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Tag Orders – State Fair/Heart of TX (Swine)

Order here March 6 - April 24 Swine Fall 2023 Major Show market swine, registered breeding gilts, and crossbred breeding gilts MUST order and validate in June. There will be a validation in November for Spring 2024 Major Swine. Order Details Order what is necessary, the Extension Office does not order extra. Refunds will not be given. Ordering DOES NOT enter a participant into any show. This is NOT for participation in the Galveston County Fair. Validation Dates & Information  Swine Validation: June 15, 6:30-7:30 at Santa Fe... Read More →

Tag Orders – State Fair/Heart of TX (Swine) LATE

Order here April 25-May 21 Swine Fall 2023 Major Show market swine, registered breeding gilts, and crossbred breeding gilts MUST order and validate in June. There will be a validation in November for Spring 2024 Major Swine. Order Details Order what is necessary, the Extension Office does not order extra. Refunds will not be given. Ordering DOES NOT enter a participant into any show. This is NOT for participation in the Galveston County Fair. Validation Dates & Information  Swine Validation: June 15, 6:30-7:30, at Santa Fe Ag Barn... Read More →

Major Show 2024 SFOT & 2024-2025 Steer Tag Orders Due

Order here February 28 thru April 3 Sheep/Goat SFOT 2024  market sheep/goat, registered breeding sheep/goat, and wether/commercial dams/does MUST order and validate in June; Optional for Spring 2025 major show sheep/goat. Previously validated breeding sheep/goats (registered, wether/commercial) do NOT need to be validated again UNLESS ownership has changed. NEW: If a TGBA/TLBA tag is added, a new tag must be purchased and the animal will have to revalidate. Original registration papers for breeding sheep/goat must be in exhibitor’s name by June 30, 2024. Heifer Fall 2024 major show... Read More →

State Fair of Texas Broiler Orders Due

Galveston County Extension Office 4102-B Main Street, La Marque, TX, United States

Wanting to show broilers at the State Fair of Texas? Submit the completed order form below with payment to the Extension Office by May 24 at 5pm. Order Form Reminders: Orders are placed in increments of 25. A minimum order per exhibitor or family unit is 25 chicks, and up to a maximum of 75 chicks. Chicks for this show will be straight-run commercial type broiler chickens (pullets and cockerels randomly mixed). These are U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid (PT) clean birds. They should be raised away from other farm fowl,... Read More →