Hill Country Agriculture Briefs

A Private Applicator’s Training and Testing program has been scheduled for Thursday, November 14th, at 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 by a TDA inspector after lunch. This training is for persons who […]

Have you ever needed to calculate the size of a pond or identify certain aquatic weeds?  If so, be sure to check out the information below on some new apps from the Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science. App flyer  

The following link will take you to this month’s edition of Browsing: http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/beef/browsing/beef-cattle-browsing-october-2013/. Click on the link or copy and paste the link into your web address bar. In this edition, you will find the following: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans – What’s to Blame? Effects of Grain or Grass Finishing Variation in Feedyard Profit or Loss Predicting […]

Each year during National 4-H Week, local and county 4-H clubs have the opportunity to showcase what they have gained from their membership in 4-H through activities and events at the local and county level.  4-H is a youth development program of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service that teaches boys and girls to be productive, contributing […]

Austin – While not clear of the drought, things are looking up in many parts of the state this year and the outlook for deer and deer hunting is much brighter. Biologists can provide some general predictions each year based on rainfall and general habitat conditions that are applicable at a landscape level scale, but […]

Check out the latest edition of the Entomology Newsletter for information on widow spiders. 10- Oct13- widow spiders

Private water wells should be tested annually.  The Texas Well Owner Network, in partnership with the Bandera County Offices of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Bandera County River Authority & Groundwater District, and the Texas Water Resources Institute with support from the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is providing a water well screening […]