Website: www.kerr-tx.tamu.edu 3775 Hwy 27, Kerrville, TX 78028 (830)257-6568

Education programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M

University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

Koy Coffer

4-H Agent

koy.coffer@ag.tamu.edu

Roy Walston

County Extension Agent—Ag/NR

RWalston@ag.tamu.edu

Angela Fiedler

County Extension Agent - F & CS

AFiedler@ag.tamu.edu

May Newsletter 2015 Kerr County AgriLife Extension

Agriculture and Natural Resources Family and Consumer Sciences 4H and Youth Development Community Development

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

TX 4-H Outdoor

Challenge registration

opens on 4-H

Connect

D10 4-H Fashion

Show

2

D10 4-H

Roundup @

San Antonio

Texas A&M

3

Plant ID Practice

@ 3 p.m. @

Ext. Ofc.

Kerrfest Youth

Rodeo

4

D10 Leadership Lab

Registration Opens

on 4-H Connect

Archery 6 p.m.

@ Ag Barn

5

AG AWARENESS

DAY @ CAMP

RIO VISTA

.

6

Jr. & Sr.

Council Mtg. @

6 p.m. @ Ext.

Ofc.

7

BB Gun/Air Pistol/

Air Rifle Practice @

6 p.m. @ Air Hall

Trap & Skeet

@ 5:30 p.m. @

Range

8

9

Val Verde

Wool & Mohair

Contest in

Del Rio

10

State Fair Lamb

& Goat Validation

Tag Orders due

to Ext. Ofc.

Plant ID Practice

@ 3 p.m. @

Ext. Ofc.

11

Archery 6 p.m.

@ Ag Barn

Kerrville Club Mtg

@ 6 p.m. @ Ext.

Ofc.

12

East Kerr Club

mtg. @ 6:30 p.m.

13

West Kerr Club

Mtg @ 6 p.m. @

ITM Café

14

BB Gun/Air Pistol/

Air Rifle Practice @

6 p.m. @ Air Hall

Trap & Skeet

@ 5:30 p.m. @

Range

Kerrfest Youth Rodeo

Finals

15

Kerr 4-H Trap &

Skeet Shoot

registration

deadline on iClays

OLH Graduation

16

State 4-H

Roundup late

registration

opens

Crockett County

Wool &

Mohair Contest

in Ozona

17

Plant ID Practice

@ 3 p.m. @

Ext. Ofc.

18

Archery 6 p.m.

@ Ag Barn

Photography mtg

@ 6 p.m. @ Ext.

Ofc.

19

20

Center Point Club

Mtg @ from 6:30

-8:30 pm @

Camp Camp

Pavilion

21

Shooting Sports Club

Mtg @ 6 p.m. @

Ext. Ofc.

22

State 4-H Roundup

late registration

closes

23

Kerr County

Judging Contest

@ the Ag Barn

24

Hunt Club Mtg @

1 p.m. @ Fisher

Dam _______________________

31

Texas 4-H

Outdoor

Challenge

registration

closes

25

Office Closed

Archery 6 p.m.

@ Ag Barn

26

State Fair Swine

Validation Tag

Orders due to Ext.

Ofc.

Adult Leader

meeting @ 6 p.m. @

Ext. Ofc.

27

Shooting Sports

Executive Board

Mtg @ 6 p.m.

@ Range

28

BB Gun/Air Pistol/

Air Rifle Practice @

6 p.m. @ Air Hall

Trap & Skeet

@ 5:30 p.m. @

Range

29

Kerr 4-H

Trap & Skeet

late registration

deadline

ITM Graduation

Tivy Graduation

30

Center Point 4-H Club

We will meet Wednesday, May 20th from

6:30-8:30 p.m. @ Camp Camp Pavilion.

Officer elections will be held, awards will be presented,

and we will have our end-of-year party.

Hope to see you all there!

Questions, contact Chrissy Lyon @ 830-285-5379.

Horse Club

Bailey Teague will email you the

meeting date & time.

Contact: Mia Teague @ amteague@windstream.net

Kerrville 4-H Club

Will meet May 11th @ 6 p.m. @ Ext Ofc.

Mr. Goodyear will be speaking to us about the Robotics

Program. We will also be welcoming the NEW officers.

This is our last meeting of the school year, so please

make plans to attend & see what’s happening & how

YOU can make a difference in your club, your community

& your world.

See you there!

Contact: Sharon Pintsch @ 830-739-6484.

Hunt 4-H Club

Will meet Sunday, May 24th @ 1 p.m. @

Fisher Dam. We will hold officers election & have a

cookout for our end -of -year party.

