Easter has Easter lilies, Halloween has pumpkins but Christmas, Christmas has a lot of “Christmas plants.” I never noticed how many until I was putting together this column and checking my word count. There are poinsettias, Christmas amaryllis, Christmas cactus, Christmas roses, mistletoe, holly, an...

Graduating high school seniors are invited to apply for $1,000 scholarships being awarded by Capital Farm Credit (CFC). “Capital Farm Credit is honored to support the future of agriculture and rural communities across Texas,” a CFC press release announcing the scholarships said. The deadline to appl...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office will host the 2026 Beef Cattle Short Course on Jan. 13 in San Antonio. The course will run from 3-8:15 p.m. and at the Ozuna Library on the campus of Palo Alto College, 1400 Villaret Blvd., in San Antonio. The cost to attend is $20 per person, and regi...

BREEDING SHEEP Dorper Ewes Class 1 — 1. Tinley Jacoby; 2. Holden Gideon; 3. Landon Jacoby. Class 2 — 1. Blair Marschall; 2. Connor Schmidt. Southdown ...

MARKET LAMBS Fine Wool Class 1 — 1. Taelynn Tatsch; 2. Emma Geistweidt; 3. Kaelyn Wolsey. Class 2 — 1. Emma Geistweidt; 2. Brodie Roeder; 3. Tinley Ja...

Duroc Class 1 — 1. Quaid Durst; 2. Kreed Kramer. Class 2 — 1. Taelynn Tatsch; 2. Kaycee Hawkins. Champion Duroc — Quaid Durst. Reserve Champion Duroc ...