Aggieland Goat Camp

Annual Goat Camp will be held at Louis Pearce Pavilion at Texas A&M University in College Station July 27 - 29.  Goat camp is a 3-day program dedicated to teaching parents and students the fundamentals of feeding, nutrition, health, facilities, selection, and showmanship.  Cost is $150 per child, or $60 per adult.  Fee includes breakfast and lunch (4 meals) and a t-shirt.  Registration will be open online beginning March 21, 2012 at Noon.  Please bring your own goat (if you can't, call in advance and they will try to find one to work with).  Participants must find their own housing.  A hotel/motel list and online registration information is available at the Extension office.  Adult supervision of youth is required.

Aggieland Lamb Camp

Annual Lamb Camp will be held at Louis Pearce Pavilion at Texas A&M University in College Station July 20 - 22.  Lamb camp is a 3-day program dedicated to teaching parents and students the fundamentals of feeding, nutrition, health, facilities, selection, and showmanship.  Cost is $150 per child, or $60 per adult.  Fee includes breakfast and lunch (4 meals) and a t-shirt.  Registration will be open online beginning March 21, 2012 at Noon.  Please bring your own lamb (if you can't, call in advance and they will try to find one to work with).  Participants must find their own housing.  A hotel/motel list and online registration information is available at the Extension office.  Adult supervision of youth is required.

Howard College Goat Camp

Annual Goat Camp will be held at Broughton Agriculture Pavilion at Howard College in Big Spring June 3-5.  Only the first 200 paid entries will be accepted.  Topics include selection, feeding, health management and exercise, washing, shearing and showmanship.  Cost is $85 per person which includes meals and awards.  Please bring your own goat (if you can't, add $20 per goat to the cost to have Howard College provide one for you).  Housing is available at the Hampton Inn, a block of rooms has been reserved for camp participants.  Call (432) 264-9800 for reservations. Adult supervision of youth is required.

Howard College Lamb Camp

Annual Lamb Camp will be held at Broughton Agriculture Pavilion at Howard College in Big Spring June10 - 12.  Only the first 200 paid entries will be accepted.  Topics include selection, feeding, health management and exercise, washing, shearing and showmanship.  Cost is $85 per person which includes meals and awards.  Please bring your own lamb (if you can't, add $20 per lamb to cost to have Howard College provide one for you).  Housing is available at the Hampton Inn, a block of rooms has been reserved for camp participants.  Call (432) 264-9800 for reservations. 
Adult supervision of youth is required.

Pecan Auxiliary Bake Sale

The annual Valentine Bake Sale, sponsored by the Bastrop County Pecan Growers Auxiliary, will be held on Friday, February 10th, 2011, in the lobby of the First National Bank, 489 West Hwy 71 in Bastrop. 

It will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end when all items are sold out.

4-H members are encouraged to bring items for the bake sale as community service for the Pecan Auxiliary fundraiser.  The items should be labeled with the name of the item.  Please indicate on the label that it does NOT contain pecans. Proceeds from the bake sale go to 4-H scholarships, 4-H leadership lab, and other projects. For more information, contact the Extension Office.

2012-13 County Council Officer Application

If you would like to run for an office for the Bastrop County 4-H Council, now's your chance!! Click here to find criteria and application.

2012 Texas 4-H has Talent Announced!!

It is an exciting year in Texas 4-H! As we prepare to move to Lubbock for 2012 there are a lot of things to be excited about. For the third straight year Texas 4-H is bringing its talent to Roundup. The 3rd annual Texas 4-H Has Talent Competition will showcase ten talented individuals from across the state. Each year more and more entries are sent to the State 4-H Office for judging and narrowed down to ten finalists. The deadline for all entries is April 1, 2012. Finalists will be selected and perform at Roundup on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Please pass this information on to your 4-Hers so we can make this the biggest and best yet.

Volunteer Enrollment & Screening

As we continue to screen and activate volunteer profiles in the 4-H CONNECT System, it's important to revisit the enrollment and screening requirements that pertain to 4-H volunteers.

Initial screening of a volunteer is conducted when he/she applies for a volunteer role with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Volunteers must be screened prior to fulfilling any volunteer roles. Re-screening through the YPS program is conducted every three years. However, volunteers must enroll annually by creating or re-activating their profile in the 4-H CONNECT online management system. For example, a volunteer that was screened in 2011 is exempt from additional screening until 2014. However, the volunteer must enroll as a 4-H volunteer every year. Enrollment and an active profile is required for any volunteer to register for an event in 4-H CONNECT.

Bastrop Show Workday

The Bastrop Area Livestock Show workday will be held Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the livestock show barn.  All Bastrop Show exhibitors must attend the workday and sign in with their respective superintendent.  You must be on time to avoid being fined.  Bring your gloves, rakes, brooms and shovels and be ready to help clean up and set up for the show!

Major Livestock Show Passes Are In

Exhibitor passes for the San Antonio, San Angelo and Houston Livestock Shows have arrived at the Extension office.  Please come by and pick yours up!

Photography Contest

Guidelines for the 2012 photography contest are now on our county website or click here.  The deadline to submit to the county is February 27, 2012.

Texas 4-H Scholarship Applications Due

If you plan to apply for the Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship, the deadline to turn it in to the Extension office is January 27, 2012.  Graduating 4-H members are eligible to apply for the scholarship.  Interviews will be held during 4-H Roundup in June.

Record Book Training

We are hosting a multi county 4-H Record Book Training on January 17 at St. Mary's Catholic Church Hall in String Prairie at 6:30 p.m. Sarah Womble, our District 4-H Specialist will present the program on the new 4-H record book system. Please RSVP to the Bastrop County Extension Office by January 13 to let us know how many are attending to prepare handouts. Here's some highlights on the new recordbook system:

NEW 4-H Recordbook Forms are available NOW online!

• Online-forms can be found at http://4hreports.com (recommended) or paper forms can be downloaded from the Texas 4-H website

Highlights:

• Different forms for each age group based on age appropriateness (Junior, Intermediate, Senior - progressive in nature)

• Added goal setting section for Juniors & Intermediates

• No more recordbook objectives

• No more captions on photos

• No more resume for Seniors

• Added Career Exploration section for Seniors

What should YOU be doing NOW?

• Members should be setting goals for projects/project work for the current year

• Start taking pictures of project work and activities

• Keep journal/diary of project activities and summarize what was learned during these experiences

Stockshow Rules

Rules for county livestock shows can be found on our website bastrop-tx.tamu.edu or clicking HERE.