Hill Country Agriculture Briefs

AgriLife Extension is partnering with the Risk Management Agency of USDA, American Sheep Industry and the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association to offer a Sheep and Goat Management Workshop on Thursday, May 31st in Fredericksburg.  Producers are facing higher levels of risk because of  increasing input cost and the costs of rebuilding flocks when range […]

Below is a flyer publicizing the Hill Country Land Use Expo Saturday, May 5th from 8:30 – 4:00 pm in Kerrville.  Admission is free, 3 hours of CEU’s will be provided. Hill Country Expo Flyer  

The Bandera County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a Fish Stocking Program Saturday, June 9th at Mansfield Park.  Click on the link below for more information. http://agrilife.org/bandera/files/2012/03/Bandera-SWCD-Summer-Fish-Sale-2012.pdf  

Significant severe weather event including the potential for strong tornadoes increasingly likely this afternoon through Tuesday. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding also likely on Tuesday. SPC has upgraded the severe threat to a moderate risk for much of central and north TX.   Discussion: Powerful upper level storm system will move slowly into the southern […]

A Pecan Grafting and Production workshop is scheduled for April 17th at 9am at Bill Hathaway’s Orchard.  This will be an informative and educational opportunity for those pecan producers interested in learning the grafting of pecans.  Early season insect and fertilization management will also be discussed by Dr. Larry Stein,  Texas AgriLife Extension Horticulturist from […]

Be sure to download your copy of the 2012 Spring AG/NR Newsletter from our website at http://bandera.agrilife.org

A Private Applicator’s Training and Testing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 5that the Bandera County Extension Office, 2886 Highway 16 North.  Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the training to follow at 8:30 a.m.  The test will be administered after lunch at 1:00 p.m.  Lunch will not be provided.  This is for persons […]

The Bandera County Extension Office will be hosting a six week Landowner Educational Series for interested clientele July 10 – August 14th.  The series will be on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m.  Most of the programs will be held at the Bandera County Extension Office. The series will cover a wide array of subject matter […]

Residents in Bandera and Kendall counties interested in learning how to protect their homes from wildfire are invited to attend a preparedness workshop later this month. The meeting is set to begin with a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at the Flying L Guest Ranch in Bandera. The program will follow […]

Below is a good article on the recovery of warm season perennial bunch grasses following the drought. Spring 2012 WSPB Recovery