Range & Pasture Grass ID
CONTEST DESCRIPTION
The Range and Pasture Grass Identification Contest is typically held indoors and involves contestants using a 50-grass scorecard to identify and classify grass specimens based on their characteristics. Participants must correctly spell the grass names and categorize each specimen according to its life span, growth season, origin, and suitability for livestock and wildlife. This contest tests participants’ knowledge of grasses and their ability to assess important attributes for various uses, promoting expertise in the field of plant science and agriculture.
REGISTRATION
YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN 4-H TO SIGN UP!
Click here to enroll in 4-H.
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Click here to sign up to participate in Range & Pasture Grass ID at Texas 4-H Roundup.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 AT 11:59 PM.
LAST CHANCE DEADLINE: MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 AT 11:59 PM.
DATES TO REMEMBER
(updated 1-24-25)
Monday, February 10, 2025--Deadline to register, 11:59 PM
Monday, May 5, 2025--Last chance deadline to register, 11:59 PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025--Contest at Texas 4-H Roundup, College Station
February-June--Practices
FORMS
TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP CONTEST INFORMATION
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
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AGE GROUPS & TEAMS
Senior--grades 9-12
Individual
Team of 3 or 4
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CONTEST FEES
Fees for Texas 4-H Roundup are:
Youth All-Inclusive: $120
Youth Day Pass: $50
Adult All-Inclusive: $75
Adult Day Pass: $30
Plus travel costs to College Station
If you sold 10 or more raffle tickets in 2024, or are a first-year 4-H'er, then your fees are covered by the Lynn County Adult Leaders Association. If you register for the contest but do not end up competing, then you will be responsible for reimbursing your entry fee and will receive an invoice from Lynn County 4-H.
If you did not sell raffle tickets, then you will be responsible for paying your entry fee. You will receive an invoice from Lynn County 4-H. If you end up not competing, then you are still responsible for paying the entry fee. Those fees are not returned once registration has been completed.
Please ignore any invoices/requests for payment that come from anyone other than Lynn County 4-H.
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INFORMATION
This is an Invitational Contest, therefore there is no qualifying event prior to Roundup.
4-H'ers can only compete in one contest at Texas 4-H Roundup per day.
It is mandatory that all adults attending Roundup enroll as a volunteer in 4HOnline.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Sierra Stephens, Lynn CEA-Ag & Natural Resources
sierra.stephens@ag.tamu.edu
806.561.4562 | 806.290.8200