Leon County Landowners guide-
Reference Guide for Leon County Landowners
Agriculture/Natural Resources Publications
Agriculture Statistics for Leon County
Ag- spraying companies (Local to Leon County and surrounding counties)
New World Screwworm
New-world-screwworm.RTS-Jun052025
What-to-Do-if-You-Suspect-New-World-Screwworm-in-Your-Herd-080525-3
Live-stock-Management-Consideration-for-NWS-8225
RWFM-PU-432-Wildlife-Monitoring-and-Management-for-New-World-Screwworm
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS- February, March, April 2026
March 2026 newsletter
Master Gardener Monthly Lunch and Learn Gardening Series- at First Methodist church in Centerville
2026 Lunch and Learn Gardening Series
Herbology class
2026 Feral Hog Abatement Program Rules
Selected Publications on Various Agriculture and Natural Resource Topics
Soil Management
Soil Properties and Quality
- Testing Your Soil: How To Collect And Send Samples
- Soil Acidity and Liming
- Introduction to Soils: Managing Soils
- Introduction to Soils: Soil Quality
- Texas A&M Soil Testing Laboratory
Soil Conservation
- Improving Water Quality With Grassed Waterways
- North American Soil Degradation: Processes, Practices, and Mitigating Strategies
Water
- Texas Watershed Steward Handbook
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Keep Pesticides Out Of Texas Water Supplies
- Basics of Texas Water Law
Wells and Drinking Water
- Texas Well Owner Network: Well Owner’s Guide to Water Supply
- Disinfecting Your Private Well
- How to Sample Your Well Water and Understand the Results
Wastewater and Septic Systems
- On-Site Water Treatment Systems: Homeowner’s Guide to Evaluating Service Contracts
- On-Site Water Treatment Systems: Operation and Maintenance
- Additional information on septic and other on-site sewage treatment systems may be found at https://ossf.tamu.edu/educational-materials-2/
Ponds and Pond Management
- Texas Farm Pond Management Calendar
- Aquatic Herbicide Selection Table
- Determining the Size of Your Pond
- My Fish Are Dying
- A Pond To Call My Own: Understand Water Law in Texas
- Ponds – Planning, Design, Construction
- The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension AquaPlant website has an easy to use Pond Weed ID and control information. https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/
Vegetation
Pasture Management
- Forage Species for Texas
- Forage Bermudagrass – Selection, Establishment, and Management
- Establishing Cool Season Annual Grasses
- Hay Production in Texas
- Restoring Native Grassland
- Know Your Grasses
- weed-insect-disease-control-in-turfgrass
- Managing-Insect-Pests-of-Texas-Forage-Crops-ENTO-064-2017
Brush and Weed Control
- Know Your Grasses
- Weed Identification
- Brush Control for Small Acreages
- Weed Control in Pastures and Forages
- Managing Grassy Weeds in a Grass Pasture or Hay Meadow
- Chemical Weed and Brush Control
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has a great website for their Brush Busters program: https://texnat.tamu.edu/about/brush-busters/. This resource covers a multitude of methods to control brush and other noxious species of plants.
- how-to-control-common-annual-broomweed
- how-to-sweet-out-perennial-broomweed
- suggestions-for-weed-control-in-pastures-and-forages
- Brush Busters | Texas Natural Resources Server (tamu.edu)
Fruits and Vegetables
- Texas Home Vegetable Gardening Guide
- Fruit and Nut Varieties for Leon County
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Horticulture Department has a great website with a wealth of information: https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/. This resource contains information on planting and harvesting a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops. It also contains information on garden preparation, disease management, and landscaping.
- controlling-the-pecan-weevil
- non-chemical-control-of-plant-diseases-in-the-home-garden
Livestock
Choosing Livestock Operations and Stocking Rates
- Livestock for Small Acreage Landowners
- Stocking Rate Decisions
- Reference Guide for Texas Ranchers
- The Texas A&M Animal Science Department has a variety of educational resources for the different livestock species. You can find this information at https://animalscience.tamu.edu/livestock-species/
Livestock Reference Guides
Livestock Management Nutrition, and Health
Cattle
- Buying versus Raising Replacement Heifers
- Recognizing and Managing Common Health Problems for Beef Cattle
- Managing External Parasites of Texas Cattle
- Keeping Cattle Hydrated and Healthy During a Drought
- Seven Management Techniques That Move Cow-Calf Producers Toward Profitability
Sheep and Goats
- Monitoring Internal Parasite Infection in Small Ruminants
- Biosecurity for Sheep and Goat Producers
- Getting Started in the Meat Goat Business
- Texas Breeding Goat Guide
Horses
- Nutrition and Feeding Management of Broodmares
- Care and Management of Horses on the Ranch
- Best Management Practices for Equine Disease Prevention
- Selection and Use of Hay and Processed Roughage in Horse Feeding
- Mature, Senior, and Geriatric Horses: Management, Care, and Use
- Horse Theft Awareness and Prevention
Poultry
Swine
Beekeeping
- Beekeeping Basics
- Honeybees and Beekeeping
- What Beekeepers Should Know About Bee Mites
- Using Honeybees in Pollination
- How to Minimize Pesticide Risks to Honeybees
- Protecting Honeybees from Pesticides
Wildlife
- Texas Comptroller – Guidelines for Qualification of Agricultural Land in Wildlife Management Use
- TPWD-Agricultural Tax Appraisal Based on Wildlife Management
- Wildlife Management Activities and Practices
- The Wildlife and Fisheries Science Department at Texas A&M have a great website with information on wildlife management at https://wildlife.tamu.edu/new-landowners/
Feral Hogs
- Recognizing Feral Hog Signs
- Wild Hog Hunting – Stay Healthy on Your Hunt
- Feral Hog Diseases
- AgriLife Extension Feral Hog website: https://feralhogs.tamu.edu
Ranch Maintenance and Operations
Infrastructure, Fences, and Structures
- Five Strands: A Landowner’s Guide to Fence Laws in Texas
- NRCS Conservation Practice General Specification – Fence
- Planning and Building Fences on the Farm
Operating a Farm/Ranch Business
- Business Entity Planning
- Basic Business Structures: Sole Proprietor, Joint Operating Agreements and Partnerships
- Business Plans for Agricultural Producers
- Limited Liability Companies and Corporate Business Structures
- Developing a Marketing Plan
- Texas Comptroller – Agricultural and Timber Exemptions
- The Agricultural Economics Department with AgriLife Extension maintains a website with a number of helpful tools ranging from crop profitability analyzers to budget sheets. Website: https://agecoext.tamu.edu/
Property Taxes
- Texas Property Taxes
- Understanding Texas Taxes
- Agriculture Taxes in Texas
- Appraisal of Agricultural Land
Other
- Owning Your Piece of Texas: Key Laws Texas Landowners Need To Know
- Ranchers’ Agricultural Leasing Handbook: Grazing, Hunting, and Livestock Leases
- Texas Insect ID Tools- Texas Insect Identification Tools (texashighplainsinsects.net)
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