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Agriculture, News
GILLESPIE LIVESTOCK AUCTION REPORT – OCT. 30
November 6, 2024
www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 892 head Cows and bulls ................... 1-2 lower Steers ........................................ Steady Heifers ...................................... Steady Cows ............................. 70.00-126.00 Bulls .............................. 90.00-153.00 Bre...
Planting a petunia with pickaxe means your land has caliche
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Planting a petunia with pickaxe means your land has caliche
Beth Mcmahon 
October 30, 2024
If you have ever used a pickaxe to plant a petunia, you might have been attempting to plant it in caliche. Before you dig that hole or get any further, does it make any sense to plant that gentle petunia in something that is commonly used as road base? Caliche is technically soil, or at least a soil...
FFA ag earns third in national tourney
Agriculture, News
FFA ag earns third in national tourney
October 30, 2024
The Fredericksburg High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Agricultural Communications team was named third in the nation over the weekend at the 97th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. This year’s team included Hannah Nielsen, Bryson Durst, Addison Hahn and Taylor Harris. Agriculture teac...
Agriculture, News
USDA crop acreage reporting deadlines fast approaching
October 30, 2024
In order to comply with federal Farm Service Agency program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Gillespie-Kendall-Blan...
Agriculture, News
AgriLife hosts youth extension programs through end of year
October 23, 2024
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Gillespie County office is hosting a variety of programs for students enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade. ...
Local helps college team win national meat judging contest
Agriculture, News
Local helps college team win national meat judging contest
By Chip Chandler West Texas A&M University 
October 23, 2024
A former Fredericksburg High School student helped West Texas A&M University’s Meat Judging Team post the second-highest score in intercollegiate hist...
Federal Farm Loan Program gets a facelift
Agriculture, News
Federal Farm Loan Program gets a facelift
October 23, 2024
The Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs received three policy changes related to financing that are intended to help small farmers’ bottom ...
Agriculture, News
GILLESPIE LIVESTOCK AUCTION REPORT – Oct. 16
October 23, 2024
www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 1,217 head Cows and bulls ....................... steady Steers ........................................... lower ...
Two area farms receive historic designation
Agriculture, News
Two area farms receive historic designation
October 16, 2024
Two Gillespie County family farms were given the Texas Historic Farm designation by the Texas Department of Agriculture at a ceremony honoring the fam...
Energy drinks make good garden fertilizer?
Agriculture, News
Energy drinks make good garden fertilizer?
Beth Mcmahon 
October 16, 2024
Acouple weeks ago, as part of the Junior Master Gardener program, the kids and I started an experiment. They planted squash seeds in cups, then they a...
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