Bring your swimsuits. See you there!

Contact: Shonna Fitzgerald @ 830-343-7616.

East Kerr 4-H Club

Will meet May 12th @ 6:30 p.m. @ the

Ext. Ofc. This is a very important meeting, as we

will hold officer elections. See you there!

Contact: Mary Muehlstein @ 830-285-2988.

West Kerr 4-H Club

Will meet May 13th @ 6 p.m. @ Ingram High School

Café. We will be having an Ice Cream Social for

our end-of-year party.

Hope to see you there!

Contact: Peggy Roark @ 830-928-5400.

Jr. & Sr. Council

Will meet May 6th @ 6 p.m. @ Ext. Ofc.

Shooting Club

Will meet May 21st @ 6 p.m. @ the Ext. Ofc.

If you have questions about a particular discipline

contact the coach of that discipline.

Contact: Amy Rector @ 830-459-0224 or

arector@hctc.net

We will be electing council officers. Also,

we are having a PIZZA PARTY!!!

MUST RSVP

Hang in there &

study hard.

It’s almost over.

Good luck!!!

Ag Awareness Day

is on Tuesday,

May 5th at Camp

Rio Vista.

All Council

members will be

needed at Ag

Awareness Day.

Good luck to all

students during finals

week! Get plenty of rest

and eat a good breakfasts.

Archery

Will meet every Monday @ 6 p.m. @ Ag Barn.

Contact Chad Parker if you have questions,

830-739-3200 or c.m.parker71@gmail.com

BB Gun/Air Pistol/Rifle

We will practice every Thursday in May @ 6 p.m. @ Air Hall, except for the

21st, so we can all attend the Shooting Sports Club meeting.

New shooters should contact the leader if interested in shooting.

If you have questions, contact Mike Boyd @ 830-370-9558 or boyd@ktc.com

Trap & Skeet

Will meet every Thursday @ 5:30 p.m.,

except for the 21st, so we can all attend

the Shooting Sports Club meeting.

Contact: Alan Teague @

kerr4hshooting@gmail.com

Photography Will meet on May 18th from 6-7:30 p.m. @

the Ex. Ofc.

Can you believe our year is winding down &

coming to an end? This will be our last meeting this year.

Use the links below to find and print off the 2 photo scavenger

hunts. Go out and take them this month, and bring them to

the meeting on May 18th & we will go through them. http://nowoodenspoons.blogspot.com/2013/07/photo-scavenger-hunt-for-kids-

free.html

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gZlMHYLdZSA/UdFuB83Bb8I/AAAAAAAAJUs/

ue8XTIOubE0/s800/hunt+city+printable.jpg

When taking your photos try to remember & use the rules of ,

composition, rules of thirds, leading lines, fill the frame, symmetry,

frame the shot & change the perspective. Go out & enjoy shooting!

Contact: Tim Huchton @ 830-377-7752.

Clothing & Textiles

Will not meet this month.

Good luck on all your final test!

Have a great summer!

Contact: Shonna Fitzgerald @ 830-343-7616.

We have taken a hiatus for May.

Check out the pictures a couple of pages back to see

what we have been working on and towards.

Contact: Marcus Goodyear @

830-377-5590 or goodwordediting@gmail.com

Plant ID

Will meet @ 3 p.m. @ the Ext. Ofc. on the

following Sundays in May: 3rd, 10th &

17th.

Contact: Travis Waiser @ 830-928-9923.

Wool Judging Practice

Practice: Roy Walston will notify you of dates & times of practice.

If anyone would like to judge, contact Roy with your contact information.

Contest: May 9th Del Rio, TX (Val Verde Co) May 16th Ozona, TX (Crockett Co) May 23rd Kerrville, TX (Kerr Co) June 16-18th Sonora, TX (Sutton Co)

HCDJLS Checks ***DO NOT CALL THE LIVESTOCK SHOW

OFFICE FOR INFORMATION ON BUYERS OR

CHECK STATUS. PLEASE DIRECT ALL

QUESTIONS TO THE KERR COUNTY

EXTENSION OFFICE***

At your February Club Mtgs. you should have picked up the following: the list of buyers that

purchased your animal & a blank copy of the 4-H project record book. If you did not attend your

mtg., you can pick them up at the Ext. Ofc. If you prefer to fill out your record book on the

computer, contact the Ext. Ofc. & we will be happy to email you a copy of the record book in

word form.

CHECKS ARE IN!!! In order to pick up your check, you must turn in a

completed & signed project record book & a copy of the thank-you letters that were written to all buyers.

A signature from the exhibitor, parent or legal guardian will also be required to receive your check.

