Farm, Ranch & Garden

Pet owners sometimes forget that animals need dental maintenance just like we do. It is important to stay on top of routine dentistry in order to help prevent more serious problems in the future. Aside from routine dental conditions that occur in horses, owners might encounter a behavior that is referred to as cribbing or crib biting that can have a negative effect on the incisor teeth. "With cribbing (or crib biting) a fixed object is grabbed with the incisor teeth and air is drawn ...

Glenn and Wendy Sultemeier of the Blanco County Farm Bureau were among more than 140 county leaders of the Texas Farm Bureau who traveled to the nation’s capital March 23-26 for discussions on agricultural issues. It was the 30th anniversary of the National Affairs Awards Trip. "You just really can’t put a dollar value on it.

Summertime was just around the corner, and we were all anticipating next school year, as the Johnson City 2009-2010 FFA Officers, Noel Porter, Zachary Denton, Megan Marks, Kayla Meier, Chandler Wagoner, Ashley Bargsley, Shania Dubose, and Kelly Wright were seated at Mr. Lindy’s "Segal’s High Heaven" at Capstone Ranch. There they brainstormed, and came up with a 5 X 8 trailer with a 325 gallon water tank, for their community service project that they donate every year.

Did you know landowners can preserve all or part of their ranch and farm land from development even after they pass away? Or that they can arrange for part of their land to be preserved indefinitely while allowing other parts to be used for various purposes? Conservation easements provide a way to customize these types of agreements to suit the needs and desires of each individual landowner. LCRA is sponsoring a free conservation easement workshop on Friday, May 14, from 1 p.m.

Kelly Carper Polden and CC Hershey Bar race through a field at the recent Texas Tango Endurance Race.

Dakota Williams, State FFA Vice President, Chandler Wagner, Tyler Troppy, Melinda Holdridge, Myron Uecker, Noel Porter, and Kody Kale State FFA vice president.

The Johnson City FFA livestock made history by placing eighth at the state contest last Saturday at Texas A&M University. Team members are Chandler Wagner, Tyler Troppy, Noel Porter, and Melinda Holdridge. They are only the second team from the chapter to ever place in the top 10 at the state contest.

The Hill Country Land Trust (HCLT) recognized its conservation partners during a ceremony at the Stonewall Heritage Society’s Lindig cabin on March 27. Hill Country Land Trust President Bill Lindemann presented each of its partner landowners with a gate sign reading ‘conserved in partnership with the Hill Country Land Trust’.

Despite publicity over the rare occurrence of mistreatment, the vast majority of ranchers take proper care of their livestock, Blanco County Farm Bureau S & T Adrian Schulze said. "Negligent livestock producers can give the beef industry a black eye if cattle are not taken care of or are otherwise mistreated,"

Kelly Carper Polden, a local resident, equestrian, author and communications consultant, and her Arabian horse CC Hershey Bar, reached a milestone in the American Endurance Riders Conference (AERC, www.aerc.org) by successfully completing five 50-mile endurance races in the past 12 months. Kelly and Hershey were awarded with their 250-mile AERC patches in April. "I am so proud of Hershey,"