If you were elected to an club officer position this year or are interested in learning about any officer position, you are welcome to attend the Bexar County 4-H Officer Training on Thursday, August 10th, at the Helotes Activity Center from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Bexar County 4-H Awards Program welcomes all 4-H youth and their families to celebrate the end of the 2016-2017 4-H Year! Youth who applied for County level awards including Rookie of the Year, Bronze Star, Silver Star, I Dare You Award, and the coveted Gold Star award will be recognized during our program. Additionally we will recognize all Scholarship recipients and invite youth and their families to help celebrate their outstanding accomplishments. We also recognize adult volunteers for all their hard work with a small token. Please... Read More →
If you will be exhibiting at the State Fair of Texas Show in Dallas, Sept. 29th – Oct. 22nd, 2017, entries are due to our office by Friday, August 18th. If you are exhibiting animals, please complete the entry form, certification, release and indemnity agreement and the W-9 IRS forms available here. Make your check payable to “Bexar 4-H Fund”. There are other contests available if interested (Public Speaking click here, Ag. Mechanics click here, Job Interview Contest click here, Skillaton click here, Agricultural Science Fair click here).
August 19 (Saturday) - December 2, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, will be the Fall 2017 Children's Vegetable Garden Program for children ages 8-13 to get hands-on horticulture experience; cost is $40 per plot for 1 child or $60/shared plot for 2 children. This program provides an opportunity for children to grow their own vegetables and ornamental plants with the help of instructors from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Master Gardener volunteers.
If you will be exhibiting turkeys at the 2017 Bexar County Show or the 2018 San Antonio, Houston or Rodeo Austin stock shows, orders will be due to our office by Monday, August 21st. Cost is $4.25 per turkey poult. Order your turkey poults on the form available here. A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 75 turkey poults may be ordered per exhibitor/family. Each exhibitor MAY order an individual set of birds (up to 75) OR siblings within the same household may order and share a... Read More →
If you will be exhibiting Market Lambs/Goats or Registered Sheep/Goats or a Wether Dam/Doe at the December 2017 Bexar County Show or 2018 major shows, you must purchase a validation tag. Tag orders are due to our office on or before Monday, August 21st. Order form is available here. Market Lamb, Market Goats, Wether Dam and Wether Does, and Registered Breeding Sheep and Registered Breeding Goats state tags are $20 each. County Market Lamb & Breeding Sheep and Market Goat & Breeding Boar Goat tags are $2 each. ... Read More →
This workshop is open to all 4-H members. Next workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 23rd at Kuentz Elementary Library at 6:30 p.m.
David Rodriguez, County Extension Agent-Horticulture, will conduct a FREE program on Fall Planting & Soil Preparation on August 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the William R. Sinkin Eco Centro (1802 N. Main Avenue)
A program on Urban Feral Hogs will be held Thursday, August 31, 5:00-9:00 p.m. at the Bexar County Extension Office. Cost is $15.00. This program will provide 3 CEUs for Licensed Private Applicators. Please RSVP by Friday, August 25. See the flyer for details.
If you are planning to exhibit chickens (broilers) at the 2017 Bexar County Junior Livestock Show in December 2017, order your broilers on the form here. Broilers are $1.80 each. Minimum order of 25 chicks or maximum order of 50 chicks per exhibitor. Deadline to order is Friday, September 1st. There is a drop slot in the front door of S-212 to help you meet this deadline.
Mark your calendar for Sept. 16 – 17 at the Medina County Fairgrounds. Deadline is Sept. 1st. For more information see flyer here.
If you reside in a county outside Bexar County and want to join Bexar County 4-H, you must abide by the article of information below. But, if you attend a Bexar County school, you can disregard this notice. A youth is required to participate in the county 4-H Program of his/her residence. If, for some circumstance, a youth needs to participate in an adjacent county, the family must submit a “Membership Transfer Form” here to the County Extension Office where they reside or attend school for consideration. The... Read More →
Sept. 23rd at the LaVernia Chamber of Commerce Hall. Deadline to enter is Sept. 5th. For more information and entry form, click here.
If you will be exhibiting a market pig at the 2017 Bexar County Junior Livestock Show or any 2018 major show (San Antonio, Houston, etc.) you must purchase a swine validation tag. Swine tag orders are due to our office by Tuesday, September 5th. County tags are $2 each, which will allow you to show your pig at the December 2017 Bexar County Junior Livestock Show only. State tags are $20 each, which will allow you to show your pig at the 2017 Bexar County Junior Livestock Show... Read More →
Some lessons will be in a classroom, but several lessons will be hands on. First workshop will be Sept. 5th at the Helotes Activity Ctr. At 6:30 p.m. For more dates and locations click here. For more information about the workshops contact Jackie at jackiewanke@gmail.com.
Study manuals can be purchased for $50 in advance from the Extension Office. Make check/money order payable to "Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service". In addition, a $10 registration fee will be collected on the day of the training. Click here for additional information on the Private Applicator License Training in Bexar County.
Come learn how to grow a family vegetable garden at the Fall Vegetable Gardening Program on Thursday, September 7, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Blue Star Brewing Company (1414 S. Alamo St., Ste. #105). The program is FREE with 2 CEUs being awarded to Master Gardeners in attendance.
Sept. 16th at the Archer County Shooting Complex in Archer City, Texas. Entry deadline is Sept. 8th. For guidelines and entry form click here.
With September around the corner, 4-H enrollment and school beginning shortly, I’d like to invite you to attend a planning meeting to hear your thoughts related to 4-H livestock project work. We have several hundred youth in Bexar County participating in livestock projects and related programs. It’s important that they have the resources, education and help necessary to make their experience a positive one. What types of programs can we/should we offer to help in this endeavor? Come join the discussion and share your ideas! Although anyone is... Read More →
Are you interested in learning how to care for your dog or train your dog? For more information and training dates, click here.