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Milam County 4-H wins big at Texas 4-H Roundup

Texas 4-H Roundup was held June 3-7, 2024, in College Station! We had many successes, and we are so excited to share these amazing results! A total of 23 4-H members from Milam County attended the Texas 4-H Roundup.  

Healthy Lifestyles - 1st place - Going to Nationals - Macy McDaniel, Hannah Bakken, Robert Miller, Jack Luckey

Macy McDaniel - 1st place individual

Hannah Bakken - 5th place individual

Robert Miller - 10th place individual

Grass and Pasture Plant ID - 2nd Place - Jason Ponnaiya, Jenna Lindig, Jack Luckey 

Jason Ponnaiya - 1st place individual 

Jenna Lindig - 2nd place individual 

Public Speaking - 2nd place - Tessa Vaculin

AG Product ID - 4th Place - Robert Miller, Kaylor Eschberger , Trenton Strmiska

Invitational Meats Judging Contest - 6th Place - Macy McDaniel, Luke Olivares

Macy McDaniel - 9th place individual

9th Place Qualifying Livestock Judging Contest - Kaylee Beason, Shawn Leifeste, Kenzie Hobbs, Jenna Lindig

Invitational Livestock Judging - Adison Dach - 12th place individual and 1st place individual swine - Riley Clinard

The Milam County 4-H members were awarded their Texas 4-H Foundation scholarships this week. Scholarships: Corley Callahan - $10,000, Bradley Bakken - $20,000, Camryn Green - $20,000, and Robert Miller - $5,000. 

We are also proud of our 4-H members, Hannah Bakken and Jadyn Stokley, who attended Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Summit at Texas 4-H Roundup!! They will be teaching healthy lifestyles in Milam County this year as Healthy Texas Youth Ambassadors!

Junior Master Photographers, Maddie Basonic and Luke Holcombe worked in the Texas 4-H Roundup photography booth this year. They answered questions about 4-H photography and did an activity with those that came by the booth.

We want to say thank you to all our coaches and parents who helped assist us this week at Texas 4-H Roundup. They helped check in youth, helped chaperone, and helped coach and prepare teams! Thanks to Elizabeth Miller (healthy lifestyles coach), April Eschberger (ag ID coach), Irby McWilliams (plant ID coach) and Josh Evans (livestock judging coach). They put in countless hours of coaching for these youth! 

For more information about Milam County 4-H, please call the Milam County Extension Office at (254) 697-7045 or email Micah Holcombe, FCH Agent, at mlholcombe@ag.tamu.edu or for more information on the farm bill, please visit Josh Evans, AG Agent, at josh.evans@ag.tamu.edu or by calling the office.

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Cameron, Texas 76520

Phone: 254-697-6671