Published: March 23, 2008 09:00 pm            

2008 Youth Expo schedule

This year’s Navarro County Youth Exposition will be held March 24-29 at the Navarro County Exposition Center. Steak dinner tickets will be sold in advance at the Youth Expo office or on the day of the event at $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.



Livestock Division

March 24

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — swine arrival and weigh in

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — steer arrival

noon — agriculture mechanics entries in place and painted

noon to 3 p.m. — lamb and meat goat arrival

1 to 3 p.m. — poultry arrival

3:30 to 4:30 p.m. — lamb weigh in

4 p.m. — poultry judging

4 to 6 p.m. — meat goat weigh in

6 to 7:30 p.m. — steer weigh in

arena/barn clean up — Dawson 4-H and FFA



March 25

7 to 10 a.m. — commercial heifer arrival deadline

10 a.m. — commercial heifer record books due

noon — lamb and meat goat disposition forms due

1:00 p.m. — lamb judging

one hour following lamb show — goat judging

arena/barn clean up — Rice and Blooming Grove 4-H and FFA



March 26

8 to 9 a.m. — market rabbits arrival

9 a.m. — agriculture mechanic judging

11 a.m. — market rabbits judging

noon — swine disposition forms due

3 p.m. — commercial heifer judging

6 p.m. — swine judging

arena/barn clean up — Corsicana and Frost 4-H and FFA



March 27

8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. breeding rabbit and doe w/litter arrival

8 a.m. to noon — registered heifer arrival and registration papers due

9 a.m. — commercial heifer exams followed by interviews

11 a.m. — breeding rabbit and doe w/ litter judging

noon — steer disposition forms due

1 to 4 p.m. — llama show

5 p.m. — registered heifer judging

7 p.m. — steer judging

10 p.m. — notice of sale animals due (if have three in sale)

arena/barn clean up — Kerens and Mildred 4-H and FFA



March 28

8 a.m. — livestock judging

8 a.m. — land judging

8 a.m. — dairy products judging

8 a.m. — poultry judging

1 p.m. — judging contest awards announced

2 to 6 p.m. — non-sale and non-floored animals removed

3 p.m. — breeding sale nomination forms due

6 to 9 p.m. — sale participants set up (check in with general chairman)



March 29

noon to 1:30 p.m. — silent auction

noon to 2 p.m. — steak dinner

2 p.m. — premium sale begins

following premium sale — breeding sale



March 30

2 p.m. — sale participants clean up (check in with general chairman)



Family and Consumer Science Division

March 24

7 to 8:30 a.m. — food entry arrival

9 a.m. to noon — food judging

2 p.m. — foods results posted

3 to 6 p.m. — foods public viewing

6 to 6:30 p.m. — food entry pick up

clean up — Corsicana, Dawson and Frost



March 25

7 to 8:30 a.m. — creative art and quilt entry arrival

9 a.m. to noon — creative art and quilt judging

2 p.m. — creative art results posted

3 to 6 p.m. — creative art public viewing

6 to 6:30 p.m. — creative art entry pick up

clean up — Kerens, Mildred, Rice and Blooming Grove



March 28

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. — consumer decision making registration

2 p.m. — CDM contest awards announced

6 to 9 p.m. — sale participants set up (check in with general chairman)



March 29

11 a.m. — pick up quilt entries

noon to 1:30 p.m. — silent auction

noon to 2 p.m. — steak dinner

2 p.m. — premium sale begins

following premium sale — breeding sale



March 30

2 p.m. — sale participants clean up (check in with general chairman)



Other events

Other events this year will include the honor students breakfast at 7 a.m. March 26. Also, the concession stand will be open daily.

        

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