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January 2018

ATASCOSA 4-H NEWSLETTER Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

25 E. Fifth Street P.O. Box 379

Leming, TX 78050 830-569-0034

atascosa-tx@tamu.edu atascosa.agrilife.org

The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic infor-mation, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M Argillite. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agricul-ture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. We will seek to provide reasonable accommodation for all persons with disabilities for this meeting. We request that you contact the Atascosa County Extension Service twelve days (12) prior to the event at (830) 569-0034 or as soon as possible to advise us of the auxiliary aid or service that you require.

Club Info 2

Scholarship 3

Shooting Sports 4

Sewing Project 5

Dog Project 7

Livestock Project 8

Shop 4-H 15

ReFashion Retreat 16

Healthy Living 17

Robotics 18

Conservation 20

4-H Global Trip 22

Dog Project Cont… 24

Bees 26

ACLS Show 28

Inside This Issue

We would like to wish everyone the best show season yet! Please remember there is a 50% meeting attendance requirement to be eligible to participate in show. Make sure your name appears on roster.

ACLS Show Barn Cleanup Scheduled The Atascosa County Junior Livestock Show is just right around the corner. If you plan to show at the Atascosa County Junior Livestock Show please plan to attend January 6 and January 13 to help prepare for the show. We will have post show cleanup on Saturday, February 3rd. Each day at 8:00 a.m. Be sure to check out the Atascosa County Livestock Show Schedule and info in the back.

Member Achievement Plan (MAP) Contest The Member Achievement Plan (MAP) is designed to help 4-H members develop skills in record keeping and organi-zation. Project Record Forms are used to keep track of livestock project growth and development.

Atascosa 4-H will once again sponsor the MAP contest for livestock projects at the Atascosa County Livestock Show. Medals will be awarded for 1st and 2nd place winners in each age division per project category and will be an-nounced during the ACLS Auction and Parade of Champi-ons on Saturday, January 20th.

MAPs are due Friday, January 5, 2018. Forms can be picked up at the Extension Office or can be found on our website under the “Forms” tab at

atascosa.agrilife.org

Ambassador & Council Officer Meetings

Meetings will be held at County Extension Of-fice in Leming on Thursday, January 25, 2018

Ambassador Officers—Cafeteria—6:00pm Council Officers—Auditorium—6:45pm

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Atascosa 4-H Club Info 4‐H isa “learnbydoing”youtheducationprogramforchildren9 to19. It promotes positive values, social responsibility, and lifelong

learning.Anaf iliatedprogram,CloverKids,isavailableinsomeareasforchildren5to7(Kto2).Through4‐Handtheopportunitiesitprovides,4‐Hmembershavetheabilitytoparticipate in many events and activities, as well as apply for scholarships, travel thecountry,andmeetnewfriends.EnrollmentbeginsinAugust.

Atascosa Club of Equine Enthusiasts 4th Sunday of the Month, 7pm First United Methodist Church, Pleasanton Karen Harris - (830) 570-9222 karen@lazy2ranch.us

Black Hill 4-H 2nd Sunday of the Month, 6:00pm Black Hill Comm. Building., Black Hill, TX Kim Lutz - (830) 570 - 3320 kimlutz97@gmail.com

4-H K9 Handlers 2nd Thursday of the month 6:00pm Atascosa Co. Extension Office, Leming, TX Brenda Gibbon—830-570-0796 La Parita 4-H 2nd Tuesday of the month 6:30 pm Cowboy Fellowship, Jourdanton Tasha Meyer—830-399-2688 meyermomma42@gmail.com

