There are three common misconceptions about ball moss. The first is what it is exactly.

The Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association recently honored outstanding individuals at its annual winter meeting held at Bentwood Country Club in San Angelo on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Registration for a course targeting new landowners, those who are inheriting land, or those who are looking to start a new agricultural operation on an existing ranch is underway. The Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch 12-week online course will be offered from Jan.

Three Gillespie County 4-H club exhibitors participated in the 2021 Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo on Friday, Jan. 8.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.65 million in 14 projects to help agricultural producers and private landowners trap and control feral swine as part of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.

As 2021 gets underway, so too will the 87th Texas Legislative Session, and this one promises to be unlike any other in recent history. The coronavirus threat will loom large, dramatically changing both the topics considered by lawmakers and the process by which they do so.

The Gillespie County 4-H clubs are collecting donations for the Food 4 Kids Program throughout the month of January. Donations can be dropped off at the new Gillespie County Extension Office at 38 Business Court.

A public meeting about the development of a Supplemental Watershed Plan and Environmental Evaluation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Gillespie County Farm Bureau Events Center, 237 Equestrian Drive.

General signup for agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program began on Monday, Dec. 4 and will be open until Feb. 12, announced the United States Department of Agriculture.