News! From Washington County

• Welcome Kyle Despain - Washington County ANR Agent
• District 11 4-H Food Show & Food Challenge Results

County Upcoming Events

• Happy New Year (Extension Office Closed) - January 1, 2026
• County Council & Parent Association Meetings - January 5, 2026
• San Antonio Stock Show Broiler Pick-Up - January 6, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - January 6, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - January 7, 2026
• Train Like a Champion Livestock Clinic - January 10, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - January 12, 2026
• CDM Orientation Meeting - January 13, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - January 13, 2026
• County Photography Entries DUE - January 16, 2026
• County Digital Storyboard Entries DUE - January 16, 2026
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Extension Office Closed) - January 19, 2026
• CDM Practice - January 20, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - January 20, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - January 21, 2026
• CDM Practice - January 27, 2026
• Livestock Quiz Bowl Practice - January 27, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - January 27, 2026
• Livestock Judging Practice - January 29, 2026
• Wash Co. EEA 4-H Scholarship DEADLINE - January 29, 2026

Major Show Happenings

• Tattoo Reminders! - Major Show Participants
• Fort Worth Passes - Ready for Pick Up
• San Angelo Passes - Ready for Pick Up

Multi-County Events

• District 9 Invitational Quiz Bowl Contest Late Reg DEADLINE - January 5, 2026
• District 9 Invitational Quiz Bowl Contest - January 9, 2026
• Train Like a Champion Livestock Clinic - January 10, 2026

District Upcoming Events

• Spring Spectacular - Save The Date - May 5-6, 2026

State Upcoming Events

• TOWA Photography Contest - January 1-March 15, 2026
• SandHills Stock Show - January 8-17, 2026
• Fort Worth Stock Show - January 16-February 7, 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 Farm Credit Scholarship DEADLINE - January 15, 2026
• Wash Co. EEA 4-H Scholarship DEADLINE - January 29, 2026
• Texas 4-H Opportunity Scholarship DEADLINE - February 15, 2026
• Capital Farm Credit Scholarship DEADLINE - March 16, 2026

Washington County Fair Corner

• Livestock Exhibitor Meeting Requirements

Train Like a Champion will offer individualized learning opportunities for Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Swine, Rabbits, & Poultry right here in Brenham!

This is a wonderful opportunity for families starting out to learn from industry professionals, develop contacts to help with their projects, and ask questions in an educational setting. We want you to succeed! Let us help you.

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.

Train Like a Champion will offer individualized learning opportunities for Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Swine, Rabbits, & Poultry right here in Brenham!

This is a wonderful opportunity for families starting out to learn from industry professionals, develop contacts to help with their projects, and ask questions in an educational setting. We want you to succeed! Let us help you.

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!

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