This year's camp is quickly approaching! Aggie Commercial Steer Camp is for youth participants, as well as parents who wish to learn more about purchasing and managing commercial steers for the youth commercial steer project. Join us in College Station, July 26-27, 2017! To learn more about the program, please visit http://aggiecsc.blogspot.com/ or email Dan Hale, dhale@tamu.edu.
Educators will learn about 'hands-on' group and individual learning experiences that will provide an appreciation for the environment and cultivate the minds of children.
Atascosa County will host a series of livestock project workshops. The workshops are designed for youth interested in learning how to manage their livestock project animals as they learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, marketing, reproduction, health and agribusiness careers. The workshops will delve past the basics and exciting topics and speakers are scheduled. Cost is $10 to cover the cost of a lunchtime meal. Parents may drop off members as early as 7:30 am. RSVPS are required to 830-569-0034 or atascosa-tx@tamu.edu. Location is Atascosa County Extension Office... Read More →
Atascosa County will host a series of livestock project workshops. The workshops are designed for youth interested in learning how to manage their livestock project animals as they learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, marketing, reproduction, health and agribusiness careers. The workshops will delve past the basics and exciting topics and speakers are scheduled. Cost is $10 to cover the cost of a lunchtime meal. Parents may drop off members as early as 7:30 am. RSVPS are required to 830-569-0034 or atascosa-tx@tamu.edu. Location is Atascosa County Extension Office... Read More →
Atascosa County will host a series of livestock project workshops. The workshops are designed for youth interested in learning how to manage their livestock project animals as they learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, marketing, reproduction, health and agribusiness careers. The workshops will delve past the basics and exciting topics and speakers are scheduled. Cost is $10 to cover the cost of a lunchtime meal. Parents may drop off members as early as 7:30 am. RSVPS are required to 830-569-0034 or atascosa-tx@tamu.edu. Location is Atascosa County Extension Office... Read More →
If you have a young one interested in entomology, insects and nature - join us for our annual Junior Entomology Camp. Meant for ages 4-6. Includes collecting insects, playing with live insects, learning about insects, and performing activities and experiments with insects. Campers will receive mini collection kits and tons of take home crafts. Camp 1 - July 31-August 1, 9am-12pm Camp 2 - August 2-3, 9am-12pm Register at nisd.net/ace Keyword: Bugs
The Bexar County 4-H Horse Leaders is offering a scholarship for graduating seniors. Application includes your recordbook and a Scholarship Application which is due to our office by Thursday, August 3rd. Scholarship application is available here.
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 →
Fall is approaching, so it is time to start planning your Bexar County Show Rabbit Meat Pen projects. The rabbit show date is Friday December 29, 2017. Show rules state that meat pens are not to be over 70 days old, with a gestation period of 30 days. That means bunnies should be born on October 20, 2017, and does bred on September 20, 2017. Many sellers will not breed their does until they receive an order and many need time to schedule ahead of the breeding date, so... Read More →