Highway 21 West, Bryan To Make the Best Better in April 2017

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1 To Make the Best Better in April 2017 Brazos County Council Nomination for Candidacy Don t Miss This Chance. To Represent Brazos County At Their Best. This is great opportunity!! For more information please visit the link Forms are due back to the Brazos County AgriLife Extension Office APRIL 3, 2017 and the election is April 18, 2017 at the 6PM during the Adult Leaders meeting held at the Brazos Center. For questions please contact Jerod Meurer, Flora Williams or Ashley Skinner. Ordered Brazos County 4-H T-Shirts? Please come pick them up at the Brazos County Extension Office If t-shirts are not picked up by April 28th, they will be resold at a discounted price at a first come first serve basis Highway 21 West, Bryan 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

2 State Fair Sheep, Goat & Swine Tag orders It is time once again to order your tags for the State fair of Texas Sheep, Goat, & Swine show. These tags are $20 per tag this year and orders are due to the Extension office by 5PM on April 11th Tag order forms can be found at the following link: If you have any questions, please contact us at Major Show Steer & Heifer Tag Orders It is time once again to order your tags for the major show steers & Heifers. Tags are $20 this year and orders are due to the Extension office by 5PM on April 11th. Tag order forms can be found at the following link: If you have any questions, please contact us at State Fair Broiler Orders State Fair Broiler orders are due to the Extension office by May 17th at 5pm. You must order in groups of 25 and a max of 75 birds You can order as a family or as an individual. Order forms can be found at this link: If you have any questions, please contact us at Major Show & Turkey Orders It is time once again to order your turkeys for the 2018 major shows and. These turkeys will be eligible for all the major shows as well as. Orders are due by June 22nd to the Extension office by 5PM Order forms can be found at this link: If you have any questions, please contact us at

3 2017 Brazos County Validation Dates & Tag Orders Major Show Steers Validation June 17th at the Auction Barn starting at 7:30am Tag orders due April 11th State Fair Sheep, Goats, & Swine Validation June 23rd at Louis Pearce Pavilion Tag orders due April 11th Major & County Sheep & Goats Validation October 16th at Brazos County Expo Tag orders due August 18th Major & County Swine Major Validation November 20th at Brazos County Expo Tag orders due September 21st Validation December 11th at Brazos County Expo Tag orders due Sept. 21st Major Show Heifers Summer Validation June 17th at the Auction Barn starting at the conclusion of steers Tag orders due April 11th Fall Validation October 30th at the Extension office starting at 5:30 Tag orders due Sept. 11th Poultry State Fair Broiler Orders due May 17th Major Show Turkey Orders due- June 22nd Major show Broiler Orders due August 25th All tag/bird order forms can be found at the following link:

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8 Here is your chance to advocate against tobacco use. Click here to learn how. If you complete the training contact FCS Extension Agent Flora Williams at Congratulations Brazos County Online CDM Contestants 1st Place Intermediate Madeline Chilek (343 points) 2nd Place Intermediate Sophia Criscione (312 points) High Point on written reasons was Madeline Chilek with a perfect score! Awards will be handed out at Brazos County 4-H Round Up on April 13 at the Brazos Center

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12 Let s Cook Something!!! 15-Minute Enchiladas What you need: Ingredients: Non stick cooking spray 3 cups chili without beans, ( 1 can about 24 ounces) 1 1/2 Cups canned refried beans, low sodium, non fat 2 Cups low-fat cheddar or Monterey jack cheese (shredded) 8 flour tortillas, large size What to do: 1. Wash your hands and clean your cooking area. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 3. Cover cookie sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray 4. In a medium-size saucepan, heat chili and refried beans until warm (do not boil) 5. Spoon about half of the chili mixture evenly onto the tortillas, sprinkle with cheese, and roll up. Place side by side on the cookie sheet with seam side down. 6. Top tortillas with remaining chili mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. 7. Bake for 10 minutes until cheese is melted Facts Makes: 8 Servings prep Time: 5 minutes Dusty Tittle County Extension Agent Ag & Natural Resource Jerod Meurer County Extension Agent 4-H and Youth Development Flora Williams County Extension Agent Family & Consumer Sciences Charla Anthony County Extension Assistant Horticulture Arvitta Scott CEP Agent 4-H & Youth Development Ashley Skinner County Extension Assistant 4-H Program Assistant Stephanie Sechrist Better Living for Texans Extension Assistant

13 H year Important Dates April 1 st - District Horse Judging Contest in Bryan April 3 rd - County Council officer nominee applications due to extension office by 5pm applications can be downloaded at this link: April 4-8- Brazos County youth livestock show April 11 th - Major show steer and heifer tag orders due to county extension office. Forms can be downloaded at the following link: April 11 th - State Fair of Texas sheep, goats, & swine tag orders due to county extension office. Forms can be downloaded at the following link: April 12 th - County Fashion Show interviews at the Extension office April 13 th - County Roundup and Fashion Show at the Brazos Center starting at 6PM April 18 th - Adult Leaders & Council Officer elections and Council officer meeting. April 22 nd - Commercial heifer show validation at the Bryan sale barn. Starting at 8am May 1 st - Record Book Workshop at the Extension office May 16 th - Adult Leaders & County Council meeting at the Brazos Center May 17 th - State Fair of Texas Broiler orders due to county extension office by 5pm May 27 th - Sheep & Goat workshop at the Extension office June 2 nd - Record books due to county office June 17 th - major show steer & heifer validation at the Bryan Sale barn starting at 7:30am with steers and heifers will follow. June 22 nd - Major show Turkey orders due to Brazos County extension office. June 23 rd - State Fair sheep, goat, & swine validation at TAMU Pearce Pavilion June 23 rd - Brazos county 4-H Awards and scholarship applications due to the county extension office by 5pm District 9 April 9 th - District Livestock Judging contest entries due online April 16 th - District Roundup entries due on 4-H Connect April 22 nd - District Livestock Judging contest at TAMU April 25 th - Eligibility forms due for all District Roundup participants. Must be turned into county office by 5pm May District 4-H Roundup May 28 th - District Horse show entries due on 4-H Connect June 20 th -21 st - District 4-H Horse Show in Bryan June 27 th -29 th - District Leadership LAB in Galveston State 4-H May 19 th - State 4-H Roundup entries due on 4-H Connect June 6-8-State 4-H Roundup

14 Color Legend: Black County Blue District Green State NOTES: Shooting Sports Extravaganza: April Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 9 D9 Judging entries due (LS,Meat,Soil) 16 D9 Roundup/ Photo/Food Show reg. due 23 D9 Rifle/Air Rifle-Pistol reg. due Co. Council apps due Ext Major Steers,Heifers/ St. Fair Sheep,Goats,Swine Tag orders due 17 D9 Rifle/Air Rifle-Pistol summaries due -D9 Food Show forms due in Ext. office 18 Adult Leader/Club Manager mtg. 6 Brazos Center -D9 Food Show forms due to D9 office ( ed) -D9 Fashion Show forms due D9 office D9 Roundup Elig. forms due Ext. office 5 12 Co. Fashion Show interviews 5 Ext. office 6 13 Co. Roundup & Fashion Show 6 Brazos Center 7 14 Holiday 15 D9 Horse Judging -MG Plant Sale 8 Robotics D9 Judging Contest (LS,Meat,Soil) Comm. Heifer Val. 8 Bryan Auction Barn Brazos County