Hill Country Agriculture Briefs

Source: United States Department of Agriculture “Battleground to Breaking Ground: A Transitional Journey” is a workshop open to veterans, active duty military, National Guard, reservists and anyone interested in starting their own farm or ranch. Staff from Texas AgrAbility will share how their program can assist with empowering agricultural producers, their family members or employees […]

Join us this Thursday, October 29th from 10-12 noon at the Mansfield Park Recreation Center to hear from Dr. Larry Redmon, State Extension Forage Specialist.  Dr. Redmon will discuss the results of last month’s hay testing campaign in addition to offer some tips concerning winter feeding strategies.  Don’t miss out on a great educational opportunity! This program is free […]

See the report below from the National Weather Service regarding the potential for heavy rainfall. 19October2015_TX SOC_1400

The Ag/NR Fall Field Day planned for this Thursday, October 22nd at Herbst Ranch has been rescheduled for Friday, November 20th due to high rain probability over the next few days.  Please call the Extension Office at 830-796-7755 and sign up if you plan on attending.

The following is from Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Forage Extension Specialist, Soil & Crop Sciences, Overton, TX Areas of Texas have received very little rainfall since the end of June. As we begin the month of October many of us are questioning whether to plant cool season annual forages (such as ryegrass, small grains or legumes). Many […]

Make plans to attend the Hill Country Youth Commercial Heifer Show and Sale October 8th in Fredericksburg.  See below for details! SaleFlyer (3)

In the latest edition of Southern Livestock Standard, Brian Bledsoe shares his thoughts and predictions on what our forecast looks like heading into winter.  As you know, we are in an EL Nino pattern which typically brings warmer temperatures and wetter weather.  I think we can all agree on the warmer temperatures, but what happened to […]