1 N. Main St., Suite 309 / Courthouse Annex, Cleburne 76033

Phone: (817) 556-6370 Fax: (817) 556-6375

E-mail: johnson@ag.tamu.edu Website: http://johnson.agrilife.org/

MARCH2016

Johnson County Staff:

Kristen Clark

County Extension Agent

4-H & Youth Development

Position open

County Extension Agent

Agriculture & Natural Res.

Position open

County Extension Agent

Family & Con. Sciences

Kathy El-Jabsheh

Office Manager

Melissa Zaborowski

Part-time Secretary

Inthisissueread:

Camps, Contest & Workshops 2

Horse News 3

Shooting Sports 4

Livestock News 5

Calendar 6-7

Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disabil-ity, genetic information or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating

The Johnson County 4-H Horse Quiz Bowl Team came home as the San Antonio Stock Show Champion Team! After out scoring 20 other teams from across the state, team members (L-R) Trey Hardin, Ainslea Price, Todd Hardin and Samuel Manning, each won a $5000 scholarship! The team is coached by Robin Hardin. Way to go team!

The Johnson County 4-H Meats Judging Team won Champion Overall Team at the San Antonio Stock Show! Individually, Anna Carlock placed 4th, Tucker Tilton placed 5th, Travis Tilton placed 7th and Lindsey Jones placed 10th. The team is coached by Leslie Woolley. Congrats on a great day judging!

Congratulations!!!

Camps, Contest & Workshops

The 4-H Photography Contest is just around the corner! Winners in each division will advance to the District Contest and senior winners in the district contest will advance to state. Best of Show Awards will be presented to one photo in each

division at the State Contest and will receive a $250.00 cash prize!

The theme for the 2016 Theme category is “4-H Ribbons, Awards & Recognition.” This year the theme will focus on still life arrangements of 4-H awards, ribbons, recognition. There are many other categories, so be sure to go to http://agrilife.org/d84h/events-and-activities/photography-contest/ to see all the guidelines. Entries must be emailed to Kristen Clark at: kristen.clark@ag.tamu.edu no later than March 30 for preliminary judging. You will be notified if your photos advance to the district and contest and those entries will be completed by the Extension office. Call the Extension office if you have questions. Good luck!

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District8“Not”LeadershipLab

June26‐29,NewBraunfels,Texas

District8CountyCamp

July9‐10,Palestine,Texas

July 17—23, 2016 Application deadline

May 1, 2016 Location:

Davis Mountain Preserve Fort Davis, TX

www.wildlifecamptx.org

Contact us at director@wildlifecamptx.org.

Call us at (325) 428-8179

   Council and Booster Club 

Mee ng @ 7pm 

Thursday, March 3, 2016 

COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE 

All club presidents and club council delegates are urged to attend the monthly County Council meeting to represent your club, share what’s happening with your club members and hear first-hand what’s going in and around the county! Club Managers, leaders and Parents are invited to attend the Boost-er Club meeting which is held at the same time as Council. These meetings are open to all of our 4-H members and parents. Call (817-556-6370) if you have any questions.

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Horse News

For 2016 the Texas 4-H Horse Validation will be handled

again through 4-H Connect and will involve uploading

photos of the horse you are validating.

Horses not validated on or before May 1 are ineligible for

District and State 4-H Horse Shows.

Items to note:

Validation Dates – March 1st – May 1st

March 1st - April 15th - Cost will be $10 per horse.

April 16th – May 1st – Cost will be $20 per horse.

Validation and payment is required of ALL horses to

be shown, regardless if they were entered this year or

last.

For complete instructions please visit:

http://animalscience.tamu.edu/livestock-species/

equine/state-4h-show/

. Click on the State 4-H Horse Show link.

http://agrilife.org/urbantarrantag/horse‐o‐rama/Or call (817)884-1946

For the most up-to-date information, go to the Johnson County Horse Committee website:

http://www.johnsoncountyhorse.com

Shooting Sports News

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2016Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Extravaganza

April 16 @ Texas 4-H Conference Center,

Brownwood * Entry Deadline: April 2 via 4-H Connect

This is a beginner’s match ONLY. Rules have been adjusted to accommodate this match. Complete information and forms are available at the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports website at:

http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/shootingsports/events

Johnson County Shotgun Sports Club 2016 Jon Henderson Memorial Shoot

May28,2016May29,2016 Skeet Trap Whiz‐BangQuali ier SportingClays

REGISTRATIONISNOWOPENatiClays.com!