Leming/Verdi 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month 6:30pm Verdi Community Center, Verdi, TX Carl Royal 830-480-4018 lisaroyal@yahoo.com James Caraway 830-570-3946 jcaraway@bartlettcocke.com Matt Adamitz 210-275-8796 Lytle 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6:30pm Lytle Primary School Cafeteria Jennifer Criswell— (210) 387-4918 Michelle Keith— (210-394-5386 Nan Boyd— (210) 912-5841 Mesquite 4-H 2nd Monday of the Month, 6pm Pleasanton Elementary, Pleasanton, TX Sue Ann Smith - (830) 570-4399 jspjsmith@att.net Debbie Ward - (830) 281-4159 Johanna Hagen - (830) 281-2119 jhagen@pisd.us Poteet 4-H 1st Tuesday of the Month, 7pm Poteet High School Cafeteria, Stephanie Scharmann (210) 365-9632 poteet4h@gmail.com

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The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program and the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation is once again pleased to offer to our senior high school 4-H members and current college students the opportunity to apply for an Op-portunity Scholarship through the Texas 4-H Youth Develop-ment Foundation. This year Texas 4-H members can apply for scholarships in three areas, baccalaureate, courageous heart, and technical. Former Texas 4-H members will be able to apply for scholarships through the collegiate scholarship program. All applications and support materials can be downloaded from the Texas 4-H website at: texas4-h.tamu.edu

Changes for the 2018 Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Process Texas 4-H will continue to accept both old and new versions of SAT scores for the 2018 appli-cation process. Applicants must work directly with their school administrators to ensure they have quartile ranking for their application. A quartile ranking is required to be considered for a Texas 4-H Op-portunity Scholarship. Scholarship Interviews will be conducted in College Station in May, 2018. Dr. Toby Lepley will resume leadership as Scholarship Coordinator for 2018. Please direct all questions directly to Dr. Lepley or your District 4-H Specialists.

Due to a continued increase in incomplete and the incorrect completion of the scholarship applications from applicants, any incomplete or incorrect application submitted will not be considered. It is the responsibility of the 4-H member and parent/guardian to ensure all in-formation is correct and complete prior to submitting. Absolutely no follow up or updates will be allowed once submitted.

Due dates and deadlines for 2018 Scholarship process are as follows: January 5, 2018 Application due to County Office April 13, 2018 Interview selection notification May 4-6, 2018 Interviews in College Station, Texas June 12, 13, &/or 14, 2018 Awards Assemblies/Banquets (College Station, TX)

Requirements for the Baccalaureate, Technical, and Courageous Heart Scholarships All applications MUST meet the minimum requirements/criteria to even be considered for judging (see guidelines for complete details). Those applications not meeting the requirements should not be submitted to the county Extension Office and/or Agent.

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For Information regarding the Atascosa 4-H Shooting Sports Program, please contact:

SHOTGUN Boyd Grimshaw 830-570-0110 boydgrishaw@hotmail.com or visit www.atascosaclaypoppers.shutterfly.com RIFLE Tasha Meyer 830-399-2688, meyermomma42@gmail.com or Jimmy Meyer 830-570-7071, jimmygun-shop@hotmail.com ARCHERY Paul Macmanus (210) 452-2620 — paulandtera@att.net For more information on the shooting sports project, visit

http://agrilife.org/d124h/events/.shooting-sports Additional tournament information can also be found at

http://www.iclays.com/cgi-bin/public_tournament_list.cgi or http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/outdoor-learning/hunter-education/shooting-sports-

opportunities/sporting-clays-schedule

The following statewide 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Train-ings listed below are being offered on 4-H Connect this Fall. More trainings will be offered in January and through the spring. Additional details and activity postings can be found on the 4-H Shooting Sports project webpage at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/shooting-sports/ un-der ‘4-H Member Resources’ in the electronic document “Quick Reference Schedule of Events/Trainings/Activities.” All event registrations are open to any 4-H volunteer and member in the state current-ly enrolled on 4-H Connect at texas.4honline.com.

