Bastrop County AgriLife Extension/4-H

2026 Ambassador & Awards Applications/Nominations are OPEN! -

Hey all!

4-H Awards applications and Ambassador positions are open! Applications are due June 3rd. Full details and links are included in the email blast.

Please note, the ambassador positions are a part of our planning groups that decide what we are doing at the county level - please apply if you want to be a part of that.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

https://mailchi.mp/ag/20260514-4-h-email-blast-awards-applications

2026 4-H Recordbook Due Dates, Work Day, & Reminders

It's Time! We're working on all the recordbook reminders!

Recordbooks are due to the CEO by Noon on June 3rd! We'll also host an in-person work day on Saturday, May 30th, if you need some extra help or feedback!

Please see the email blast for details on deadlines and links to forms and presentations!

https://mailchi.mp/ag/20260513-4-h-email-blast-recordbooks-10987638

Incredibly thankful to have invited Bastrop Middle School to our Youth in Agriculture field day and a massive thank you to our fantastic youth and adult volunteers!

2026-2027 Summer Livestock Validation Tag Orders (All Species) -

Hey all, a quick reminder that Late State Validation Tag Orders are due next Tuesday, 5/5. Please see links and full details in the email blast!

https://mailchi.mp/ag/20260430-4-h-livestock-email-blast-validation-tag-order-information-10987383

2025-2026 Bastrop & Travis County Photography and Videography Contest -

We are excited to share a reminder for our county photography contest with Travis County!

Registration for the County Photography and the Videography Contest will be done via e-mail and entries are due by 8:00 AM on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Entry into the contest is free. Please email all entries to CEP 4-H Agent Nathan Tucker at: [email protected]

Rules are linked in the email blast!

https://mailchi.mp/ag/04302026-4-h-email-blast-texas-4-h-jr-master-photographer-program-ambassador-opportunities-10987382

County Council Meeting Reminder - 04/29/2026

Hey all,

We wanted to send a quick reminder that our next County 4-H Council meeting is tomorrow, April 9th, 2026, at the Bastrop County Extension Office (inside the green Bastrop Community Center Building)

Please remember that ALL 4-H members are invited and welcome to attend the County Council meetings - we will be making some plans for upcoming activities and workshops!

We'd love to have you join us!

https://mailchi.mp/ag/2025-february-4-h-council-reminder-10987027

We are excited to partner with Best Buy to hold a senior technology and safety event March 31st at the Bastrop County Community Center at 11:00 am. Join us to learn ways to identify scammers and keep your personal information safe.

Good morning!

We wanted to share a quick reminder about the mandatory setup for Smithville Livestock Show Exhibitors this afternoon.

We'll see you there!

2026-2027 Summer Livestock Validation Tag Orders (All Species) -

Happy Saturday!! We wanted to send out a few reminders that it is time to start planning for the 2026-2027 show season. To receive the validation day details and enter large animals in the fall or spring major livestock shows, you must purchase validation tags.

Please see full details in the email blast!

Tag Orders are also available on the livestock page of our website at https://bastrop.agrilife.org/livestock/.

https://mailchi.mp/ag/20250320-4-h-livestock-email-blast-validation-tag-order-information-10986860

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