooting Sports Swine Veterinary Science Wildlife and Fisheries Gold Star Award The member must be at least 15 at the time of application and must have completed at least 3 years in 4-H, including the current year. The 4-H member must submit an awards program recordbook in the year he or she is to be considered for the award. The 4-H member must have completed projects in three different project areas, have submitted appropriate record forms, and have participated in one or more activities in at least three of the following areas: Educational Presentations, Citizenship activities, Projects, Project exhibits, Camps, Leadership labs, Public relations (speeches, poster displays, radio, TV, newspapers), Other (includes exchange programs, fundraising, State and National Congress, etc.) Silver Star Award Must be 12 at the time of application but not have reached their 15th birthday as of September 1st of the current year Bronze Star Award Must be 9 or in the third grade but not have reached their 12th birthday by September 1st of the current year. Selection procedure for both the Bronze and Silver will be based on the following criteria: Applicant must be a bona fide 4-H member Complete projects in three different project areas and submit a complete record book in the year he/she is to be considered Participate in Star Awards interviews Ambassador Officers are looking for new members The main requirements are: An Application with your record book due by June 18th to the extension office. Applications can be downloaded from our website at Member must be a bona fide 4-H member. Member must have reached or will have reached their 14 th birthday by August 31 st. Attend an Interview on July 15 th, at the extension office. Members remain Ambassadors as long as they are in Atascosa County and in good standing. Attendance is required at all Ambassador meetings and activities. New members must attend a mandatory Ambassador workshop.

3 Please welcome the new Atascosa County Officers for President First Vice-President Second Vice-President Third Vice-President Parliamentarian Sargent at Arms Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Reporter Historian Adult Advisor Travis Bonner Hannah Ward Ethan Ayala Kendall Hagen Stayton Hagen Madi Vick Mason Vick Derrick Scharmann Emily Chessher Garret Selby Autumn Hagen Joanna Hagen Texas 4-H Livestock Ambassador Program College Station Here We Come! Livestock Judging Justin Smith, Travis Bonner and Cody Peterson Photography-Sarah Lotas and Travis Bonner Rifle Jared and Justin Meyer, Alejandro Garcia and Travis Bonner Entomology Stayton Hagen New Hampshire 4-H Clubs are Looking for Pen Pals Any 4-Her and/or club that would like to be Pen Pals with youth in New Hampshire, please send correspondence to: Daisy Burns 106 Osgood Rd. Sanbornton, NH Or Blaine Manning 56 Calef Hill Road Tilton, NH Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Livestock Ambassador Program. There will be 2 sessions, one at Texas A&M and one at Texas Tech. Applications are due by June 20, The program dates and costs are: Texas A&M July 7-10, 2014 $ Texas Tech July 21-23, 2014 $ Applications are available at More information can be found at or contact the Extension office. Quality Counts verification will be required for all youth exhibiting livestock (market and/or breeding) at major livestock shows in Texas (including the Ft. Worth Livestock Show, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Star of Texas Fair in Austin, San Angelo Livestock Show, Sandhills Stock Show in Odessa, State Fair of Texas in Dallas, and Heart O Texas Fair in Waco). The verification process will require 4-H exhibitors to pass an online test that measures their knowledge on quality assurance and character education content items. All 4-Hers must take this test Quality Counts test and more information available at counts.tamu.edu 4-Hers that were intermediates last year and will be in the senior division this year must retake the test.

4 Outgoing Officers Outgoing officers please return your officer binders to the Extension office on or before July 16th. Thank you. Atascosa Club of Equine Enthusiasts (A.C.E.E.) 4 th Monday of the Month, 7pm Karen Harris - (830) County and District Recordbook Judging The Extension office will need adult volunteers to judge Recordbooks. You can come in, at your convenience, June 19, 20, 23 or 24, 2014 (19 & 20 preferred). We need to get them judged in time for members to make corrections and resubmit for the District 12 judging which will be held in Pleasanton July 9th. We will also need volunteers to judge at the District contest. Please call the Extension office if you are interested. No meetings during the summer! First United Methodist Church, Pleasanton, TX Black Hill 4-H 2 nd Sunday of the Month, 6:00pm Kim Lutz - (830) Black Hill Comm. Bldg., Black Hill, TX Chaparral 4-H 2 nd Sunday of the Month, 6pm Stephanie Peterson-(830) Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Jourdanton4-H 3 rd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Laura Despain Carole Horelka Methodist Church, Jourdanton, TX Leming/Verdi 4-H 2 nd Monday of the Month 6:30pm Jennifer Cagle - (210) Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Little Atascosa Homeschooler s Clover Kids 1st Wednesday of the month Elizabeth George (830) Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Lytle 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Rosemary Bonner - (830) Lytle Elementary Cafeteria, Lytle, TX Mesquite 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 7pm Sue Ann Smith - (830) Debbie Ward - (830) First Baptist Church, Pleasanton, TX Poteet 4-H 1st Tuesday of the Month, 7pm Monica Zepeda Stephanie Scharmann Poteet High School Cafeteria, Poteet, TX

