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If you have questions about the information posted below, send an email to the Comal County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at
Comal-tx@tamu.edu or call (830) 620-3440. View the web site: http://comal.agrilife.org
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Swine Validation - November 17 @ 1-6 pm

4-H Swine validation will be held at the Extension Barns on November 17 from 1 - 6 pm. 

Signup Genius Link: Swine Validation Sign Up



State Fair Swine Validation

State Fair Swine Validation:

June 21, 2021

8AM-10AM

Comal County Fairgrounds

State Fair animal validation tags - Due April 15

This is the time to order your Validation Tags for swine, lamb & goat livestock projects you will be raising for the 2021 State Fair of Texas.

Please fill out the appropriate tag order form (link below) and either mail payment to the office or use the locked drop-box by the office front door.  Our mailing address is 325 Resource Dr., New Braunfels, TX 78132.

All tags ordered before 5pm on April 15th will cost $18 each.

All Late Tag Orders will cost $30 each.

Note: New this year breeding sheep and goats must be validated for the State Fair of Texas

Buy/reserve tags for State Fair animals – Now - April 15 by submitting a tag order form and payment to the Extension Office.

State Fair Lamb & goat order form: State Fair Lamb & Goat

State Fair Swine tag order form: State Fair Swine

Alternative Livestock Show Update

The Alternative Show has been approved as a sanctioned show by Texas AgriLife, Texas FFA, State Validation and Quality Counts. For further information regarding the show in general, the entry process and other information can be found in the Alternative Pig Show Online Premium Document which can be referenced using the link below. 

LINK: https://www.thealternativetx.com 

Entry deadline for the Alternative Show has been extended to January 1, 2021. 

Swine Validation - Nov. 16


4-H Swine validation will be held at the Extension Barns on Nov. 16 from 3:30pm-6pm.

Signup Genius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4eaba729a1fc1-comal5

Any person coming on the grounds for validation must fill out this form and return to the Extension Office on or before November 16 to comal-tx@tamu.edu




Online Livestock Feed & Nutrition Workshop - Oct. 27


 

Swine Tags for Major Livestock Shows

To help with consistency and record keeping this year, we are introducing order forms for tag orders. No orders will be finalized without both the form and FULL payment. Orders are due directly to the extension office by Monday, September 21st @ 5pm.
 
Swine validation tags will be available starting September 4th!

Cost is $18/animal and must be ordered and paid for by Monday, September 21st. 

Tags purchased after September 21 will be $30/animal.

You can submit the form and payment to the Extension Office by dropping them off in the black box by the front door or by appointment with the Extension Office (please call prior to arrival). You can also mail the form and payment to 325 Resource Dr., New Braunfels, TX 78132. It is your responsibility to make sure the mail arrives before the due date.

We are open 8-12 and 1-5, Monday through Friday.

**Validation will be some time in November - date TBA**
 
 

Swine Project opportunity

HLSR Kids:
We know you’ve worked hard! We know the time put in and we can imagine how you feel right now. We want to help as much as we can with making this a better situation.
John and Brandi Weaver - Stepz All Star Gym & Busy B’s Cleaning Services will buy one project hog for $4000
Interested students please write a brief letter about yourself and your hog! Tell us about your time showing and what the experience means to you!
We will receive emails until next friday March the 20th and then award the $4000 to the winning letter as it will be voted on by ourselves and our staff. The winner will be announced on Facebook Tuesday March the 24th.
Please send letters to coachbb@sacheer.org and put HLSR in the subject.

Swine Project opportunity

HLSR kiddos!!! Texas Building Controls will buy one project hog for $3500. All the interested students needs to do is write a brief letter about themselves and their hog and what livestock showing means to them. We will receive emails until next friday March the 20th and then award the $3500 to the winning letter as voted on by our management team. The winner will be announced on Facebook Tuesday March the 24th. Please send letters to accounting@texasbuildingcontrols.com