Jim Wells County
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Resources Available in Jim Wells County
AgriLife Extension offers key programs across the state that are organized and supported at the county level. Click the links below for more information about local programming or contact your county office.
Ag & Natural Resources Publications and Information
Here you can find publication information regarding livestock, crops, soil, and other natural resources.
This site provides updates on the New World Screwworm. There are several articles designed to serve as educational materials and the latest research-backed information to help Texas identify, prevent, and respond to this parasite. This site also includes Data on Texas Counties with Confirmed Detections of New World Screwworm
Tomasick, Julie. (2025, February 4) Cattle imports from Mexico resume under new protocol. Texas Farm Bureau.
Trostle, Dr. Calvin. (2025, April 21) Soil Testing Pointers you Probably Haven’t Heard (Second in a five-part series). Texas A&M University Soil & Crop Sciences
Trostle, Dr. Calvin. (2025, April 28) Soil Testing Pointers you Probably Haven’t Hear (third in a five-part series). Texas A&M University Soil & Crop Sciences
Pierce, Robert A. II, Jason Sumners, Emily Flinn. (2022, March) Techniques for Aging Live Deer. Extension University of Missouri.
Dillard Jim, Gary Homerstad. Appendix M Herd Composition: An Essential Element of White-tailed Deer Population and Harvest Management in Texas.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has put out a New World Screwworm Fact Sheet for wild life.
The primary focus of landowners concerned about their wildlife populations should be surveillance and record-keeping. As with livestock, reporting is CRITICAL, and any suspected NWS cases should be immediately reported to your local TPWD biologist. TPWD has been actively training biologists, especially in South Texas, to handle NWS cases, who will then report to the TPWD health team. (To find a Biologist visit the link below). Captive wildlife (i.e., native species) cases will flow through TPWD, while exotic hoofstock cases will flow through TAHC.
Unfortunately, at this time, we don’t have any approved treatments for wild animals, leaving these species extra susceptible to population declines. On top of that, wildlife populations are much more difficult to monitor than livestock; therefore, the potential negative consequences for wild animals are likely much higher from a population standpoint. These consequences are why surveillance and reporting will be critical to managing our wildlife populations and reducing the population-level effects.
To review more about Wildlife Monitoring and Management for New World Screwworm visit the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Website Below.
Biles, Steve, Danielle Sekula, Jose Santiago-Gonzalez, Caixing Xion, and David Kerns. (2025, October). The Pasture Mealybug: A New Invasive Pest of Pastures and Hayfields in Texas. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Bowling, Becky. Preemergence Herbicides for Warm-Season Turfgrass Lawns. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
Events Calendar
Stay up to date on monthly 4-H Meetings, Competitions, Deadlines and Events. Explore the events calendar to stay current on what is happening throughout the year.
- 8/1 Hunter’s Education
- Scramble Heifer Validation
- Breeding Goat Validation (by Email to the fair office)
- 8/2 Ben Bolt Cactus 4-H Meeting
- 8/3 Premont Cactus 4-H Meeting – New Location: Lions Hall @ 7:00
- 8/8 Awards Banquet
- 8/9 Hoppin 4-H Meeting
- 8/10 Orange Grove Country Kids 4-H Meeting
- 8/21 State tag Orders due – Heifer, Sheep, Goats
- 8/23 Ben Bolt 4-H 2nd Meeting
- 8/24 Orange Grove Country Kids 4-H 2nd Meeting
- 9/2 Chicken Validation
- 9/4 Membership/Entry Forms due in office
- 9/6 Ben Bolt 4-H meeting
- 9/7 County Closed
- 9/13 Home Economics Forms Due
- 9/13 Hoppin 4-H Meeting
- 9/14 Premont Cactus 4-H Meeting
- 9/14 OGCK 4-H Meeting
- 9/28 County Council and Adult Leaders meeting
- 9/29 Storyboard
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Alice, TX 78332
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Extension Agent - HealthFamily and Community HealthExtension Agent
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County Extension Agent - CEDCommunity/Economic DevelopmentCooperative Extension Program (CEP)Extension Agent