Schedule
DCLAYF Updated Schedule
Tentative 2024 Schedule – Subject to Change
March 25 – March 30, 2024
Monday, October 31, 2023
All heifer, lamb, and goat entries must be state-validated. (NO COUNTY VALIDATION IN DECEMBER.)
Wednesday, November 30, 2023
All market barrows and gilts must be state-validated. (NO COUNTY VALIDATION IN DECEMBER.)
Friday, December 15, 2023
All market and breeding entries are due in DCLA Office with summary forms and payments. (Except market rabbits, breeding rabbits, fancy poultry and prospect steers). Mail: DCLA, PO BOX 887, Krum, TX 76249 or Dropoff: Contact Ralph Hawkins to make arrangements at (940) 367-4633.
Thursday February 15, 2024
5:00 pm - Queen and Princess Nominations due contact your 4H or FFA Advisor for more information.
Wednesday, tba, 2024
6:30 pm - Queen and Princess Informational Meeting – Fair Hall
Saturday, February 10, 2024
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Horticulture Entry Validation
Location: Texas Farm Bureau Office - Denton
Friday, February 16, 2024
All Contest Entries (Skillathon, Ag Mechanics, Environmental Science, Home Economics, Horticulture, and Public Speaking Entries) Fancy Poultry, Breeding and Market Rabbit entries are due in DCLA Office. All entries must be turned in by your FFA Advisor, FCCLA Advisor or AgriLife Extension agent. Summary Forms mailed: DCLA, P.O. Box 887, Krum, TX, 76249
Drop off: Contact Ralph Hawkins (940) 367- 4633.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Market Rabbit Validation - **Validation form will be provided at validation. Location: Shelley Ruland, 804 N. Keaton Rd., Sanger, Texas 76266. Entry and fees are to be paid with their clubs/chapter entry fees by be to DCLA Office by Friday, February 16.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
1:00 pm - Fair and Pen Setup – All 4-H Clubs and Chapters to assist
Queen and Princess Prepared Speech/Presentation (time and location to be determined)
Monday, March 25, 2024
5:00 am - Gates Open 6:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Breeding Swine
7:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Breeding Poultry
8:30 am - Check–In: Breeding Poultry
9:00 am - Check–In: Breeding Swine
9:00 am - Judging: Breeding Poultry
10:00 am - Judging: Breeding Swine - All entries are released after the breeding show and pens cleaned.
7:00 pm - Blue Ribbon Club Scholarship Presentation & Dinner – Denton County Cowboy Church, Ponder, TX
9:00 pm - Gates Close
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
6:00 am – 8:00 am - Move – In: Breeding Goats and Market Goats
7:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Market Rabbits (Disqualification starts @ 7:30 am)
8:30 am - Check–In: Breeding Goats
8:30 am – 10 am - Weigh–In: Market Goats (Classifier: Gregg Clark)
8:30 am - Judging: Market Rabbits
9:00 am - Move–In: Breeding Rabbits - Judging: Breeding Rabbits (following Market Rabbit Show)
1:00 pm Judging: Breeding Goats, followed by breeding goat showmanship.
All entries released after the breeding show, and pens cleaned.
Judging: Market Goats
(15 minutes after the conclusion of the breeding goat showmanship).
All entries must move out after the market show and pens cleaned.
1:00 pm - Contest: Public Speaking ** 10 am for goat exhibitors only **
6:00 pm - All sale and floor goats must be relocated to their respective place on grounds. All animals not making the sale or floored must be out of the barn and pens cleaned.
6:00 - 9:00 pm - Move–In: Market Swine - provided goat show is concluded.
9:00 pm - Gates Close
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
6:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Breeding Sheep and Market Lambs
5:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Market Swine
8:00 am - 9:30 am - Weigh–In: Market Lambs (Classifier: Mike Gann)
9:30 am – 10:00 am - Check–In: Breeding Sheep
8:00 am – 10:00 am - Weigh–In: Market Swine
1:00 pm - Judging: Breeding Sheep, followed by breeding sheep showmanship. All entries released after the breeding show, and pens cleaned.
Judging: Market Lambs (15 minutes after the conclusion of sheep showmanship). All entries must move out after the market show and pens cleaned.
8:00 am - 11:00 am - Move–In: Environmental Science Projects, Home Economics, Horticulture
11:30 am - Horticulture for freshness
2:00 pm - Judging Home Economics, Environmental Science
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm - Move–In: Ag Mechanics
6:00 pm - All sale and floor lambs must be relocated to their respective place on the grounds. All animals not making the sale or floored must be out of the barn and their pens cleaned.
9:00 pm - Gates Close
Thursday, March 28, 2024
7:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Market Broilers
7:30 – 10:30 am - Move–In: Breeding Beef Heifers, Prospect Steers and Market Steers
8:30am - 10:30 am - Check-In: Breeding Heifers
9:30 am - Judging: Market Broilers
11:00 am – 1:00 pm - Weigh–In: Market and Prospect Steers (Order: American, British, Exotic) (Classifiers: Shay Read and Todd Vineyard)
1:00 pm - Judging: Commercial Sifted Swine, Market Swine (following commercial sifted swine) Market Swine Showmanship (following market swine show)
1:00 pm - Judging: Ag Mechanics
4:00 pm - Queen and Princess Interviews
6:00 pm - All sale and floor hogs must be relocated to their respective place on grounds. All animals not making the sale or floored must be out of the barn and pens cleaned.
All ag mechanics project must be moved out.
Friday, March 29, 2024
9:00 am - Judging:
Show Order: Market Steers, Native Steers, Prospect Steers, Steer Showmanship, Breeding Heifers, Native Heifers, Breeding Heifer Showmanship
1:00 pm - Contest: Tractor Driving
6:00 pm - All breeding and prospect entries must move out after the show and stalls cleaned.
6:00 pm - Final Queen and Princess ticket turn-in (Livestock office)
Saturday, March 30, 2024
11:00 am - Champion and Reserve Champion Pictures
11:45 pm - Special Awards and Auction Announcements
12:00 pm - 2024 Market Auction
6:00 pm - Youth Rodeo and Queen and Princess Selection *** Slack if needed, will be held Friday March 29, 2023 - time TBA.