5 District 12 Smallbore Rifle Contest Please help me congratulate our winners at the 2014 District 12 Shooting Sports Smallbore Rifle Match held in Benavides, TX April 26, 2014: Junior Division 2nd Place team Rhett Gould, Reed Foster, Luke Thornton and Shyann Meyer Intermediate Division High Point Individual Blake Foster Senior Division 2nd Place team Jared Meyer, Travis Bonner, Justin Meyer and Carlos Garcia The Senior team will go on to compete at the State level in June. Pictured are from left back row Jimmy Meyers, Shooting Sports Coach, Jared Meyer, Travis Bonner, Justin Meyer, Alejandro Garcia, Blake Foster and Dale Rankin, County Extension Agent. Front row from left Marco Garcia, Shyann Meyer, Rhett Gould, Luke Thornton, Reed Foster, Isabella Garcia We would like to thank the sponsors who helped make our Shooting Sports Rife Fundraiser such a success raising $4, for our rifle program. They are Jourdanton Hardware, Inc., Randal s Tower Tech, Inc., State Farm- Johnny Lambaria and Jeff Chicoine, Schorsch Knives, Ranchscapes, Gun and Machine Shop, MG Building Materials, Alyssa & Justin O Neil, Flying J Services, Atascosa Wildlife Supply, Hindes Land Services, The Feed Pen, and The Bullet Hole. Coaches Workshop in Alice Although this seems far away, remember that you must be a member and adults MUST have a background check before they can take a leader workshop. For more information regarding the Atascosa 4-H Shooting Sports Program please contact Boyd Grimshaw ( , boydgrimshaw@hotmail.com) for Shotguns, Jimmy Meyer ( , jimmygunshop@hotmail.com) for rifles and Sara Campbell ( , sscampbell81@gmail.com for archery. You may also visit for District and State Shooting Sports newsletters, calendar of events, contest information, visit shooting-sports. For more tournament information go to or hunter-education/shooting-sports-opportunities/sporting-clays-schedule. Members must be enrolled with one of our area clubs and meet the 50% attendance requirement prior to any 4-H sponsored contests. Participation in any competition or shooting sports event is only permitted while meeting eligibility criteria under Texas Education Code No Pass No Play. Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Games Archery & Shotgun Events July 14-19, 2014 National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, TX Hunting & Wildlife, Muzzle Loading, Pistol and Rifle Events July 28-August 2, 2014 Callahan County 4-H Range, Baird, TX Registration for all events Open on 4H Connect May 1 June 5, 2014 Registration Fees: $75/Participant, $20/Camp Clover Kid Participant *NO late registrations, NO on-site registrations. More information is available at shootingsports or in the Extension office.

6 District 12 Shotgun Contest Participants in the 2014 District 12 Shotgun match are (from left to right) Nathan Ricks, Hunter Miller, Kody Villarreal and Cass Campbell. In front is Montgomery Cain. Seniors 2014! Before you go... The Extension office would like the following from our Seniors: A head shot photograph School name List of 4-H projects and Your plans for the future We plan to honor our seniors at the 4-H Awards Banquet and would like this information by July 24. Information can be ed to the Extension office or mailed to 1003 Oak St. Jourdanton, TX Congratulations to our Shotgunners! They performed very well at the District 12 Shotgun Contest in Mission on May 10th. They placed as follows: Intermediate Trap Nathan Ricks 2nd Hunter Miller 3rd Cass Campbell 5th Skeet Nathan Ricks 6th Cass Campbell 9th Hunter Miller 11th WhizBang Nathan Ricks 7th Hunter Miller 12th Cass Campbell 13th HOA Nathan Ricks 4th Cass Campbell 8th Hunter Miller 10th Junior Trap Montgomery Cain 3rd Kody Ville real 5th Skeet Montgomery Cain 2nd Kody Villarreal 4th WhizBang Montgomery Cain 1st Kody Villarreal 3rd HOA Montgomery Cain 2nd Kody Villarreal 4th Summer is Just Around the corner. Time to trade your pencils & books for your tennis shoes and sunscreen. Here at the Extension office we would like to have a friendly healthy challenge: Who Can Get To South Padre Island first? The competition will begin in College Station, and finish at Schlitterbahn on a Favorite Texas Island. Which club will be the first to walk the 396 miles first? Which club can walk even further? Can you make it back to College Station? The club that logs the most miles will win a prize, and the 4H member that logs the most miles will also receive a gift card prize. So managers, get your kids stretching and warming up for the Big Trip. Start your tem on