West Region, San Angelo— January 6-7, 2018 East Region, Tyler—January 27-28, 2018 Central Region, Stephenville—February 10-11, 2018 Dist. 7, Brownwood—March 10-11, 2018 North Region, Lubbock March 24-25, 2018

4-H Rifle Project Orientation Rifle orientation will be held on Sunday, January 28th at 2:00pm at the Meyer Range located at 95 Co Rd 321, Jourdanton, TX 78026. It is not too late to join a 4-H club and participate in the shooting sports project. Registration with Texas 4-H is required and open on 4-H Connect. The state participation fee is currently $25. This fee does NOT include supplies or contests. When enrolling on 4-H Connect, make sure and check both Shooting Sports and a primary club on the list. In order to participate in the shooting sports pro-gram, members must meet the 50% attendance requirement prior to any 4-H sponsored contests. First time shooters must attend a MANDATORY safety orientation.

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Atascosa County 4-H Members Participate in the District 12 4-H Archery Match in Benavides Texas.

Five Atascosa County 4-H members participate in the District 12 4-H Archery Match in Benavides Texas, bringing home several awards. Participating in the Senior Compound Aided was Peter Korus bringing home a First in Modified 600 and a second in 3D. Brittany Rogers competing in the junior Genesis division placed second in Modified 300 and third in 3D. Fair Tucker competed in the junior Genesis division and placed first. Blaine Macmanus competed in the Sen-ior Genesis category and placed third in 3D. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Pictured above are (Left to right Fair Tucker, Paul Macmanus (coach), Blaine Macmanus (back), Pe-ter Korus, Derek Scharmann, Britney Roger’s (front)

Beginners Sewing Class Interested in learning to sew? Are you 8 years or old-er and an active member in 4-H? A new beginners sewing class is starting January 2018. No sewing machine is needed, but we do need a commitment for four Saturdays (second Saturday of the month) from 9:00am-12:00 noon, starting in January. At-tendance is important as skills are built on prior class. A fee of $40 will be charged for materials, snacks, etc… payable by cash or check and due at time of registration. Last day to register is January 3, 2018. Reserve your spot today by visiting the Extension Of-fice at 25 E. Fifth Street in Leming, TX 78050. Class size is limited so don’t delay. Please call Dru or Michelle for questions or concerns at 830-569-0034.

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The complete set of rules are posted on-line at: https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/photography-video/. Please be aware the times and date posted mostly pertain to state deadlines. County contest submission due dates have not been released. Keep watching for updates and in the meantime, snap away!

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Dog Project The 4-H Dog Project will meet on January 11 and 24, 2018 at 6:00pm in the Extension Of-fice Auditorium in Leming. Anyone interested in finding out more about the 4-H Dog Project or joining the group, please contact FCH County Agent Dru Benavides or Michelle Pfeil at 830-569-0034 or visit

http://texas4- h.tamu.edu/projects/dog-care-training/

January 10, 2018 is the deadline for Dog Validation on 4-H Con-nect. Detailed instructions can be found at the state website listed above. There are no fees and we encourage members to validate any dog that may be eligible for them to show.

Dogs must be validated in order to participate in the Texas 4-H Dog Show on July 13-15, 2018 in Belton, Texas at the Bell County Expo.

The 2018 Texas 4-H Dog Show Rule Book is in the revision process and will be distributed as soon as that process is complete. It will also be posted to the Texas 4-H web page at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/projects/dog-care-training/

Additional Dog Project Opportunities. Flyers included in back. *Texas 4-H Dog Show T-Shirt Design Contest due February 14, 2018.*Montgomery County 4-H Dog Show - February 2-3, 2018 in Conroe,

Texas. Entries are due January 19, 2018.

If you have an active dog project group that is planning or considering hosting a dog show, workshop or any activity you would like to publi-cize, please let us know by contacting our office. FCH County Agent Dru Benavides or Michelle Pfeil at 830-569-0034.

