January 2023

It’s a good bet many of you have a surplus of fresh venison in your freezer. Properly butchered and prepared venison is one of my favorite meats and I know many love eating it chicken fried or maybe with rice and gravy. But there is many ways to put all that tasty protein to good use other than the more conventional methods.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts have tips on how to protect your plants, pipes and pets from an arctic blast. The AgriLife Extension Disaster Education Network has multiple resources for Texans to access and prepare for the potentially severe winter ice storm.

Certain regions in Mexico have lost up to 40% of their pecan harvests to a condition that causes nuts to germinate prematurely on trees. The disorder, known as vivipary, renders pecans inedible and unsellable. It has started to pop up in pecan orchards in Arizona and Texas, bringing worries to producers in the United States.

2023 is almost here! If you’re like most of us, you’re wondering how the year ended so quickly. It seems like only a few months ago we were celebrating the beginning of 2022.

Dates to remember January 2 – Extension Office Closed for New Year’s Holiday 8-14 – Brown County Youth Fair 16 – Extension Office Closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day If you are going to need help clipping your show animal for the Youth Fair, please contact the Extension Office and schedule a date and time. We will begin clipping animals January 5th – 7th.