Little has changed at the Knopp-Neffendorf Ranch over the last 100 years. Spencer Neffendorf, son of current owner Keith Neffendorf, says it’s like “stepping back in time.” Many of the buildings and equipment at the ranch are still where they were in the early 1900s. Neffendorf’s barn is an old log ...

There are many ways to trim crape myrtles, but not all of them are correct. I have seen crape myrtles gently thinned and trained like trees, clipped incorrectly to form a round ball, cut down to the ground to restart growth or had their all their top growth lopped off (aka crape murder). The proper ...

Gillespie County 4-H announced its new Gillespie County 4-H Hygiene Committee, a student- led inititative. A group of 4-H members formed the committee after learning from the Gillespie County Health Board that many individuals and families in Gillespie County struggle to access basic hygiene items. ...

The Gillespie County Extension Office will host its annual 5 Hour Continuing Education Units (CEU) Program on Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m. a...

The saying, ‘There is no gift like the gift of giving,’ stuck with Keith Lindig since he heard it from a preacher years ago. Lindig, a farmer in Stone...

The Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office will celebrate all things pecan on Monday, Dec. 8, for the annual Gillespie County Pecan Show. The fest...