***ALL CHECKS WILL BE PICKED UP FROM THE EXTENSION OFFICE BY THE EXHIBITOR OR

LEGAL GAURDIAN***

Checks MUST be picked up by May 15th.

After that date all checks will be

returned to HCDJLS.

State Fair Lamb & Goat

Validation

State Fair Lamb & Goat Validation tag orders are now $21/each.

Validation will be June 22nd, time TBA.

State Fair Swine Validation

State Fair Late Swine Validation tag orders will be due to the Kerr County

Extension Office by May 26th & cost $14/each.

Validation will be June 22nd, time TBA.

Steer Validation Tags

Steer validation late tag orders are due to the

Ext. Ofc. June 1st & cost $20.

**Steer Validation will be

Monday, June 22nd

@ 5:00 p.m. @ Ag Barn.**

Kerr 4-H Project Center

Pens are filling up fast. If you are wanting a pen in the project center for your

2016 animal projects, please come by the Extension Office to get on the list. Pens are

limited & will fill on a first-come-first-serve basis.

The fee for lambs & goats is $50/pen ; hogs will be $50 for first hog & $25 for a second hog in the same pen. Pens are limited

to one pen per youth.

Those that used the Project Center last year have first priority this year & have until the end of May to get signed up.

After this date all Kerr 4-H Members will be able to sign up based on available space.

Lamb & Goat Projects

If you need help in selecting your lamb or goat

projects for the 2016 show season, please call the

Extension Office to make arrangements with Roy.

Congratulations to the Kerr 4-H Robotics Team

“Fellowship of the Robot”!!! They have been invited & will participate

in the National Razorback Invitational at the University of Arkansas.

Above left is the robot they have created, and at right they are practicing

maneuvers, preparing for their competition this summer.

Good luck “Fellowship of the Robot”!!!

Congratulations & best wishes to all

our Kerr 4-H Seniors!

Knaggs, Katie Pruitt, Mollie Leifeste, Haley Raiford, Travis Mains, Colton Ramsey, Zach Michel, Miles Randal, Patricia Muehlstein, Josh Rodriguez, Noel Nentwich, Sabrina Roschmann, Jacob Odom, Connor Smith, Kenzie Palermo, Zack Tuschak, Katerina Park, Rachel Wahrmund, Diana Poole, Haley Walls, Marah Potter, Ross

Center Point HS Ingram Tom Moore HS Harper HS Our Lady of the Hills HS Tivy HS

2015 D10 4-H Senior

Rifle Contest

Congratulation to Noelle Christensen

for Placing 2nd Intermediate Individual!!

Good Job!!!

Congratulations to Patricia

Randal for setting two

personal records & winning

1st Place in both shotput &

discus! Good luck at Regionals!!!

Texas 4-H Roundup is a qualifying and invitational event for youth 3rd grade thru 12th that have

successfully placed in a qualifying event at the County & District level or signed up to compete in an

invitational event at The state level. Texas 4-H Roundup includes approximately 50 different contest and

workshops that test 4-H members on life skills in such attributes are decision making, public speaking,

organization, and working with others. These contest include such things as Fashion Show, Food Show, and

assortment of judging contests, and educational presentations.

Location and Dates…….The District Judging Qualifying event will be Wednesday, April 29th in Junction

The District 10 4-H Roundup Qualifying event will be held May 2nd, location TBA

The 2015 Texas 4-H Roundup will be held in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M

University from June 8th to June 12th, 2015.

Regular Registration: April 6th thru May 15th

Late Registration: May 16th thru May 22nd (there will be a $50 late fee)

For more information contact the Extension Office at 830-257-6568.

District 10 Record Book Contest

The District 10 Record book Judging will be held on Thursday, July 9th,

location TBA. We have record book covers available at the Ext. Ofc.

for $3. If you are planning on submitting a record book for the District

competition they are due in the Extension Office by Wednesday, July 1st.

NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Aggieland Lamb & Goat Camps What: Aggieland™ Lamb & Goat Camps – a 3-day program dedicated to teaching parents and students the fundamentals of feeding, nutrition, health, facilities, selection, and showmanship.

When:

Lamb Camp – Friday, July 17, 2015 at 11 a.m. – Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 3 p.m.

Goat Camp – Friday, July 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. – Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 3 p.m.

Where: College Station, TX – Pearce Pavilion

Cost: Campers: $150 – Adult/Sponsor: $60

Who: Anyone ages 8 years old and older

Registration: An online registration link will become available on March 18, 2015 at noon, on the

website: http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ .

Release Form: After completing registration, please submit a camper release form. Release form

are only needed for campers; adults do not need to submit the form.

