Thursday, October 17

2013 Cherokee County Jr. Hay Judging Contest Results

Congratulations to Christian Holman from the Rusk Chapter of the FFA and Todd Duplichain from the Cloverleaf 4-H Club of Alto for their performance in the 2013 Hay Judging Competition.  Both kids secured the High-Point Individual score in their respective divisions.  In recognition of their hard work, each of these young kids will also be awarded a $1,000.00 collegiate scholarship provided by the Cherokee County Ag. Business Committee.

The top three teams in the FFA Division all came from Rusk FFA Chapter. While the top three teams in the 4-H Division came respectively from Wells 4-H of Wells and Footbridge 4-H of Rusk.

1st Place Team Rusk FFA (18)
Christian Holman
Nick Martin
Frank Ford
Matthew Dover

2nd Place Team - Rusk FFA (19)
Nicole Phifer
Hunter Joyner
Lance Tugwell
Jonathan Short
 
3rd Place Team - Rusk FFA (17)
Zach Morgan
Blake Walley
Raymond Harvey
Jaclynn Dyess


1st Place Team - Wells 4-H (7)
Justin Hathorn
Karlie Beth Hopper
Carson Hopper
Alexa Scroggins

2nd Place Team - Footbridge 4-H (28)
John Wofford
Sarah Wofford
Kara Wofford

3rd Place Team - Footbridge 4-H (29)
Amber Dickey
Makayla Dowling
Jackson Dowling
Johnathan Hancock


All six teams and high point individuals should plan to attend the
 2013 Cherokee County Hay Show where they will be recognized and awarded.
Event to be held Tuesday, October 22, 2013 
at the County Showbarn in Jacksonville at 6 PM.


Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all who participated in and/or  supported this event.  A special thanks is due to all of the parents and teachers who coached these kids.
Also, an extra-special nod of appreciation goes out to the Ag. Business Committee of Cherokee County, without their support, there would be no funding for these scholarships.

Thursday, September 5

The 2013 Cherokee County Jr. Hay Judging Competition will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Showbarn and Expo Center in Jacksonville.   Registration will begin at noon and competition will start no later than 1PM. 

4-H Managers, Judging Coaches and FFA Chapter Ad visors:  This year we would like to try to preregister as many teams as possible; therefore, if you have a concrete list of your teams, please email them to me before Thursday, October 10th.  

Contact our Willie Arnwine to schedule hay judging clinics at your next meetings.  

wrarnwine@ag.tamu.edu or (903) 330-4397.

Thursday, October 18

Congratulations to CJ Wood from the Rusk Chapter of the FFA and Jamie Henderson from the Lookout 4-H Club of Jacksonville for their performance in the 2012 Hay Judging Competition.  Both boys secured the High-Point Individual score in their respective divisions.  In recognition of their hard work, each of these young men will also be awarded a $1000.00 collegiate scholarship provided by the Cherokee County Ag. Business Committee.

The top three teams in the FFA Division all came from Rusk FFA Chapter. While the top three teams in the 4-H Division came respectively from Lookout 4-H of Jacksonville, Cloverleaf 4-H of Alto and Wells 4-H of Wells.

1st Place Team - Rusk FFA (664)
Garrett Anderson 
Johnny Marchetti
CJ Wood
Caleb Dover

2nd Place Team - Rusk FFA (637)
Zach Morgan
Nathan Upshaw
Mathew Dover
Trey Hamilton
 
3rd Place Team - Rusk FFA (637)
Micheal Dover
Frank Ford
Marissa Stewart
Briana Brown



1st Place Team - Lookout 4-H (624)
Casey Henderson
Jamie Henderson
Braden Alexander
Dillon Fowlkes

2nd Place Team - Cloverleaf 4-H (616)
Todd Duplichain
Lane Jackson
Abbie Teutsch
Jash Anderson

3rd Place Team - Wells 4-H (585)
Karlie Hopper
Carson Hopper
Justin Hathorn
Alexa Scroggins


All six teams and high point individuals should plan to attend the
 2012 Cherokee County Hay Show where they will be recognized and awarded.
Event to be held Tuesday, October 23, 2012 
at the County Showbarn in Jacksonville at 6 PM.


Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all who participated in and/or  supported this evnt.  A special thanks is due to all of the parents and teachers who coached these kids.
Also, an extra-special nod of appreciation goes out to the Ag. Business Committee of Cherokee County, without their support, there would be no funding for these scholarships.

Tuesday, August 28

2012 Jr. Hay Judging Competition

This event will be held on Tuesday, October 16th at the Cherokee County Exposition Center in Jacksonville.
On-site registration will begin at 12:00PM and Judging will begin no later than 1PM.  For more information, please contact your County Extension Office.

Count Agents, Aaron Low and/or Willie Arnwine can are available to attend 4-H & FFA meetings to present mini-sized hay judging clinics.  If you would like either or both to attend your meeting, please contact us soon as we have to operate on a first come, first served basis. Contact us by calling the County Extension Office (903) 683-5416 or via email as follows:

Willie Arnwine - wrarnwine@ag.tamu.edu
Aaron Low - arlow@ag.tamu.edu




Friday, October 14

Congratulations to Garrett Anderson from the Rusk Chapter of the FFA and Clay Anderson from the Cloverleaf 4-H Club of Alto for their performance in the 2011 Hay Judging Competition.  Both of these unrelated Anderson boys secured the High-Point Individual score in their respective divisions.  For their performance, each of these young men will also be awarded a $1000.00 collegiate scholarship provided by the Cherokee County Ag. Business Committee.

The top three placing teams in the FFA Division all came from Rusk FFA Chapter. While the top three placing teams in the 4-H Division came respectively from Wells 4-H, Lookout 4-H of Jacksonville and Cloverleaf 4-H of Alto.

1st Place Team - Rusk FFA
Aleigha Mabry
Dakota Stewart
Garrett Anderson
CJ Wood

2nd Place Team - Rusk FFA
Aaron Ford
Callie Wallace
Caleb Dover
Johnny Marchetti

3rd Place Team - Rusk FFA
Frank Ford
Christian Holman
Rosie Birmingham
Lacey Wallace

1st Place Team - Wells 4-H
Carson Hopper
Karlie Hopper
Briley Carter
Alexa Scroggins
 
2nd Place Team - Lookout 4-H 
Kyle Allen
Kaitlyn Hutson
Cade Carpenter
Sean Hamilton

3rd Place Team - Cloverleaf 4-H
Kaylie Arnwine
Emily Arnwine
Clay Anderson
Joshua Anderson
 
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all who participated.  A special thanks is due to all of the parents and teachers who coached these kids.
Also, an extra-special nod of appreciation goes out to the Ag. Department of Lon Morris Jr. College for helping to score and officiate the event.

Friday, September 30

4-H Hay Judging Teams & Individuals

Please be aware that any and all 4-H members who wish to compete in the Jr. Hay Judging competition must be enrolled online at 4-H Connect by 5 PM on October 12th.

I have received member participation lists from:

Wells 4-H

Clubs with lists still outstanding are:

Lookout 4-H, Alto 4-H, and Footbridge 4-H

Tuesday, September 20

4-H Grade Checks

4-H Club Managers,

Please don't forget to send in a list of all your 4-H Members that will be participating in the 2011 Jr Hay Judging Competition by 5PM on Thursday October 6th, so that we will have ample time to check their grades/UIL Status .