Shopper Keith Anderson walks along Seventh Street with tomato plants he purchased during Market Days April 13, 2024.
Despite multiple big tech companies like Samsung and Tesla entering Williamson County, there is still a strong agricultural presence in the county.
During the winter months, plants can add some extra festivities to the holiday season.
Both livestock and crops have seen the impacts of the over 40 days of triple digit weather Central Texas experienced this summer. (Sun Archive)
Despite the rapid growth of technological businesses in Williamson County, agriculture remains a top industry, providing jobs and food for both those in and outside of the county.
A mostly-dry creek bed, a water source for cattle, is seen along Farm to Market Road 971 just east of Granger on Monday evening, August 14. The area today experienced its 38th consecutive day of temperatures over 100 degrees, with no measurable rain during that period, taking a toll on livestock, crops and plants. Photo by Andy Sharp
A mostly-dry creek bed, a water source for cattle, is seen along Farm to Market Road 971 just east of Granger on Monday evening, August 14.
Larry Svehlak, 70, guides his combine through a cornfield along County Road 340 July 8, as he continues his final harvest before retiring. Svehlak and his brother August are harvesting 450 acres this summer.
“I was driving a tractor when I was 7-years-old,” farmer Larry Svehlak mentioned while I rode along in his combine this week.
Crop breeder Wenwei Xu shows off his new corn variety at a July 7 presentation.
The Williamson County AgriLife branch had a presentation July 7 about a new breed of corn, TAMZ102, that is higher in antioxidants and anthocyanins than traditional corn.
Two horses born within the past few weeks stay close to their mothers while enjoying a large pasture along Texas Highway 29 near Jonah Wednesday, May 10. The horses are at home at the Gattis Cattle Company, where Quarter Horses are also raised. Photos by Andy Sharp
Two horses born within the past few weeks stay close to their mothers while enjoying a large pasture along Texas Highway 29 near Jonah Wednesday, May 10.
Donkeys make themselves at home at the Structure Ranch in a field of bluebonnets along County Road 472 near Farm to Market Road 619 on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Goodwater parents Lane White and Maria Melo help construct the new coop. (Photos by Katherine Anthony)
Goodwater Montessori School students will soon be counting their chickens — and the revenue they’ll be making in egg sales during their study of microecono
Coy Roberson, 10, with the Liberty Hill 4-H Club, shows his pig, Olly. (Photos by Andy Sharp)
Williamson County Livestock show continued Tuesday, December 6, with the Breeding Swine Show at the Williamson County Expo Center. The event continues though the week.