Please print and complete the Recognition and Assumption of Risk Agreement and Physician Release

Form found below.

The form may be sent to our office prior to camp either by scanning and emailing

aggielandlambandgoatcamp@gmail.com or by fax, 979-458-3294.

Hotel Information: Aggieland Lamb & Goat Camp does not provide dorms for campers. Parents/

Sponsors and campers must make their own hotel reservations. Hotel information will be posted when it

becomes available.

For More Information: Visit: http://animalscience.tamu.edu/sheepandgoats

Or Contact: Kayley Wall or Becca Kirpatrick at

aggielandlambandgoatcamp@gmail.com

Phone: 979-862-7644

Rules and Resource Guide

When: June 19-21, 2015

Where: Collin County Adventure Camp; Anna, TX (Google map)

Registration: 4-H Connect - opens May 1 – May 31, 2015

Contest Fee: $30/per contestant

Lodging & Meals Options:

$100/person – two nights + 5 meals

Lodging is available and encouraged for contestants and non-contestants

Dorm lodging is for Friday and Saturday night

3 meals on Saturday and 2 on Sunday

Non-contestants must register on 4-H Connect in order to select and pay for lodging and meals (must be selected/paid for in advance)

Adults choosing to lodge on site, must be actively enrolled on 4-H Connect. Please note that background screenings may take up to 2 weeks, so please plan accordingly.

The Outdoor Challenge committee is not responsible for providing chaperones. If counties are sending any youth without a parent or legal guardian, the appointed chaperone must follow the child protection procedures outlined in the Texas 4-H Youth Protection guidelines, administered by their respective county Extension office. Parents, legal guardians, and/or chaperones will be responsible for youth and must remain on-site through the duration of the Outdoor Challenge.

Age Divisions and Classes

● Youth must be active 4-H members 8-18 years old as of September 1, 2014

● Three age divisions for this event are:

o Juniors = 8, 9, or 10 (as of September 1, 2014)

o Intermediates = 11, 12, or 13 (as of September 1, 2014)

o Seniors = 14 -18 (as of September 1, 2014); must not have turned 19 by that date

● A team member is allowed to move up an age division in order to complete a team; however, a member may not move down to a younger age division.

● Each age division will be divided into three gender classes:

o both male

o both female

o coed (1 male, 1 female)

2014 Texas Pork Industry Conference & Youth Symposium

The Y.O. Ranch Hotel & Conference Center Kerrville, Texas July 11-12, 2014

The conference will once again be held in the beautiful Hill Country at the YO Ranch Hotel & Conference Center in Kerrville on July 10-11. As always, we’ll kick things off Friday evening with the family cookout and festivities & begin the producer sessions and youth symposium Saturday morning. The conference will wrap up with good food and fellowship at the FUN auction and awards banquet where we will recognize our state’s great producers.

Very soon, updates regarding the conference schedule and speakers will be posted on the new website, and registration will soon be available online at http://texaspork.org/.

So mark your calendars, and get ready to interact, learn and progress at the 2015 Texas Pork Industry Conference.

Texas Youth Range Workshop

Youth, age 14-18, are eligible to participate in this week-long, hands-on workshop. Participants are exposed to actual land management practices and decisions through field trips to ranches and a wildlife management area. These field trips bring out facts on goals of land ownership and the responses of vegetation to practices conducted for livestock, wildlife, recreation, and rangeland restoration. All examples will be real-life applications. The camp is headquartered on the Texas Tech University-Junction campus. Applications will be accepted until 40 participants have been selected, can be mailed or faxed and can be found at:

http://texas.rangelands.org and click on the Youth Education tab in the right hand column.

Youth Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Tour

July 26-31, 2015

The Youth Agricultural Lifetime Leadership opportunity is a 6 day

exploration for youth in District 10 to experience West Texas

agricultural production.

4-H members that have a strong interest in production agriculture and will be outgoing high

school freshmen through outgoing seniors are invited to apply. 30 participants will be selected

by application.

Participants will learn the value of technology in livestock and crop

production from a commercial perspective. Crop related technology will

include the role genetic modification plays in reducing production costs

to producers and helps in limiting the use of pesticides.

Participants will also see the importance technology plays in dairy

production from a feed monitoring standpoint to its role in milk

production monitoring of dairy cattle.

The importance of embryo transfer and artificial insemination will also be discussed, as well as he role it plays in improving profitability and beef

quality.

Application Deadline - June 22, 2015 Cost Per Participant: $200 Stop by Extension Office for application, or call 830-257-6568 to have it emailed.

June 21-26, 2015