McLennan County, Agriculture - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

McLennan County, Agriculture - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is a unique outreach education agency with a statewide network of professional educators, and trained volunteers.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is a unique education agency with a statewide network of professional educators, trained volunteers, and county offices. It reaches into every Texas county to address local priority needs. Some of our major efforts are in mitigating drought impacts; conserving water use in homes, landscapes, and production agriculture; improving emergency management; enhanc

ing food security; and protecting human health through education about diet, exercise, and disease prevention and management. AgriLife Extension demonstrates the latest technology and best practices to improve the state’s food and fiber system, which serves all Texas consumers and contributes nine percent of the gross domestic product. Texas 4-H, our primary youth program, engages some 600,000 youth every year in learning projects, leadership development, and community service. Collaborative programs enable extension educators and their partners to extend resources and prevent duplication of services. In total, extension personnel and extension-trained volunteers achieved nearly 23 million direct teaching contacts, including distance education via the Web, in fiscal year 2015.

Is Agriculture economically important to Central Texas? In 2025 there were cash receipts from agriculture production in...
06/11/2026

Is Agriculture economically important to Central Texas? In 2025 there were cash receipts from agriculture production in McLennan County of $228 million, there were 3,751 jobs in ag production AND 15,370 jobs in agribusiness.

If you expand your view to McLennan County and the surrounding six counties (Hill, Limestone, Falls, Bell, Coryell and Bosque) those cash receipts from ag production jump to $685 million. There were 23,606 jobs in ag production AND 35,650 jobs in agribusiness in those seven counties.

The total economic impact for the 7 county area is over $1.1 billion dollars. I would say agriculture is loud and proud when it comes to economic impact in Central Texas. Go Ag!

Agriculture production can be very stressful. Times can be difficult for many in our agriculture communities right no...
06/10/2026

Agriculture production can be very stressful. Times can be difficult for many in our agriculture communities right now. Dr. Tiffany Dowell Lashmet is an Extension Ag Law Specialist who has teamed up with Miquela Smith, and Extension DAR Agent to offer FarmHope.

FarmHope is a collaboration between AgriLife Extension and Texas A&M Telehealth Institute. They offer counseling services for free to anyone involved in Texas Agriculture or their families. You can call FarmHope at (979)436-0700.

This is not an easy topic. But it is a critical one. If you know a loved one, a friend ....that is mentally struggling please share the FarmHope number with them. Your simple act could save a life.

FarmHope offers educational trainings and free mental health counseling services for Texas ag producers, farm workers, and their families.

Upcoming beef cattle program, including a talk on New World Screwworm from Extension lead entomologist at West Auction. ...
06/08/2026

Upcoming beef cattle program, including a talk on New World Screwworm from Extension lead entomologist at West Auction. This will be our 16th Annual Stocker Cattle Program.
Other topics:
Chute side cattle working, live demonstration
Online market scams
Update from NRCS and FSA
Nutrition in Stockers
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP)
Cattle Market Update
We will have breakfast and a steak tenderloin meal and there will be many ag vendors/sponsor booths and equipment dealers present. There will be alot of door prizes.
Please RSVP by calling Extension Office (254)757-5180. $20 Registration

Equipment Depot
FerAppease
FERA Diagnostics and Biologicals, Corp.
Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.
Lynch Ag Services
PR Equipment
Texas Hereford Association
WRI Outdoors & Tractors

Upcoming beef cattle program, including a talk on New World Screwworm from Extension lead entomologist at West Auction. ...
06/08/2026

Upcoming beef cattle program, including a talk on New World Screwworm from Extension lead entomologist at West Auction. This will be our 16th Annual Stocker Cattle Program.

Other topics:
Chute side cattle working, live demonstration
Online market scams
Update from NRCS and FSA
Nutrition in Stockers
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP)
Cattle Market Update

We will have breakfast and a steak tenderloin meal and there will be many ag vendors/sponsor booths and equipment dealers present. There will be alot of door prizes.

Please RSVP by calling Extension Office (254)757-5180. $20 Registration

AgSouthwest
AgTexas Farm Credit Services
AgTrust Farm Credit
Axiota Animal Health
Bar J Vet Supply
Crystalyx Brand Supplements
Capital Farm Credit
Crop & Range Insurance Services
East Texas Seed Company
Equalizer Inc

Upcoming beef cattle program, including a talk on New World Screwworm from Extension lead entomologist at West Auction. ...
06/08/2026

Upcoming beef cattle program, including a talk on New World Screwworm from Extension lead entomologist at West Auction. This will be our 16th Annual Stocker Cattle Program.

Other topics:
Chute side cattle working, live demonstration
Online market scams
Update from NRCS and FSA
Nutrition in Stockers
Livestock Risk Protection (LRP)
Cattle Market Update

We will have breakfast and a steak tenderloin meal and there will be many ag vendors/sponsor booths and equipment dealers present. There will be alot of door prizes.

Please RSVP by calling Extension Office (254)757-5180. $20 Registration

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06/06/2026

Registration is open for the 72nd Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in Bryan-College Station.

This event brings together nearly 2,000 attendees from around the world for three days of education, networking and industry insight.

Both in-person and virtual options are available. Register today at: tx.ag/2026BeefCattleShortCourse

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Don't forget to rsvp (254)757-5180 for these two upcoming programs. Pasture mealy bug will be discussed in the June 16t...
06/05/2026

Don't forget to rsvp (254)757-5180 for these two upcoming programs.

Pasture mealy bug will be discussed in the June 16th program, and New World Screwworm is a topic at the June 24th program

This site is updated regularly and provides great information on the New World Screwworm. https://agrilifeextension.tam...
06/05/2026

This site is updated regularly and provides great information on the New World Screwworm.

https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/new-world-screwworm

Information from USDA Aphis, Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension are all valued resources.

If you do not have a relationship with a veterinarian I encourage you to do so.

In response to the increased activity in Mexico regarding New World screwworm, Texas A&M AgriLife provides research-backed information to Texas citizens.

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