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Atascosa County Junior Livestock Show Commercial Heifer Show Information

We will receive heifers on Friday January 5, 2018 from 5-6:30pm at Atascosa Livestock Ex-change . Record book will need to be turned in at that time as well. Please remember to

have the required health papers. They may be included in your record book. Show date: January 6, 2018. Judges will begin with the cattle at 8am. We will judge the record books and con-duct interviews after the cattle are judged. We will be splitting the judges so that one will do Jr. interviews and one will do Sr. interviews. Awards will follow and the sale will be held on January 9, 2018 at about 10:00 a.m.

Livestock Project Prep Clinics Come learn the “how to’s” of rabbit showmanship on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 6:00p.m. at the County Extension Office in Leming. Students will learn how to properly care for and clean their rabbit for show and how to show the rabbit on the table for the judges. A weigh and play day will be held on Sunday, January 7, 2018 for beef, goat, and sheep projects at the County Extension office. Bring your projects and get them show ready!

Beef cattle project session 2:00p.m. Goat and Sheep projects at 3:00p.m. There will also be a swine showmanship and show prep workshop on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 5:00p.m. the ACLS Showbarn in Pleasanton. Livestock scales are available to check out at the extension office.

4-H members that need assistance getting there animals ready for the Atascosa County Junior Livestock Show should contact the Extension Office and Agent Rankin to set a date and time to complete this. Clippers are available to be checked out at the Extension Office.

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The A.C.L.S. Live-stock Judging Con-test will be held on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 5:00pm. Teams for major shows are forming

now. Anyone interested in finding out more about the project should contact our office at 830-569-0034.

Atascosa County Junior Livestock Show Commercial Heifer Sale

The Atascosa County Junior Livestock Show Commercial Heifer Sale is scheduled for Tuesday January 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Atascosa Livestock Exchange. Approximately 22 pens will be offered consisting of F-1, Bran-gus, Brangus Cross, Brahman, Brah-man Cross, Beefmaster, and other South Texas Type Cattle. For more in-formation please contact Dale Rankin at 830-569-0034, Phillip Tom at 512-296-6845 or Darryl Ashley at 830-570-0765.

WewantedtoletyouknowaboutTWOawesomeopportunitiesfromourfriendsatCapitalFarmCredit!

Capital Farm Credit Community Outreach Grant Program In2018,CapitalFarmCreditisunveilingabrandnewCommunityOutreachGrantPro‐gram.TheprogramisdesignedtoprovidegrantstoTexasFFAchaptersand4‐Hclubsthathavedevelopedaprojecttobettertheircommunity.Thegrantwillrangefrom$500‐$1000;depend‐entontheproposedbudgetofthechapter.Fundswillbeawardedtoassistclubandchaptermem‐bersinbringingpositivechangebyestablishingprojectsthatmakelocalcommunitiesbetterplac‐estolive.Eachproposalwillbereviewedandscoredbyagrantreviewteam.

TheapplicationsforCommunityOutreachGrantsareavailablehere,andthedeadlineforapplica‐tionsisMarch1,2018.Allapplicationsshouldbeemailedtogrants@capitalfarmcredit.com.FFAChaptersor4‐HClubswillbenoti iednolaterthanApril1ifthey’vebeenawardedagrant.

“What Agriculture Means to Me” Video Contest.  Eachyear,tocelebrateAgDay,CapitalFarmCreditholdsacontestforhighschoolaged4‐HandFFAinTexas.Studentscreatea30secondvideototellus“WhatAgricultureMeanstoMe”anduploadsthevideolinktoenter.Winnersaredeterminedbyonlinevoting.Thevideothatre‐ceivesthemostonlinevoteswinsthathighschoolstudentascholarship,andtheir4‐HorFFAChapterwillalsoreceiveadonation.

