BROWN COUNTY 4-H DATES
AUGUST 2025
August 8th- Volunteer Opportunity “Kicks for Kids Shoe Drive”
August 11th– RSVP Deadline for Awards Banquet
August 12th- Heart of Texas Fair Entries are due to the Extension Office
August 12th- State Fair Entries are due to the Extension Office
August 15th-16th- Texas Sheep & Goat Expo
August 17th- Brown County 4-H Awards Banquet
August 19th– Livestock Judging Info Meeting
August 24th- Rabbit Club Meeting, 2-4pm
August 24th– Robotics Practice, 4-6pm
August 25th- Deadline to Order Validation Tags
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ANNUAL BROWN COUNTY 4-H BANQUET
Join us for our annual 4-H awards banquet, honoring our youth that have participated in projects over the last 4-H year! This years theme is
“Hollywood: Lights, Camera, Leadership!”
If you have completed a project this year, please scroll down in this email to find the link to the Project Pin and Star Award forms.
Please RSVP by AUGUST 11th, 2025
Please Note: Cost will be $10 per plate for every NON-ENROLLED 4-H member. (i.e parents, non-enrolled siblings, etc)
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STATE FAIR
Entries for State Fair are due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm on Tuesday August 12th. If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office or contact Nick Gonzales at [email protected]
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HEART OF TEXAS FAIR
Entries for Heart of Texas Fair are due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm on Tuesday August 12th. If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office or contact Nick Gonzales at [email protected]
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BROWN COUNTY 4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGING INFORMATION MEETING
If you are interested in livestock judging, there will be a parent information meeting on August 19th 5:00pm at the Extension Office. This meeting will be for new and current 4-H livestock judgers. We will cover practice times, contests, fundraising, and answer any questions for new members. If you have any questions, contact Nick Gonzales.
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RABBIT CLUB MEETING
Join us on August 24th from 2-4pm at the Extension Office for the first Rabbit Club meeting of the year! If you have any questions, please call the Extension Office at 325-646-0386.
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ROBOTICS MEETING
Join us on August 24th from 4-6pm at the Extension Office for our first practice of the year! If you have any questions, please contact Sherri Land at 325-642-5604.
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STATE LAMB AND GOAT TAGS
It is that time again!! If you are a 4-H member and planning on showing a market lamb, market goat, breeding sheep or breeding goat at any Major Stock Show such as Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Austin, San Angelo, or Houston you will need to purchase state tags. The costs of the tags are $27 per animal. The deadline to order tags is August 25th. If you are planning on purchasing a state lamb/goat tag for San Angelo Stock Show you need to make sure that lamb/goat is Texas Bred and has a Texas Lamb/Goat Breeders tag, which will come from the lamb breeder. Registration papers for breeding sheep or goats must be in the exhibitor’s name on or before October 1st. You must bring the registration papers on the day of validation.
Lambs and goats validated during the 2025 State Fair Validation Period WILL BE ELIGIBLE for 2026 Spring Major Shows. Once validated, the project MUST stay in the care of the exhibitor that the project is validated to; if the exhibitor chooses to sell the project to a new exhibitor, the new exhibitor MUST REVALIDATE the project within the next validation period.
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HEIFER VALIDATION
If you are showing a heifer at a major stock show that has not previously been state validated or has changed owners, they will need to be validated. Heifers that are only participating in the Brown County Youth Fair do not need to be validated.
The deadline to turn in your order for tags is August 25th. The cost will be $27 per tag. Please make sure you have registration papers in hand at validation. Every heifer needs to have an ID, either a brand or tattoo. Please ensure that tattoos/brands are done and legible before validation. For more information, contact the Extension Office at 325-646-0386.
All state validated heifers will be tagged similar to steers.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Kicks for Kids Shoe Drive Hosted by the Young Professionals of Brown County
Friday August 8th, 2025 from 10am-Noon! Bring a pair (or two!) to the Brownwood Event Center and get your name in the drawing to win a Turtle Box from Weakley Watson! Can’t make it to the shoe drive but would still like to donate? Bring shoes by the Extension Office and Rachel will be sure they make it to the drive!
This is a great opportunity for volunteer hours for youth as well! Come on out and help us collect and sort shoes the day of the drive! If you would like to volunteer or if you have any questions, please contact Rachel at the Extension Office at 325-646-0386.
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2025 TEXAS SHEEP & GOAT EXPO
August 15-16, 2025 – First Community Spur Arena San Angelo, TX
This unique sheep and goat event provides producers and other interested persons the opportunity to attend educational presentations. The speakers are experts in the industry. This program meets the needs of a very diverse sheep and goat industry.
The event draws producers from across Texas, out of state, and as far away as Australia. It is the largest event of its type in Texas and one of the largest sheep and goat industry educational programs in the world.
The expo will feature guest speakers, educational seminars and numerous live sessions for participants to choose from. The event covers a range of industry topics, including addressing the concerns and challenges facing today’s producer in light of recent events, as well as the exciting changes happening in the industry involving technological advances and new services.