7 2014 Leadership Lab Wild Wild West District 12 4-H Leadership Lab is an overnight camping experience for youth ages The focus of the event is to provide 4-H members the opportunity to learn valuable leadership and life skills by participating in a variety of educational activities, team-building exercises, and learning sessions. The theme of this year s Thursday night dance dress is western pioneer. It will be held at Southwest Junior College in Uvalde. The cost is $ per person and covers room, meals and program costs. Youth will be staying in the new dorms on campus. Registration is open on 4-H Connect and will close June 4, Her s must be 12 years of age by June 4, 2014 in order to attend. For more information contact the Extension office or go online to The National Youth Summit Series brings together some of the best and brightest students to focus on aerospace, robotics, maker, healthy living, and agri-science. Designed for high school students (grades 9-12), the Summits provide opportunities to learn technical skills, participate in hands-on activities and workshops, learn from leaders in the field, and visit professional and academic sites. Students attend in teams comprised of two to eight youth and are accompanied by an adult mentor/chaperone. For more information go to The dates for the summits are: Aerospace-Sept , 2014, Robotics-Oct. 9-13, 2014, Maker-Nov. 6-10, 2014, Agri-Science-Jan , 2015, Healthy Living-Feb , District 12 Horse Show Will be held in Robstown on June 20, You may enter now through June 10, A schedule of events and a map to the show site is available at HS_2014_Letter.pdf 2014 State Horse Show Registration for the State Horse Show opens in 4-H Connect on June 1, 2014 and closes July 1, Entries should be completed within 48 hours after the District 4-H Horse Show. No late entries will be accepted. Rules and schedules are posted to horse.tamu.edu. Click on State 4-H Horse Show.

8 June June 14, TCCA-STEER New Braunfels River Round Up A & B Comal County Fairgrounds, New Braunfels Contact: New Braunfels FFA Booster Club 2551 Loop 337 N., New Braunfels, June 21 TCCA-STEER Wilson Co. Summer Kickoff A & B Wilson County Fairgrounds, Floresville Contact: Wilson Co. Livestock Show Assoc. 559 CR 406, Floresville, June TCCA-HEIFER-STEER Lone Star Classic A,B,C & D Lavaca Co. Expo., Hallettsville Contact: Daniel Boatright, P O Box 84 Leesville, TX June 29 TCCA-Heifer Mid-Coast Heifer Shoot-Out Series A, B, C, & D Refugio Co. 4-H Booster Assoc. 107 E. Roca, Refugio July July TCCA-STEER Guadalupe Valley Pecan Classic A & B Guadalupe Co. Fairgrounds, Seguin Contact Holly Garza, P O Box 732 Marion, July 12 TCLA-TCMGA-LAMB-GOAT 4-H Goat Club Showcase Burleson Co. Fairgrounds, Caldwell Contact: Mary Cass, 501 Pin Oak Dr. Caldwell, July TCCA-HEIFER-STEER Lone Star Classic A, B, C, & D Lavaca Co. Expo, Halletsville Contact: Daniel Boatright P O Box 84, Leesville July 19 TCCA-STEER Refugio Stampede A, B, C, & D Refugio Co, Fairgrounds, Refugio Contact: Amy Neel 105 Vidauri Rd. Refugio July TCCA-HEIFER-STEER Mission River Classic A, B, C & D Refugio Co. Fairgrounds, Refugio Contact: Refugio Co. Fair Assn., P O Box 88 Refugio,

