Extension Educationin Austin County

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Proceeds go towards supporting the four counties (Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington) with graduating High School senior scholarships each year, community gardens, free-t0-the-public "Lunch N Learns", and other local activities. A Bake Sale with a variety of goodies will also be available.   Sale starts at 9:00 AM; Ends at 5:00 PM or until Sold Out

Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program is hosting a Women in Ag Ranch Tour & Workshop in Wharton County on Saturday, April 22, 2023.   The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a tour of the Locke Division of J.D. Hudgins Ranch in Wharton, where guests will view facilities and learn about the ranch’s grazing techniques and management methods. Following the tour, attendees will meet at the Wharton County Fairgrounds at 12 p.m. for lunch, door prizes, and guest speakers who'll be giving presentations on a... Read More →

Presenter/Speaker: Suzanne Ellis, Jr. Master Gardeners/Interns   Intern Class Graduation and Pot Luck Lunch

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Presenter/Speaker: Joe Jimenez, Tory Faryley

Register HERE   Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Austin and Colorado Counties are partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to host a Feathers, Furs, and Farming program on May 26, 2023. The focus of this program will center around Prescribed Burning and Land Management. Topics covered will include prescribed burning equipment and prep before a burn, Grassland Restoration Incentive Program (G.R.I.P.), managing brush mechanically on your property. If you are seeking TDA hours 2 General CEU will be available to private pesticide applicators who attend the event.  The... Read More →

The 73rd Annual meeting of the Austin County Livestock Association will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the Cat Spring Agricultural Hall in Cat Spring, Texas.   The Association, along with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, is offering a CEU program with a presentation on Pesticide Laws & Regulations. Following that will be a presentation on the Asian Longhorn Tick and other External Parasites in Cattle.  The presenters will be Cammie Johnson, Inspector, Texas Department of Agriculture, and Dr. Tom Hairgrove, DVM, Professor & Extension Veterinarian, Texas... Read More →

Do you think you have the best vegetables or the biggest tomato?  The Austin County Horticulture Committee and Linseisen’s Feed & Supply, Inc. are hosting a “Home Grown Vegetable Contest” to let everyone show off their prize-winner vegetables from their gardens. The Contest is open to the public, with no entry fee and no age limit! If you love to garden and grow vegetables, you can enter.   All entries MUST be grown by the exhibitor. All entries MUST be healthy and edible. One entry per exhibitor per... Read More →

The Bluebonnet Master Gardeners, in conjunction with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension team, are pleased to announce our 6th year of holding Kids’ Kamp in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties.  This kamp is designed to be educational but fun with the goal of igniting a passion in the youth of our area to the importance and enjoyment of gardening through unique experiences.   This year, the kids will (1) explore how plants evolve and adapt to survive (including Venus Flytraps); (2) design and build their own terrarium... Read More →