The Farm Service Agency announced acreage reporting deadlines for forage disaster assistance programs for farms and ranches in Gillespie, Kendall and Blanco counties. In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to file an accurate crop certification rep...

A recently published study lays the foundation for a potential new control method against cattle fever ticks, the vectors of pathogens causing bovine babesiosis, historically known as Texas cattle fever. Jason Tidwell, a part-time graduate student in the Texas A&M College of Agricultural and Life Sc...

Gillespie County 4-Hers, Fredericksburg and Harper ISD FFA members will be competing in livestock shows around the state including the following: Harper’s Stock Show will be at the Harper Independent School District’s Show Barn on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Gillespie show will be Jan. 1-4, 2025, at the ...

District 10 crop, weather report shows poor rangeland, pasture conditions Lower pork production going into the holiday season compared to last year wo...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced fiscal year (FY) 2025 financial assistance ...

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