Game Warden Field Notes

Gesundheit! On Feb. 15, a Real County game warden assisted the Real County Sheriff’s Department on a call about a reckless driver that had been pulled over just south of Leakey. After the deputy made contact with the driver, he told the game warden the driver was acting very nervous.

It took a village. . . a village of teams that is. . . that worked together so cohesively San Saba has a Lowe’s Market again!

On Friday, March 20th, at 11:00 a.m., several teams that held the same interest met at the San Saba County Courthouse. That interest was the creation of a temporary grocery store for San Saba due to the loss seven days earlier of its only grocery market - Lowe’s Market.

As the coronavirus spreads, farmers still fight other livestock viruses

The coronavirus has impacted enormous numbers of people, but the disease is suspected to have started in animals. While the specific animal While the specific animal source hasn’t been identified, the virus originated at a wet market – where both dead and live animals are sold – in Wuhan, China.

Jordan Cattle Auction

Receipts totaled 1,528 head. The markets continued to be very volatile this week with the coronavirus issues across the nation and the oil dispute between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The stocker steers and heifers sold $10 lower.

USDA designates 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

Seeds From The Sower

A little boy stubbed his toes and skinned his knees. They weren't healing. Running to his mother, he asked, "Why?" "You're picking at your sores," she answered. "Let's bandage them." This applies to the sores of our brothers, as well as the sores of our bodies.