The first Bosque County Hay Show was held in Clifton in 1979 and was sponsored by the Bosque County Hay Show Committee, Bosque Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Texas Agriculture Extension Service, Bosque County. This year the event is tentatively planned for October 2020, in Meridian (to be confirmed).
The purpose of the Hay Show has been to provide producers information as to the quality of the hay they are producing. By knowing the quality, producers know if their hay has adequate protein or if they need additional supplements to meet the requirements of their livestock.
The hay from this show is auctioned and proceeds are used to offset expenses in addition to providing scholarships for FFA and 4-H high school seniors in Bosque County. A total of 346 scholarships in the amount of $217,850 have been provided to high school seniors in Bosque County. In 2020, twenty scholarships were awarded to graduating seniors.
We are proud to announce this year’s recipients! From Cranfills Gap FFA: Torrance Crawford, the Marc Johnson Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Kameron Wiese, the J. B. Wood Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Caleb Ince, Vianey Lujan, Kassidy Johnson, Gabriel Martinez, Breanna Ratliff and Bennie Wright the Bosque County Hay Show Scholarship. Clifton FFA: Madison Burk, the C. Pernell and Rosalie Aars Memorial Hay Show Scholarship. Meridian FFA: Madisyn Hicks, the John D. & Murlene Smith Memorial Hay Show Scholarship. 4-H: Dacey Dietiker, the C. Pernell and Rosalie Aars Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Reese Errington, the Sandra S. Shrank Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Matthew Murphy, the Jon F. Henderson Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Mallory Paruszewski, the Kenneth Shrank Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Logan Anderson, the Wade Lee Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Brice Barrett, the Bosque County Hay Show Scholarship. Valley Mills FFA: Weston Klemcke, the Carroll M. Olson Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Erin Thiele, the Homer and Vera Erickson Memorial Hay Show Scholarship; Kaylee Burt and Makenzee Burton, the Bosque County Hay Show Scholarship.