First Place Student: $2,500 & their chapter receives $1,500  Second Place Student: $1,500 & their chapter receives $1,000  Third Place Student: $1,000 & their chapter receives $500  Corporate Selec on: $1,000 & their chapter receives $500  

Studentscanbegincreatingtheirvideoatanytime,buttheywillnotbeabletouploadorstartreceivingvotesuntilFebruary1,2018.Thecon‐testendsonAgDay,March20,2018.Staytuned

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For more information, please contact Ed Bader, Horse Judging Leader

Email: ednetwork1@sbcglobal.net Phone Number: (817) 447-1704

https://texas.4honline.com/

Questions? Contact Kristy Titzman at 936-435-2426 or

kkcorley@ag.tamu.edu Agent/Coach will be emailed the week of

event with schedule and details.

Cost $40/team. Regis-ter as a team online on 4-H Connect no later than Monday, January 8, 2017 ($60 on-site).

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For more information visit http://grants.4-h.org/login.do?_ga

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GEAR Robotics Participation Regisitration is Now Open!   

Welcome to the 2017-2018 TTU GEAR Robotics tournament season. We have an exciting season ahead of us. Dr. Karp is back from South Africa and we are delighted to have her back at the helm. Exciting ad-ditions have been made this season to help accommodate your scheduling and travel needs. This year, in addition to tournament sites being held at Texas Tech University and Midland, there will be an addi-tional tournament site hosted by Frenship ISD in Wolfforth, Texas. We also offer a Virtual GEAR compe-tition, in case you don’t want to travel at all or have teams that cannot make any of the tournament dates. To find out more about Virtual GEAR, please check out our website: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/stem/gear/virtual.php  

To participate in GEAR 2018, you must register your teams at https://goo.gl/forms/21r7v4lunmiMYBlo1. Registration closes December 22, 2017. Through this registration you in-form us that you will be participating in GEAR this year and indicate which tournament site you will be attending. You may select only one. (In addition, you may register 2 Virtual GEAR teams on the Virtual GEAR website mentioned above). The information you provide will help us plan this year’s activities and make preparations. THIS IS NOT YOUR GAME DAY REGISTRATION. The Game Day registration will be sent out at a later time. 

 

Site Locations: You may select the site that best accomadates your travel and scheduling needs, but each site will have limited registration space available. We strongly recommend that you choose the tournament site closest to you. 

The Texas Tech University site will be limited to 100 elementary and 100 middle school teams 

Midland will limit regsitration to 100 teams total 

Frenship ISD will accommodate 50 teams total 

Each team must have a minimum of 3 students per team. A school/robotics program can participate with a maximum of 8 teams. We need the estimated number of participating teams for planning purpose only. You will have to confirm the exact number of teams participating in game day later. 

Trial Run and Game Day Tournament Site Dates: 

TTU will be hosting a joint kickoff event for all participants on the TTU campus on February 10, 2018. Winning teams from all three lo-cations will qualify for playoffs at TTU in Lubbock.  

 

For more information about GEAR Robotics go to https://www.depts.ttu.edu/coe/stem/gear/ .

Location Trial Run Date Game Day Date

Texas Tech Univer-sity

March 3, 2018 April 7, 2018

Midland ISD, Mid-land

March 3, 2018 April 14, 2018

Frenship ISD, Wolf-forth

March 24, 2018 April 14, 2018

This year’s challenge teaser:

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Find application at: http://www.rodeohouston.com/Portals/0/Content/GetInvolved/Exhibitors-Participants/Livestock%20Show/Junior%20Show/2018/2018AgRoboticsForm.pdf

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CONSERVATION ESSAY CONTEST - 2018 The Atascosa County Soil & Water Conservation District #307 is again sponsoring a Conservation Essay Con-test for Atascosa County students. This contest is open to Atascosa County students in the following age divisions:

JUNIOR: Ages 13 years and under (maximum of 300 words)

SENIOR: Ages 14 to 18 (maximum of 500 words).

