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Callahan County Extension reports robust 4‑H and adult outreach activities
Summary
The county extension agent summarized April–May programs, including gardening and oak wilt workshops, a Big Country Wheat Tour, a multi‑county beef cattle series, and 4‑H competition results and scholarship awards.
Callahan County’s extension office gave a detailed update May 12 on April and early May outreach, reporting programs for both adults and youth and multiple competitive successes for local 4‑H members.
The extension agent told the commissioners that April 10’s gardening program drew three participants and that April 17’s oak care and oak wilt presentation, delivered through Texas A&M Forest Service staff, had eight attendees. On May 2 the Big Country Wheat Tour held a stop in Yuba with 27 attendees at the Callahan County location; a separate Taylor County stop drew 43 people.
The agent described an upcoming four‑part beef cattle improvement series run jointly with neighboring counties — Callahan, Shackelford, Taylor, Jones, Fisher and Nolan — with the first session slated for May 22 in Sweetwater. The June 17 session, led by staff from Callahan and Shackelford counties, will cover range and pasture improvement at ACU Ranch and include demonstrations on grubbing mesquite, removing prickly pear, drone spraying demonstrations, herbicide comparisons and grazing management. The agent said continuing‑education units (CUs) would likely be offered and estimated “probably three” CUs for at least one session.
On the 4‑H side, the agent reported district contest placements: a junior team placed fourth and a senior team placed third and qualified for the state roundup. Individual placements noted included Riley (fifth high individual in one contest) and other top finishers. The agent listed state contest results and named several youth who advanced or finished near the top in livestock, wool and mohair events. The report highlighted that Jed Thompson received a $10,000 4‑H scholarship and that Elise Leon was named a Texas equine ambassador. The agent said eight youth from the county will attend state roundup June 2–5.
Commissioners thanked the agent for the report and noted the breadth of activities for both adults and students.
