Schedule
Tentative 2023 Schedule – Subject to Change
March 26 – April 1, 2023
Monday, October 31, 2022
All heifer, lamb, and goat entries must be state-validated. (NO COUNTY VALIDATION IN DECEMBER.)
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
All market barrows and gilts must be state-validated. (NO COUNTY VALIDATION IN DECEMBER.)
Friday, December 16, 2022
All market and breeding entries are due online, with summary forms mailed. (Except market rabbits, breeding rabbits, fancy poultry and prospect steers).
Monday, January 16, 2023
5:00 pm - Queen and Princess Nominations due
Questions – Contact Sue Real - suereal99@gmail.com
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
6:30 pm - Queen and Princess Informational Meeting – Fair Hall
Saturday, February 11, 2023
9- Noon - Horticulture Entry Validation
Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office
Friday, February 17, 2023
All Contest Entries (Skillathon, Ag Mechanics, Environmental Science, Home Economics, Horticulture, and Public Speaking Entries) Fancy Poultry, Breeding and Market Rabbit entries are due online. 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 28, 2023
6:30-8:30 pm - Market Rabbit Validation - **Validation form will be provided at validation. Entry and fees are to be paid with their clubs/chapter entry fees online by Friday, February 17. Location: Shelley Ruland, 804 N. Keaton Rd., Sanger, Texas 76266
Sunday, March 26, 2023
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 27, 2023
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.
2:30 pm - Contest: Livestock Skillathon
7:00 pm - Blue Ribbon Club Scholarship Presentation & Dinner – Fair Hall
9:00 pm - Gates Close
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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
8:30 am - Judging: Market Rabbits
9:00 am - Move–In: Breeding Rabbits
9:30 am - Judging: Breeding Rabbits (following Market Rabbit Show)
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
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
9:00 pm - Gates Close
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
6:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Breeding Sheep and Market Lambs
5:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Market Swine
8:30 am - Check–In: Breeding Sheep
8:30 am – 10 am - Weigh–In: Market Lambs
8:00 am – 10 am - Weigh–In: Market Swine
10:00 am - 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.
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm - Move–In: Ag Mechanics
3:30 pm - Move–In: Environmental Science Projects, Home Economics, Horticulture
4:00 pm - Queen and Princess Interviews
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 30, 2023
6:00 am – 8:00 am - Move–In: Market Broilers
8:00 am - Judging: Environmental Science Projects, Home Economics, Horticulture (closed to the public)
7:30 – 10:30 am - Move–In: Breeding Beef Heifers, Prospect Steers and Market Steers
8:30 am – 10:30 am - Weigh–In: Market and Prospect Steers
9:30 am - Judging: Market Broilers
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm - Check-In: Breeding Heifers
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
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 31, 2023
8:00 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, April 1, 2023
11:45 am - Champion and Reserve Champion Pictures
12:45 pm - Special Awards and Auction Announcements
1:00 pm - 2022 Market Auction
7:00 pm - Youth Rodeo and Queen and Princess Selection