The topic for this year’s contest is “Healthy Soils are Full of Life” Please use the Current Theme of the contest. More detailed information on the theme will be posted on the website http://www.nacdnet.org/general-resources/stewardship-and-education-materals/2017-healthy-soils/

As you write your essay, you should remember

—write about soil and water conservation practices

—make your writing interesting to the reader

—make sure that each sentence you write helps the reader understand your essay

—make sure that your ideas are clear and easy for the reader to follow

—write about your ideas in detail so that the reader really understands what you are saying

—check your work for correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place plaques will be awarded for each division with up to the best three being forwarded to Temple, Texas, to be entered into the Texas Conservation Awards Program. An overall winner will be selected and a plaque presented at the local Annual Awards Program and Dinner on June14, 2018. (NOTE: By entering this contest, students agree to release the name of their parents, home address, and telephone number to the District for the sole purpose of forwarding District winning entries to Area competition and for an invitation to the annu-al Awards Program.)

The essay is due in the Atascosa County SWCD office located at 107 Wyoming Blvd. in Pleasanton on Friday, Jan-uary 12, 2018. All essays must have a cover sheet with the Title, Name, Age, and School.

We encourage all teachers to use this aid and hope that all students will enter. For further information, contact Dis-trict Clerk Sherry A. Orsak at 569-2232, Ext 101.

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CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST- 2018

The Atascosa County Soil & Water Conservation District is again sponsoring a Conservation Poster Contest for all Atascosa County students, grades 1st through 6th

(age 12 & under). This does not jeopardize Texas University Interscholastic League eligibility. It is our inten-tion that this be a voluntary program. To avoid too much help from parents and others, it is suggested that the posters be prepared in a classroom if possible.

The following are the rules and guidelines pertaining to the contest:

1. Students may enter posters that pertain to this year’s contest theme which is “Healthy Soils are Full of Life.” Please use the Current Theme of the contest. More detailed information on the theme will be posted on the website http://www.nacdnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2017-Poster-Contest-PPP.compressed.pdf

2. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place plaques will be awarded for each grade level with up to the best three being for-warded to Temple, Texas, to be entered into the Texas Conservation Awards Program. An overall winner will be selected and a plaque presented at the local Annual Conservation Awards Program and Dinner on June 14, 2018. (NOTE: By entering the District contest, students agree to release the name of their par-ents, home address, and telephone number to the District for the sole purpose of forwarding District win-ning entries to Area competition and for an invitation to the annual Awards Program.)

3. Poster entries should be drawn on standard poster board. Note: poster board should be cut to half size – 22” X 14”. (No construction paper.)

4. Artwork on entries should be produced with materials that do not readily smear, crack, or chip. A fixative or lamination may be used. The poster entry artwork surface should be flat.

5. Poster is to be identified by Name, School, Grade, and Room, all of which is to be printed on back of the poster. (Do not place child’s name on front of poster.) Posters will be judged on conservation message, neatness, and originality.

6. Posters will be due in the Atascosa County SWCD office located at 107 Wyoming Blvd in Pleasanton on Friday, January 12, 2018. For more information, contact Sherry at 830-569-2232, Ext 101.

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Registration open until full. Price increases as depar-ture gets closer.

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2018 Texas 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest Rules and Guidelines

The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. has announced their 2018 Essay Topic. This year’s Topic is “What's So Super About the Super Organism in the Honey Bee?” Members do not have to have a bee project to participate in the essay contest. A member from our Texas 4-H Program has been the National Champion the past two years. Let’s try to keep the streak going! You can see past winner’s essays and more information by

visiting http://preservationofhoneybees.org/ Essays will be uploaded at no fee on 4-H Connect using the “2018 4-H Beekeeping Essay Con-test” event. Deadline to submit is Sunday, February 18th. Winners will be announced the week of March 5th. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jana Barrett, Extension Associate 4-H Youth Development, E-mail: jcbarrett@ag.tamu.edu Phone: 979.458.0910

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Austin 7th Annual

Beekeeping Seminar Register at: https://aabaseminar2018.eventbrite.com

When: Jan. 27, 2018 Who: Austin Area Beekeepers Association Where: Norris Conference Centers, 2525 W Anderson Ln #365, Austin, TX 78757 Cost: $60

Why:

The mission of this daylong seminar is to educate people of all experience levels in sustainable science-based bee husbandry and to provide support to worthy bee charities. The lion’s share of the proceeds are donated to the Texas A&M Honey Bee Lab, the Texas Beekeepers Association Queen’s Program, the Texas Master Beekeeping Program and other bee chari-ties.

