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North Texas Fair & Rodeo Scholarship Recipients Announced
DENTON, TEXAS – Notified June 19, 2024, four local students were awarded scholarships by the North Texas State Fair Association for the 2024-2025 school year. Scholarships are one way that the association gives back and contributes to the mission of supporting youth, agriculture and community. Applications were due by June 1, 2024.
Awarded the North Texas State Fair Association scholarship was Stockton James from Denton, Texas. James has been involved in FFA for two years and 4H for eight years, and he plans to study Ag Economics and Business at Texas Tech University.
Macie Mangus from Sanger, Texas was the recipient of the Bob C. Powers scholarship. Mangus has been involved in FFA for seven years and plans to major in Pre-Nursing and minor in Agribusiness Management at Texas Tech University.
The recipient of the Robert Bell & Bobby Jones Memorial Trade or Vocational scholarship was Emma Williamson from Sanger, Texas. Williamson has been involved in FFA for three years and 4H for one year, and she plans to attend Texas Tech University to study Animal Science and Agricultural Communications.
Sydney Bickers was awarded the Harry Hall & Bill Allen Continuing Education scholarship. Originally from Valley View, Texas, Bickers plans to attend Texas Tech University where she will study Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science.
A new scholarship this year, the Clyde & Pauline Fisher Foundation Scholarship was awarded to Joshua Hayes. Hayes, from Sanger, Texas, was involved in FFA for two years and 4H for 10 years, and he will attend Texas State University to study Wildlife Biology.
The NTFR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of western heritage. All revenue is reinvested into programs, scholarships and facilities. The NTFR, and its associates, contribute around $500,000 each year to area youth. According to the Center of Economic Development at the University of North Texas, the NTFR and its facilities have a $7 million economic impact in Denton County and an approximately $4 million impact on the City of Denton.
For more information or to request an interview with any of the recipients, please visit ntfair.com or contact Hannah Crandall at [email protected].
By: Martha Crump
Most cattle producers can tell you quite a lot about balancing cattle diets for energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals based on the specific needs for their herd and type of operation.
A key factor, and one that is often overlooked, is that how your animals perform is also directly affected by their water intake.
Now many of you may already be thinking “well of course water is necessary, anybody knows that!”
In many years, as September marches into October, we are beginning to experience some return of rainfall. But as many of us know, that is not always the case. Often we are still experiencing hot and dry weather, and water supplies are dwindling.
When we find ourselves experiencing those types of fall conditions, it is critical to not only understand the daily water requirements for cattle, but also the impact that the quality of water can have on herd health and development.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Annette Bridges
A friend and I were recently talking about our husbands. She made a comment that I felt also perfectly described me and my hubby.
“He slows me and I hurry him. I’m sure that is why we do well together,” she said.
“Precisely!” I thought. Why?
Because when two different worlds collide, it can be magical.
No matter what those two different worlds are- a man and a woman with very different personalities, beliefs, or backgrounds, two partners with contrasting passions, strengths, or talents, or when a country boy marries a city girl.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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