Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Pascual Hernandez, 325-387-3101, p-hernandez@tamu.edu
SONORA –The 77th Annual Wool and Mohair Show, held in conjunction with the 54th National 4-H Wool Judging, 14th FFA Wool Judging contests and a plethora of other ranch-related youth judging competitions,is set for June 17-19 in the Sutton County 4-H Civic Center in Sonora.
The events will be conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with the Sonora Lions Club, Sonora Wool and Mohair Company and Sonora Chamber of Commerce.
“The fleece show and contests encourage profitable livestock production, knowledge of rangeland vegetation,and proper wool and mohair fleece preparation,” said Pascual Hernandez, AgriLife Extension agent in Sutton County. “These events also offer fun learning experiences aimed at ranching practices common in our range production area.
“We’ll begin weighing and tagging wool and mohair fleece entries at 10 a.m. on June 17. All fleeces must be in by 3:30 p.m. that day.”
He said judging registration on June 17 will start at 7 a.m. Livestock judging competition will begin at 8:15 a.m., as will judging of the junior wool and mohair entries.
Range judging participants will depart from the Sutton County 4-H Civic Center at 10 a.m.
The wool and mohair judging contest will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Sutton County 4-H Civic Center.
Teams may register for the national 4-H and FFA wool judging contests until 5 p.m. June 18 at the civic center.
The national 4-H and FFA wool judging contests begin at 8 a.m. June 19, also at the civic center.
The three days of activities will wrap up with an 11:30 a.m. awards luncheon June 19 at the civic center, sponsored by the Sonora Lions Club and the Sonora Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, contact Hernandez at 325-387-3101 or p-hernandez@tamu.edu.
-30-