Description: This is a daylong seminar offering 5 different educational presentations running concurrently every hour throughout the day. This will provide many beginning and advanced subjects to choose from. A separate beginner track has been formatted cov-ering a variety of startup topics for soon-to-be or very-new beekeepers. A beginner beekeeper will learn the fundamentals of honey bee biology and behavior, how to select the equipment you will need, where to buy bees, how to set up your apiary, how to light a smoker, feeding, the fundamentals of honey extraction, queen finding, requeening and annual management.

For additional information you can email Lance Wilson at lance@beekeepinghelp.com This organization is non-profit and 100% of the proceeds of this event will be used to promote sustainable beekeeping practices and pro-vide support to bee charities.

Other Sessions will include: -Honey Bee Management 1 and 2 -Nutrition Management -Honey Bee Biology and Behavior -Top Bar Management 1 and 2 -Effective Varroa Management for Robust Populations -Brood Disease and Pest Control -Swarm Capture Techniques -Raising Queens -Simple Queen Cell Production -Learn Honey Extraction Techniques -How to Grow Your Apiary Business -Successful Sales and Marketing -How to plant Beescapes -Bees as an Ag. Exemption -Queen Finding and Requeening -Honey Bee Reproductive Biology -Making Splits -Cut-Outs -Equipment Building Workshop -Smoker Lighting Demo -What Every Beekeeper Should Know About Foraging -Impact of Miticides on QMP -Varroa Monitoring Workshop -Honey Bee Health and Nutrition -Preparing for a Honey Show

Presenters: Professor Juliana Rangel – Entomology at Texas A&M 

Mary Reed - Texas Apiary Inspector 

Mark Hedley - Owner of Spiral Horn Apiary 

Dan Aurell - Texas A&M Tech Transfer Team 

Ryan Giesecke - Trinity Valley Beekeepers President 

James & Chari Elam - Owners of Bluebonnet Beekeeping Supplies 

Dodie Stillman - Certified Texas Master Beekeeper 

Elizabeth Walsh - Ph.D. Student of Entomology at Texas A&M 

Tanya Phillips - Certified Texas Master Beekeeper 

Karl Acuri - Austin Area Beekeepers Assoc. (Co-Organizer) 

Becky Bender - Texas Master Naturalist 

Brandon Fehrenkamp - Owner of Austin Bees 

Pamela Yeamans – Certified Advanced Level Beekeeper (TMBP) 

Chuck Reburn - Certified Texas Master Beekeeper 

Ashley Ralph - Area Director Texas Beekeepers Assoc. 

Steve Butler - Owner of Company Bee 

John Swan - Owner of Wicked Bee Apiary 

Dennis Herbert - Past Pres. of the Bell-Coryell Beekeeping Assoc. 

Lance Wilson - Certified Master Craftsman Beekeeper (GMBP) 

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Doug Pierce Jeremy Cantrell Dustin Morgentroth Reanelle Harris

Steers Swine Poultry Rabbits

Rogelio Mercado Timbo Tatsch Billy Bob Moczygemba Austin Chase

Steer Classifier Swine Classifier Lamb & Goat Rabbit Showmanship

Marco Barrientos Josh Elkins Lance Jonas Jerome Tymrak

Steer Showmanship Swine Showmanship Lamb & Goat Showmanship Ag Mechanics

2018 Atascosa County Livestock Show Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)

For rules and information visit http://acls.countyshows.org/

Joey Tomlinson Auctioneer