9 Farm Service Agency Loans for Youth FSA makes loans to individual youths to establish and operate income-producing projects of modest size in connection with their participation in 4-H clubs, FFA and similar organizations. Each project must be part of an organized and supervised program of work designed to provide practical business and educational experience. The project must be planned and operated with the help of the organization adviser and produce sufficient income to repay the loan. A Youth loan is available to young persons between the ages 10 and 20 years. The maximum loan amount is $5,000. Loan funds may be used to: Buy livestock, seed, equipment and supplies Buy, rent or repair needed tools and equipment Pay operating expenses for the project For more information you can go online to or you can contact our local FSA office at Texas 4-H Congress Texas 4-H Congress is a four-day mock legislative experience for 4-H members ages 15 (at the time of the event) to 18. During this time, 4-H members assume the roles of senators, representatives, lobbyists, press corps, and special interest groups to gain a first-hand understanding of how the legislative process works. Bills that are written and sponsored by 4-H members focus on issues concerning Texas and Texas youth. These bills are assigned to the appropriate committee, debated in committee meetings, and then on the floor of the House or Senate. If a bill is successful in negotiation and the legislative debate in all three stages, it is delivered to the Governor of Texas 4-H Congress for his or her signature or veto. Copies of all the bills that are signed into law during Texas 4-H Congress are provided to the Office of Governor Rick Perry for his review. Texas 4-H Congress is a premiere leadership program that is co-planned and coimplemented by the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Office and the Texas 4-H Council. The Texas 4-H Council, which consists of elected delegates from each district within the state assume many of the leadership responsibilities. House or Senate Member: These roles are primarily for 4-H members that have never participated in Texas 4-H Congress. Four-H members serving in the House or Senate should be prepared and able to speak passionately about issues effecting Texas and Texas youth. The issues that the 4-H member will be speaking about may or may not be related to the subject matter of the bill they submitted. House and Senate members will be participating in a variety of professional settings such as committee meetings, chamber sessions, and may be lobbied or questioned on different issues by the Lobbyist group and/or the Press Corps. Assignments to either the House or Senate are made by the State 4-H Office. District 12 is limited to 18 participants. Each participant must do 3 things in order to be considered to participate: Register on 4-H Connect and complete the registration process by June 10 th Complete a Bill for consideration for Texas 4-H Congress (see information below) by June 10 th Complete the District 12 4-H Congress Application by June 10 th Upon review of all 3 items, it will be determined which 4-H members will be accepted/confirmed to attend. Dress Code: Since this is such a prestigious event and the 4-H members will be on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives and Senate, a coat and tie are to be worn by all males and professional style dresses are to be worn by female s at all official legislative events. Attire for the nightly dances must adhere to the Texas 4-H Dress Philosophy. Attire for the theme party must be in line with the theme and presented in a non-offensive manner. Registration costs will be as follows: House/Senate/Press Corps/Lobbyist $ Texas 4-H Council $ Technology Team Members $ Chaperones $ 0.00 Registration costs include: hotel, meals & snacks, and registration fee. Other costs that delegates may experience include transportation to and from Austin, meals en route to and from Austin, three (3) breakfast meals while in Austin, and incidental spending money. The registration cost of $ is due in part to the assistance of more than $100, from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the R.S.M.I.S. Foundation, Ed Rachal Foundation, and TransCanada. Without these gracious donors, the registration cost would be more than $ per person. Chaperone expenses for hotel, Congress meals, and registration will be paid by Texas 4-H Congress for the chaperones from delegate fees. No transportation, per diem or out-of-pocket expenses will be paid to chaperones by Texas 4-H Congress. Texas 4-H Congress Calendar: May 20, 2014 Online Registration opens via 4-H CONNECT June 16, 2014 Bill submission closes June 16, 2014 Online Registration closes July, 2014 Bill Book posted online July 13, 2014 District Delegates Arrive Theme Party: The 2014 Texas 4-H Council has selected "The Roaring 20 s!" Delegates are encouraged to read The Great Gatsby and get the feel of life in the 20 s! From flapper dress to wing-tip shoes, the night will be filled with glamour (and a few surprises)! The Internet can provide a wealth of information for 4-H members to use in designing their costume. Age Eligibility: Official ages for Texas 4-H Congress are 15 (at the time of the event) to 18 years of age. This is a prestigious event reserved for older 4-H members. Because of the number of 4-H members allowed to attend, counties should make it a priority to select 4-H members for the House and Senate that have never attended prior.

