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4-Hers earn livestock, meat judging honors in San Angelo
February 26, 2025
During the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, teams from Gillespie County 4-H earned high marks in the Livestock Judging and Meat Judging contests. The senior livestock judging team, comprised of Karsann Baethge, Emma Geistweidt, Sydney Geistweidt and Pecos Worrell, earned first place. Baethge also ea...
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GILLESPIE LIVESTOCK AUCTION REPORT – FEB. 19
February 26, 2025
www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 465 head Cows and bulls ................... higher Steers, 500 lbs ................. steady Heifers .............................. 10 higher Cows ........................ 70.00-150.00 Bulls .......................... 90.00-165.00 Bred Cows ........ 2000.00-2925.00...
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USDA aligns deadlines, streamlines delivery of disaster assistance programs for farmers
February 26, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated three livestock disaster assistance programs to synchronize deadlines for 2024 programs and streamline delivery. The programs include: the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP); the Livestock Forage Disaste...
Locals earn honors in Fort Worth
Agriculture, News
Locals earn honors in Fort Worth
February 12, 2025
Dozens of Gillespie County residents made a showing at this year’s Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, which ran from Jan. 17 through Feb. 8. The results...
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Seventh annual vegetable event set for Feb. 21
February 12, 2025
The seventh annual Plantastic Vegetable Gardening Seminar, hosted by the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, and Hill Country Master Gardeners...
Extension service to offer food manager training
Agriculture, News
Extension service to offer food manager training
February 5, 2025
Gillespie County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a food manager certification course to help foodservice managers pass their certifi...
Egg prices continue to climb
Agriculture, News
Egg prices continue to climb
By Adam Russell Texas A&M AgriLife 
February 5, 2025
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, continue to drive egg prices to record highs across the U.S., according to Texas A&M AgriLife Ex...
Gardening hopes springs eternal
Agriculture, News
Gardening hopes springs eternal
Lawn & Garden Beth Mcmahon 
January 29, 2025
Every year, my optimism springs to life when I think of my future vegetable garden. I forget the hardships of the last year and think only of what is ...
Agriculture, News
GILLESPIE LIVESTOCK AUCTION REPORT – Jan. 22
January 29, 2025
www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 172 head Cows and bulls ....................... steady Steers ...................................... 5 higher Heif...
‘Everyone’s nervous’ – U.S. farmers gather in Texas ahead of mass deportations
Agriculture, News
‘Everyone’s nervous’ – U.S. farmers gather in Texas ahead of mass deportations
By David Martin Davies Texas Public Radio 
January 29, 2025
As President Trump’s mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants is ramping up, a question many have is: How will this impact American farms? And that...
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