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.