10 NEW Texas 4-H/FFA Heifer Validation Program Texas is privileged to have the largest junior breeding heifer program in the nation. However, the sheer size of Texas, diversity in counties and beef breed associations has created some challenges for effectively and fairly managing the program. Because of numerous breed divisions offered, there are inconsistencies in how breed associations record purchase and transfer information. Heifer Validation is being initiated to ensure a level playing field for all junior breeding beef heifer exhibitors and to present a unified approach to verifying breeding beef heifer registration papers, ownership and physical possession. Further, history has proven collecting DNA hair samples during validation has added integrity to market animal divisions. Therefore, we are implementing a statewide electronic verification process in addition to requiring the physical validation of breeding beef heifers. An electronic verification process will ensure that ownership has been transferred by the respective ownership deadlines. The verification process along with the added physical validation component will allow for certifying exhibitor ownership, possession, heifer identification (tattoo/brand) far in advance of each respective major livestock show. Full and part-time personnel will be required to effectively review and validate all submitted heifer registration papers and to enforce rules during the participating major livestock shows. Purpose An electronic verification for heifer registration papers would serve four primary purposes: 1) Ensure ownership has been transferred by the respective ownership deadline 2) Eliminate backdating of junior heifer ownership 3) Allow heifer verification chair and co-chair to communicate any disqualifications prior to arrival to shows 4) Allow for a more efficient check-in process Physical Validation would serve four primary objectives: 1) Ensure ownership and physical possession of heifer in designated county on validation day(s). 2) Physical viewing of tattoos/brands allows for verification tattoos/brands match the registration paper reducing disqualifications at major livestock shows. 3) DNA collection provides a robust system to authenticate that the heifer presented at physical validation is the same heifer exhibiting at major livestock shows. 4) Allows County Extension Agents and Ag Science Teachers to continue building positive relationships with breeding heifer exhibitors Spring Show Timeline October 1, 2014 Heifer Verification Database is open to ASTs/CEAs October 1-November 15, 2014 Participating major livestock shows are requiring all junior breeding heifers to be tattooed, brands recorded and hair samples collected for the DNA Assay between 10/1/2014 and 11/15/2014 for 2015 spring shows. All heifers must be validated at a time, place, and date determined by the County Validation Committee. November 1, 2014 Registration Paper upload deadline and physical validation paperwork and DNA must be postmarked and sent to Tex- November 15, 2014 as 4-H Headquarters December 19, 2014 January 7, 2015 show officials for spring shows 2015 Fall Show Timeline June 1, 2015 Ownership deadline for all spring shows Projected deadline for all papers to be reviewed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Projected deadline for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to notify all ineligible exhibitors and major livestock Heifer Verification Database is open to ASTs/CEAs June 1-30, 2015 Participating major livestock shows are requiring all junior breeding heifers to be tattooed, brands recorded and hair samples collected for the DNA Assay between 6/1/2015 and 6/30/2015 for 2015 fall shows. All heifers must be validated at a time, place, and date determined by the County Validation Committee. July 1, 2015 Ownership deadline, registration paper upload deadline and physical validation paperwork and DNA must be postmarked and sent to Texas 4-H Headquarters August 20, 2015 August 25, 2015 September 15, 2015 for fall shows Projected deadline for all papers to be reviewed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Fall show entry deadline Projected deadline for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to notify all ineligible exhibitors and major livestock show officials Texas Pork Industry Conference & Youth Symposium The Annual Conference will be held at the YO Ranch Hotel and Conference Center in Kerrville, TX on July 11 and 12, The topics will include, Advertising & Marketing through Multi-Media Outlets, Pork Cuts, Farrowing House Issues, Online Sales and a pork cooking demonstration as well as a Trade Show. Registration is open now and can be found at

11 Scholarship Recipients Justin Smith and Cameron Robles were awarded $ Scholarships from the Atascosa County Fair Association. They are both members of the Mesquite 4-H Club. Congratulations Atascosa County Livestock Show Scholarships went to Alejandro Garcia of the Poteet 4-H Club and Justin Smith and Cameron Robles of the Mesquite 4-H Club Lee Ann Franke placed 5 th with her Horned Hereford Steer at the Houston Livestock Show. Justin Smith 2nd Place Overall Brahman and the winner of a $10, Scholarship Justin Smith, 8th place at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo David Garcia placed 6th with his Market Goat at the Star of Texas Livestock show.

12 TEXAS A&M AGRI-LIFE EXTENSION ATASCOSA 4-H 1003 OAK ST. JOURDANTON, TX NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO H NEWSLETTER Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

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