News! From Washington County

• FWSSR Heifer Champions & Scholarship Recipients

County Upcoming Events

• Blue Jeans Go Green Community Service Project - February 2026
• CDM Practice - February 3, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - February 3, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - February 4, 2026
• Washington County 4-H Roundup Entries DUE - February 5, 2026
• Ag Product ID Orientation Meeting - February 9, 2026
• CDM Practice - February 10, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - February 10, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - February 12, 2026
• CDM Practice - February 17, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - February 17, 2026
• Ag Product ID Contest Intent Form DUE - February 18, 2026
• HLSR Quiz Bowl Contest Intent Form DUE - February 18, 2026
• Livestock Judging Contest Intent Form DUE - February 18, 2026
• San Antonio CDM Intent Form DUE - February 18, 2026
• Food & Nutrition Practice - February 19, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - February 19, 2026
• Soil Judging Practice - February 22, 2026
• Washington County 4-H Roundup - February 24, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - February 26, 2026
• Soil Judging Practice - March 1, 2026
• Texas Independence Day, Extension Office Closed - March 2, 2026
• CDM Practice - March 3, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - March 3, 2026
• Parent Association Meeting - March 4, 2026
• County Council Meeting - March 4, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - March 5, 2026
• Soil Judging Practice - March 8, 2026

Major Show Happenings

• Tattoo Reminders! - Major Show Participants
• Fort Worth Stock Show - January 16 - February 7, 2026
• San Angelo Stock Show - February 5 - 22, 2026
• San Antonio Stock Show - February 10 - March 1, 2026

District Upcoming Events

• District 11 Photography Registration DEADLINE - February 13, 2026
• District 11 Photography Registration LATE DEADLINE - February 18, 2026
• Spring Spectacular - Save The Date - May 5-6, 2026

State Upcoming Events

• TOWA Photography Contest - January 1-March 15, 2026
• HTYA Online Learning Series - February 5, 2026
• Buc Days- Registration OPEN - April 30-May 10, 2026
• Deep in The Heart of Texas 4-H Podcast

Scholarship Corner

• Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship DEADLINE - February 15, 2026
• Capital Farm Credit Scholarship DEADLINE - March 16, 2026
• Washington County Fair Scholarship DEADLINE - March 19, 2026
• Washington Co. Horticulture Committee Scholarship DEADLINE - March 31, 2026
• Washington Co. Swine Committee Scholarship DEADLINE - March 31, 2026
• South Central Texas Cow Calf Clinic Scholarship DEADLINE - March 31, 2026

Washington County Fair Corner

• Livestock Exhibitor Meeting Requirements
• Text Update System
• Livestock Entries Open - February 15, 2026
• Colt Exhibitor Meeting - February 19, 2026
• Commercial Steer Exhibitor Meeting - February 22, 2026

Major Show Happenings

VALIDATION INFORMATION

TATTOOS/BRANDS: Make sure to start double checking tattoos on steers, heifers, sheep, and goats. Please let us know if you are having trouble reading them now! All livestock projects must be re-tattooed 3 weeks PRIOR to a show. If you can't make out the number, try wiping out the ear with a rag. If you still can't read what the digits are, give us a call because it's probably faded enough that we need to redo it!

• Steers: Our county number (3 digits) will be in THEIR right ear
• Sheep: Our county number (3 digits) will be in THEIR right ear
• Goats: Our county number (3 digits) will be in THEIR right ear
• Heifers: Most breeds indicate an ID on the registration papers and the location this ID will be on the heifer. (Tattoo: Right or Left Ear, Brand: Left or Right Hip) Some breeds only have the ID listed, and whichever location we recorded on the validation paperwork when we inspected & tagged the animal will be where that ID needs to be. Please reach out if we can help come out and check these ID's.

The application will open November 1 and close February 15!

Interviews will take place in College Station April 24 -26, 2026. 

Important Information for families who wish to participate in the Washington County Fair in 2026:

Start attending your 4-H meetings NOW!! Here's a breakdown of what those Junior Livestock Division rules look like for the Washington County Fair:

6. Any youth that is interested in showing in the Washington County Fair must be in the third (3rd-12th) grade, minimum age 8 and maximum age 18 in accordance with 4-H Rules. All third graders wanting to show in the Washington County Fair will need to note that some projects will need to be purchased while in the second (2nd) grade. Upon the purchase and start of the project, these members are required to attend the mandatory weigh-in/tag-in programs and educational programs relating to their projects.

7. 4 – H and FFA members must have joined a Washington County 4-H Club or FFA Chapter by the ownership deadline of their Fair project and must attend 50 % of their 4 - H Club or FFA Chapter meetings. Exhibitors must show their project under a 4-H Club or FFA Chapter that they are a member in good standing of at the time of the fair. (NOTE – Any Exhibitor that joins FFA at the beginning of a high school year must show under 4-H and must have attended at least 50% of their 4-H Club meetings unless they were an active Junior FFA member.)

8. Exhibitors are required to meet attendance requirements of the club or chapter entered under.

Please see the list of clubs below and make sure to attend your meetings!

NEW Text Message System - Washington County Fair

Exciting news! WCF is rolling out a new text message system for their Livestock Show! Get important announcements, updates, and reminders sent straight to your phone.

To sign up, text the code below to (979) 256-5787 and stay in the loop!

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