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Kaufman County Agrilife Extension reports strong 4‑H activity, scholarship awards
Summary
Kaufman County Agrilife Extension presented a quarterly update highlighting summer 4‑H activities, a district roundup, curriculum enrichment reaching 24,798 students, and $42,000 in scholarships for students.
Tommy Phillips, an Agrilife Extension agent in Kaufman County, gave the court a quarterly report covering April through June and outlined extension programming, 4‑H activity and upcoming county events.
Phillips said summer is among the busiest seasons for the county 4‑H program. “When we finished up the year on curriculum enrichment, we had 24,798 students that we reached,” Phillips said, describing that figure as the program’s non-duplicated reach for the year.
Highlights and context - 4‑H and youth: Phillips reported nine youth participated in the district 4‑H roundup held in Farmersville, plus district and state roundups in June. He said the extension secured about $42,000 in scholarships to aid students going to college next year. - Agriculture and natural resources: The county hosted an Upper Sabine Cattlemen’s Conference in May and attended other regional pesticide and livestock-forage meetings; master gardeners have been running library programs on cactus, tomatoes and soil health. - Events: The extension’s upcoming calendar includes the Kaufman County Fall Cattlemen’s Conference on Sept. 19 at the Civic Center and the county hay show on Oct. 28 at the Fairgrounds.
Discussion: A commissioner asked about national cattle inventories and local herd counts; Phillips replied Kaufman County’s cattle numbers were holding at about 34,000 brood cows when he last checked. He cautioned that current market prices are encouraging some small producers to sell.
Ending: Phillips urged producers to test hay and participate in the hay show as part of winter-feeding preparedness.
