Texas producers are contending with a new pest. The mealybug, or pasture mealybug, popped up in areas of the South and East Texas. The Gillespie County Extension Office asks producers to stay aware as concerns of the mealybug spreading increases. “It’s just so new, we don’t know much about it,” said...

The Hill Country Sheep & Goat Organization (HCSGO) is accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors and college students in Gillespie County. Funding for these scholarships is rasied through the organization’s Annual Style Show Fund Raiser. In 2024, the HCSGO awarded $28,500 in scholar...

Gillespie Livestock Co., Inc. Market Report www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 866 head Cows and bulls ................... higher Steers .................................... higher Heifers ................................... higher Plain Cattle ........................... higher Cows .................

Brodie Roeder saw what an agriculture education can do for him last week. On Jan. 22, Roeder exhibited the Supreme Champion Ram, a Dorper, and the Res...

The Gillespie County Fair Grounds played host for the Hill District Grandstand from Jan. 12-17. the Turkey and Breeding Sheep Show, as well as the auc...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) deadlines, reminders and new programs for local producers. File crop acreage reports Deadlines for filing cr...