News! From Washington County

• Happy Mother's Day! - May 10, 2026
• Memorial Day - Extension Office Closed - May 25, 2026
• Brazos County Livestock 101 Series

County Upcoming Events

• Paper Clover Campaign - April 17-May 3, 2026
• Parent Association Meeting & Elections - May 4, 2026
• Council Officer Meeting & Elections - May 4, 2026
• Hands Helping Heroes Donations DUE - May 11, 2026
• Washington County Ag Day - May 13, 2026
• Washington County 4-H Horse Club Show #1 ENTRIES DUE - May 24, 2026
• BMGA Kids Kamp REGISTRATION DUE - May 26, 2026
• Food & Nutrition Practice - May 28, 2026
• Washington County 4-H Horse Club Show #1 - May 28, 2026
• Kids in the Kitchen Baking Master Class REGISTRATION DUE - May 29, 2026
• Washington Co Record Book Judges Sign-Up DUE - June 1, 2026
• BMGA Kids Kamp - Washington County - June 2-4, 2026
• Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Together PRE-REG DUE - June 5, 2026
• Washington Co Record Books DUE - June 8, 2026
• Washington Co Star Award Applications DUE - June 8, 2026
• Kids in the Kitchen Baking Master Class- June 9, 2026
• Volunteer Breakfast Community Service - June 9, 2026
• Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Together REGISTRATION DUE - June 10, 2026
• Kids in the Kitchen Baking Master Class - June 10, 2026
• Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Together Class - June 12, 2026
• Washington Co Star Award Interviews - June 22, 2026
• Save The Date Honor Roll, Letterman, All Star DUE - July 17, 2026
• Save The Date County Camp - July 30, 2026

Major Show Happenings

• Swine Tag LATE Orders DUE - May 29, 2026
• Heifer, Steer, Sheep & Goat LATE Tag Orders DUE - June 12, 2026
• Steer Physical Validation - June 15, 2026
• Heifer Physical Validation - June 16, 2026
• Sheep & Goat Physical Validation - June 17, 2026
• Swine Physical Validation - June 18, 2026

District Upcoming Events

• District 11 Livestock & Meat Judging Contest - May 2, 2026
• District 11 Spring Spectacular - May 5-6, 2026
• District 11 Horse Show Registration DEADLINE - May 8, 2026
• District 11 Leadership Lab Registration DEADLINE - May 8, 2026
• District 11 Horse Show Registration LATE DEADLINE - May 15, 2026
• District 11 Leadership Lab Registration LATE DEADLINE - May 15, 2026
• District 11 Horse Show - May 27-28, 2026
• District 11 Leadership Lab - June 9-11, 2026

State Upcoming Events

• 4-H Horse Show Validation LATE DEADLINE - May 1, 2026
• Buc Days - April 30-May 10, 2026
• Hands Helping Heroes Donations DUE - May 11, 2026
• Online Learning Series - May 14, 2026
• Summer 4-H Virtual Sportfishing Registration DEADLINE - May 15, 2026
• Learn, Grow, Eat, Go Camp, College Station - June 2-4, 2026
• Bugs -N- Bloom Camp, College Station - June 9-11, 2026
• Deep in The Heart of Texas 4-H Podcast

Washington County Fair Corner

• Livestock Exhibitor Meeting Requirements
• WCF Rabbit Educational Meeting - May 3, 2026
• WCF Entry II DEADLINE - May 15, 2026
• WCF Gilt Show Informational Meeting - May 17, 2026
• WCF Champion Drive Buddy Applications Open - May 17, 2026
• WCF Species Tag-In & Tag Order Dates
• Text Update System

Help Washington County become the county with the most donations provided to our local first responders! How to donate:

• Bring any listed items, or closely related items to the Washington County Extension Office by Monday, May 11, 2026
• County Council Team will deliver to local first responders
• Ms. Capps will complete the collection response form & report our success!

Major Show Happenings

VALIDATION INFORMATION

Below are tag order forms to validate major livestock projects for the Texas Major Livestock Shows for the following species:

• STEERS - This validation is for ALL STEERS intending to show at ANY Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 Major Livestock Show
• HEIFERS - This validation is intended for heifers needing to be tagged in time to be eligible to show at State Fair & Heart of Texas, but any heifer validated now will maintain eligibility for their entire show career (unless there is a change to ownership or registration papers)
• SHEEP & GOATS - This validation is intended for:
• Market Lambs & Market Goats needing to be tagged in time to be eligible to show at State Fair & Heart of Texas but any market lamb/goat tagged now maintains eligibility for Spring 2027 shows unless TLBA/TGBA tags are added, or ownership changes.
• Commercial/Wether Does/Dams needing to be tagged in time to be eligible to show at State Fair & Heart of Texas but any commercial/wether doe/dam tagged now maintains eligibility until 2029 unless TLBA/TGBA tags are added, or ownership changes.
• SWINE - This validation is intended for Gilts & Market Barrows to be shown at State Fair/Heart of Texas.

Help Washington County become the county with the most donations provided to our local first responders! How to donate:

• Bring any listed items, or closely related items to the Washington County Extension Office by Monday, May 11, 2026
• County Council Team will deliver to local first responders
• Ms. Capps will complete the collection response form & report our success!

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.)

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

Remember ANY club meeting is subject to location, date, & time changes! If you are planning to attend a club meeting, please contact the manager(s) to confirm details!

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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