Submitted by Neal Alexander, San Saba County CEA-AG
The annual San Saba County Pecan Show was judged on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. This year’s judge was Scott Anderson. To prepare, 50 entries were
To prepare, 50 entries were weighed, cracked, and plated on Monday, December 14th. Rosettes were awarded to both Grand and Reserve Champion Pecans in 3 divisions. Ribbons were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each division.
Twenty-seven Winning Entries were advanced to the 2020 Central Region Pecan Show to be judged on January 13, 2021.
2020 San Saba County Pecan Show Results:
CLASSIC AND NEW DIVISION
Steve Stifflemire – Burkett –
1st Place - Reserve Champion
Pat Pool – Burkett – 2nd Place
Millican Farms – Burkett – 3rd Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Comanche – 1st Place - Grand Champion
Jackie Brister – GraTex – 1st Place
Dickie Eckhoff – Mahan – 1st Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Mahan – 2nd Place
Millican Farms – Mahan – 3rd Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Other Varieties – Tejas – 1st Place
Steve Stifflemire – Other Varieties – Mandan – 2nd Place
Texcan – Variety Seedling – 1st Place
Jackie Brister – Variety Seedling – 2nd Place
Jackie Brister – Variety Seedling – 3rd Place
COMMERCIAL DIVISION
Steve Stifflemire – Cheyenne – 1st Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Cheyenne – 2nd Place
Steve Stifflemire – Choctaw – 1st Place
Dickie Eckhoff – Choctaw – 2nd Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Choctaw – 3rd Place
Steve Stifflemire – Desirable – 1st Place
Jackie Brister – Desirable – 2nd Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Desirable – 3rd Place
Steve Stifflemire - Hopi – 1st Place – Grand Champion
Mebbie Eckhoff – Kiowa – 1st Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Mohawk – 1st Place
Leon Eckhoff – Mohawk – 2nd Place
Steve Stifflemire – Oconee – 1st Place
Dickie Eckhoff – Oconee – 2nd Place
Texcan – Oconee – 3rd Place
Steve Stifflemire – Pawnee - 1st Place - Reserve Champion
Aqua Dulce – Pawnee – 2nd Place
Dickie Eckhoff – Pawnee – 3rd Place
Millican Farms – Schley – 1st Place
Mebbie Eckhoff – Sioux – 1st Place
Jackie Brister – Wichita – 1st Place
Steve Stifflemire – Wichita – 2nd Place
Charlene Brister – Wichita – 3rd Place
NATIVES
Millican Farms –Lightest Pecan - 1st Place
Charlene Brister – Natives – 1st Place - Grand Champion
Dickie Eckhoff – Natives – 2nd Place - Reserve Champion
Jackie Brister – Natives – 3rd Place
Central Region Pecan Show –
The Central Region pecan show for the 2020 crop year was judged on January 13th at the G. Rollie White Visitors Center in College Station, Texas. Ninetysix samples from ten counties were recorded as participants. Thirty-seven individual pecan producers were represented in the entries. The number of variety awards by county is as follows: Bell-3, Comanche-14, Eastland-2, Gillespie-6, Kerr-1, Kimble-1, Llano-2, Medina-1, Palo Pinto-4, San Saba 22 and Williamson-7.
Steve Stifflemire of San Saba County had the most awards (nine), including five first place, three second place and one third place variety. Stifflemire also won the Grand Champion Commercial Pecan with his Hopi entry. The Reserve Champion for Commercial pecan varieties went to Paul Muhle, Comanche County with his Oconee. In the Classic & New Division, the Grand Champion pecan was a Comanche variety, entered by Eddie Holland of Llano County. The Reserve Champion went to Paul Muhle, of Comanche County, for Biggs, an entry in Other Varieties. The Grand Champion Native pecan in the Central Region was won by Sorrell’s Farm, Comanche County, and the Reserve Native was won by Carol Teich, also of Comanche County. The heaviest pecan sample in the show was a Waco variety, entered by Pat Tondre of Medina County, weighing 34.84 per pound. The lightest pecan, weighing 667 per pound, was entered by Keaton Braim of Comanche County.
The judges for the show were Mr. Bill Ree, Extension Entomologist-Retired, and Mr. Stephen Janak, Extension Program Specialist, Dept. of Horticulture with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. The show was coordinated and managed by Dr. Monte Nesbitt, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, College Station. Ribbons and plaques for the winners are sponsored by the Texas Pecan Growers Association.
2021 Regional Pecan Show Results
Classic and New
Steve Stifflemire – 2nd Place – Burkett
Pat Pool – 3rd Place – Burkett
Mebbie Eckhoff – 2nd Place – Comanche
Jackie Brister – 1st Place – GraTex
Dickie Eckhoff – 1st Place – Mahan
Mebbie Eckhoff – 2nd Place – Other Varieties
Steve Stifflemire – 3rd Place – Other Varieties
Texcan – 1st Place – Variety Seedling
Commercial
Steve Stifflemire – 1st Place – Cheyenne
Steve Stifflemire – 1st Place – Choctaw
Dickie Eckhoff – 2nd Place – Choctaw
Steve Stifflemire – 2nd Place – Desirable
Steve Stifflemire – 1st Place – Hopi – Grand Champion
Mebbie Eckhoff – 3rd Place – Mohawk
Steve Stifflemire – 2nd Place – Oconee
Dickie Eckhoff – 3rd Place – Oconee
Steve Stifflemire – 1st Place – Pawnee
Agua Dulce – 2nd Place – 2nd Place
Millican Farms – 2nd Place – Schley
Mebbie Eckhoff – 2nd Place – Sioux
Steve Stifflemire – 1st Place – Wichita
Natives
Millican Farms – 2nd Place – Lightest Pecan