Auction

s Raf lesSaturday, March 19, 2016

8:00am—Check In / Registration

Entry Fees: $35 (3 events)

Additional event fee of $5 (4 events total)

Entry Deadline: March 7

Callahan County Range

Rifle, Pistol & Black Powder.

Range is located on FM 18 between Clyde and Baird. Addi-tional information is available in the County Office or at the Texas 4-H website. Nearby camping and full concessions available.

LivestockNews

Final results from Ft. Worth Stock Show are as follows: In the Barrow Show: Shelbie Stephenson—3rd, Hamp. In the Steer Show: Avery Summey—10th, European Cross. Results from San Angelo Stock Show include: In the Steer Show: Brecken Shipman—1st In the Heifer Show: Kaleb Snoddy—Reserve Champion, Simmental; Makayla Luckie—Reserve Champion, Chia-nina, 2nd, Herford and 2nd, Polled Hereford; Everett Snoddy—1st, Simmental. Results from San Antonio Stock Show Include: In the Gilt Show: Lindsay Tenery—2nd, Berk & 10th, York. In the lamb show: Brigg Hawkins—4th, Finewool Cross In the goat show: Brigg Hawkins—4th. Rachel White—9th. In the heifer show: Callie Welty—7th, Brahman. In the barrow show: Shelbie Stephenson—3rd, Cross; Lindsey Jones—8th, Dk. Cross; Trent Doty—10th, Hamp. In the steer show: Mikayla Grady—4th, AOB.

Congrats to the Johnson County Dairy Judging Team and coach Larry Wooley on a 8th place finish out of 102 teams at the San Antonio Stock Show judging contest! Team members are Rachel White, Anna Car-lock, Mason Lackey, Travis Tilton and Tucker Tilton.

2015 Texas Pork Leadership Camp June 21-26, 2015

Deadline to Register: April 1, 2015

Texas Pork Leadership Camp is an intense, progressive and thought provoking week, full of activities, tours and presentations featuring all aspects of the pork produc-tion industry from Farm to Fork! You’ll have the oppor-tunity to visit with world leading commercial hog opera-tions, top Universities & industry professionals and tour large scale harvesting and pork processing plants.

For further information and requirements, please visit: http://texaspork.org/content/uploads/2016/02/2016_camp_Info_Application-1.pdf

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DeadlinetoRegister:April1,2016

Congratulations to Callie Welty on placing 3rd with her AgriScience Fair project at the San Antonio Stock Show!

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Looking for part time employment? The JCLAA is looking for a prty-time administrative assistant to provide administrative sup-port to the JCLAA Board as described in the principal duties and responsibilities below:

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to lead as well as follow and execute instructions effectively

Must be highly organized, self-motivated and be a team player able to work independently.

Ability to keep accurate files and records.

Must be computer literate and be able to make and receive phone calls.

Must have excellent interpersonal, listening, written and verbal communication skills.

Must demonstrate excellent leadership skills and the ability to manage sensitive situations.

Must be able to effectively prioritize, organize, use time management skills and be adept at multi-tasking.

Must be able to project budget needs, operate within budget parameters, and follow organization’s fiscal accountability controls.

Must be able to work with Ag Teachers, Extension Agents, Parents, & Volunteers. Job Specifications:

Using a variety of software packages: ShoWorks, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, etc., to pro-duce correspondence, documents, and to maintain records, spreadsheets and databases.

Cannot be a director of the Johnson County Livestock Agricultural Association Board. Must have a vehicle and valid Texas driver license. Must pass a Background Check and Drug Screening. Must be familiar with the Stock Show Environment. Must be available the week of County Show in January. Will be able to work from home and/or the JCLAA office. No set hours of the day or week. Must be available during business hours. All other duties that may arise at any time to serve the needs of JCLAA. Must support the JCLAA Officers with all task. Will report to President of the Board. Salary will be based on experience and qualifications.

To apply for this position send resume to jclaashow@att.net. Resume must be submitted by March 31, 2016

It’s time to order tags for the 2016 State Fair Lamb & Goat Validation and 2016-2017 Major Show Steer Validation.

All tags will cost $12 each. Orders should be paid for at the Extension Office by cash or checks can be made out to the 4-H Ag Fund. All payments are due upon placing the order.

Orders for all tags are due by April 8th to the Extension Office. Tags ordered after April 8th will cost $20 each.