Webb County

Interested in becoming a Texas Master Gardener in Webb County? Look no further! This volunteer program trains individuals in horticulture to assist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension with community education and outreach.

Education and resources focused on sustainable gardening, landscaping, and plant care for homeowners and community spaces.

Support for beginner and experienced beekeepers on hive management, pollinator health, and honey production.

Guidance for landowners on managing small properties for livestock, wildlife, or other agricultural desires with conservation and productivity in mind.

Services and education to help landowners assess soil fertility and water quality for optimal plant and land health.

Programs tailored to ranchers in South Texas, covering livestock, brush control, range management, and drought resilience.

If you have an interest in nutrition, health, wellness, and active living and want to contribute to your community, look no further than the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Master Wellness Volunteer Program.

Cooking Well is a suite of programs that focus on chronic disease prevention, nutritious eating habits, and promoting an active lifestyle. The programs offered are:

• Cooking Well with Diabetes
• Cooking Well for Healthy Blood Pressure
• Cooking Well, Exploring Cultures
• Cooking Well: Texas Meets Mediterranean
• Cooking Well with Friends

Interested in maintaining your health goals over the holidays? With Maintain No Gain, you’ll receive the group support and motivation needed to achieve your goals and receive tasty holiday recipes and helpful information along the way.

Get ready to work out with StrongPeople, Strong Bodies! This twice-a-week, 12-week program has guided instruction and health information to target improving bone density to give you more flexibility, strength, and balance.

Working together to bring up-to-date information and training requirements for all early childhood caregivers, an annual Early Childhood Educators Conference is hosted and designed to prepare our educators receive the necessary continuing education units.

What’s more fun that getting our littlest Texas learners to get their hands dirty with gardening knowledge! Early Childhood – Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! offers fun lessons for elementary school-aged children focusing on learning about vegetable plants, gardens, and plant parts.

Interested in joining our growing Texas 4-H program? With over ten clubs to choose from and projects such as livestock, photography, food & nutrition, community service, and shooting sports, our dedicated group of club managers will help you find what interests you the most!

Find the latest information and ordering forms to complete your state validation for all livestock in the county. Stay up-to-date with changes in rules, regulations, and important information related to steer, heifers, lambs, goats, poultry, and swine.

Be part of the Webb County’s youth agriculture mechanics program and participate in fun woodworking and welding projects that will keep you busy and ready to create, build, and design.

The Webb County youth Backyard Bass Fishing program is a great way to learn about bass fishing through our certified volunteers. With fun, interactive workshops, learn how to identify different native fish, learn about healthy habitats, and try your luck at catching a fish at our local parks.

Inside this issue of Webb County’s Agriculture and Natural Resources e-newsletter, brought to you by ANR Agent Jeffrey Hester, find the latest for Webb County’s agriculture events, important information, and educational resources.

Healthy Families is an educational e-newsletter brought to you by Angie Sifuentes and features information that will fuel your body, nourish your mind, give you home & living skills, and tackle the greatest challenge of all: parenting!