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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - District 12 Agriculture
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District 12 Agriculture
Birthplace of Texas
HistoryDemographicsIssues & ProgramsFeatures Affecting AgricultureAgribusiness Commodities
District 12 Agriculture
History of South Texas Agriculture
Demographics
District 12DemographicsCounty Categories
Category 1—McMullen, KenedyCategory 2—Brooks, Jim Hogg, La SalleCategory 3—Dimmit, Duval, Live Oak, Willacy, Zapata, ZavalaCategory 4—Frio, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Maverick, StarrCategory 5— Atascosa, WebbCategory 6—CameronCategory 7— Hidalgo
District 12 DemographicsPopulation
District 12 DemographicsAg. Income
Top Production Counties
County Crops Livestock
Ag. Related
*Total
Hidalgo 226.7 17.3 26.2 270.6
Cameron
101.8 2.5 1.4 105.7
Zavala 44.4 44.5 4.1 93.0
Atascosa 45.8 33.0 6.9 85.9
Frio 57.5 19.1 5.7 82.4
Willacy 63.7 4.6 5.5 73.8
Starr 17.8 31.6 3.7 53.2
Webb 3.2 21.6 21.2 46.0*2009 Cash Value of Ag. Income for top counties in District 12
Issues & Programs
Health & Wellness (diabetes, healthy lifestyles, family health,
wellness, safety, community nutrition, food safety)
Education(parenting, youth issues, technology education,
environmental, housing & home, higher ed)
Youth Development(healthy lifestyles, youth issues, leadership,
character education, youth livestock, sex education, drug abuse)
Issues
Family Development(financial literacy & mgmt, parenting, rage mgmt,
memory education, housing & home)
Agriculture & Natural Resources(water quality & conservation, whitetail deer
mgmt, range mgmt, ag profitability & sustainability, shrimp profitability)
Community Development(business development, job skills, economic
development, emergency management, cultural arts)
Issues – P. 2
County ProgramsANR
GAPs – Food Safety Landowner Education Nutrient Management Master Gardeners SAFE Shrimp Production Master Naturalist (Red Tide, Bahia
Grande) Whitetail Deer Management Financial Planning for Limited Resource
Producers Earth Kind Grow’n Growers Range Management – Prescribed Burns Water Quality Wildlife Management
Water well screening Fever Tick Workshops Hay Nutrition Range Tours Animal Issues Pesticide Safety Beef Development Crop Production Water conservation H1N1 Gardening &
Horticulture
Regional Features
INIFAP - Northeast Center for federal agricultural research – Rio Bravo, Tamps, Mexico
Extension Economist Luis Ribera speaking to Mexican growers about US market
Mexican Producers at Cameron County Field Day exploring irrigation technologies
Border FenceSouth of Weslaco, Hidalgo
County
Los Indios Port of Entry, Cameron County
Grain Export Facilities, Progreso
Carriage House
Commissary
The Kenedy Ranch Museum provide historical support for this and other historic ranches.
Kika de la Garza is synonymous with
agriculture in South Texas.
USDA Service Center, Edinburg
USDA Subtropical Research Center, Weslaco
Floodway after Dam releases - 2010
Turf Farm before & after
Center Pivot system in floodway
Hurricane Dolly - 2008
Hurricane damage to Brownsville Gin
Texas Military ForcesHEB Distribution Center in
Weslaco
Significant property damage
Amistad Dam
Falcon Dam
Anzaldua Dam
Laredo, Riverdrive Mall
Laredo Port of Entry
Eagle Pass Port of Entry
Starr County
Floodway, McAllen
Floodway, Mercedes Before & After
Citrus
Cotton
Commercial Agricultural Production
CropsNurseryVegetablesSorghumWatermelon/MelonCotton CitrusCornSugar CaneHay/AlfalfaPeanutsSmall Grains
57%
Cotton
Sunflower, Jim Wells County
Spinach, Zavala County
Soybeans, Hidalgo County
Hay – Hidalgo and Jim Wells Counties
Corn
Onions
Pecans – Maverick County
Vegetables - Greens
Citrus 25,000 acres
Mostly grapefruit
Urban Agriculture
Range & Livestock
Cow/CalfFed BeefHorsesMeat GoatsMinor operations in
sheep, hogs, poultry, honey production
25%
Jim Hogg County &
Webb County
Starr County &
La Salle County
Ag. RelatedHuntingRecreationCoastal & Marine
18%
Source: kingranch.com
Recreation