Two Gillespie County family farms were given the Texas Historic Farm designation by the Texas Department of Agriculture at a ceremony honoring the families for over a century and a half of continuous farming by the same family. The 320-acre Blackwell Family Farm and 300-acre Lindig Farms were given ...

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 applied different rates of fertilizer to a set of two cups. For fun, the kids also chose to fertilize the plants with softened water, blue Powerade, Dr...

Members of the Gillespie County Farm Bureau can RSVP for the annual meeting and dinner, which is set for 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Pape Events Center, 237 Equestrian Dr. Whitney Richter with the Texas Farm Bureau will be the guest speaker. There will be door prizes and a bake sale auction. Those...

Tree planting is deceptively simple. One might think that all you need to do is dig a hole and stick a tree in the ground. Not so. First, you must cho...

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host its annual ranch gathering at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds in Fredericksb...

www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 883 head Cows and bulls ....................... steady Steers ................................. 4-5 higher Heifers...