Stiles Farm

Stiles Farm

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Blog Fall Intern ReAnn Hurd

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This week on the farm I new planted trees. I got to go to Bloomers in Elgin and pick some out. I learned a lot about native flowers and trees for this area. I went around the farm planting new trees for future generations to enjoy.
Later on this week I closed off the gate to a pasture the north heard had access to this summer and I had to go around and find all the bulls. We had two calf’s born this week after the big storm. It’s extremely exciting getting to see the calf’s frolic in the field and enjoy the farm.
 ReAnn Hurd Fall Intern

Blog Fall Intern Micah Fischer

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This week on the farm I spent most of my time taking care of the cattle. From checking on them each morning to feeding hay, it was a pretty ordinary week as far as the cattle were concerned. After a storm blew in Monday night, we had a tree that fell on part of the fence. Luckily the fence was not damaged, but I spent a good part of the day on Tuesday chopping it up and making sure it was off the fence. I also spent some time this week cutting some pipe in order to make an H-brace that I will eventually weld together out in the field.
Micah Fischer Fall Intern

Blog Fall Intern Micah Fischer

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This week at the farm I attempted to fix a gate that had been broken. I tried welding it together, but that didn’t work because it burned right through the thin material. It was fun getting to do some welding again, but ultimately it didn’t do the job so the gate will just get scrapped. Also, this week I accidentally busted a PVC pipe, so I just capped it off and it should no longer be a problem. Intern Micah Fischer

Welcome Fall Intern Micah Fischer

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Help us welcome Micah Fischer, he will be graduating in December 2022 from Texas A&M University with a degree in  Animal Science.

Micah joined us back in September and has been very busy here at Stiles Farm.

Welcome Fall Intern ReAnne Hurd

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Help us welcome ReAnne Hurd to the farm she will graduate from Tarleton State University in December 2022.  ReAnne joined us back in September and has been very busy learning the ropes here at Stiles Farm.

 

 

 

 

I got to attend a seed meeting with Ryan Collett. I got to meet local farmers in Williamson county and learned different products that Dekalb makes and sells !

 

 

 

 

 

I got to go to the nursery and pick out trees for the farm. I learned to dig holes to plant the trees, mulch for future generations at the farm to enjoy.

Welcome! Justin Burt Research Associate in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

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Justin Burt received his B.S. degree in Animal Science from Berry College in 2017, his M.S. degree from Sul Ross State University in 2019, and his PhD. from the University of Georgia in 2022.  He is currently as Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.  His research focuses on the integration of beef cattle nutrition and forage management in the region.

Summer Intern McKenzie Rodriguez Last Blog

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Hey y’all!

This is my last week at the Stiles Farm for the summer. I attended the Beef Cow 706 class at Texas A&M University in College Station on Tuesday and Wednesday. The class was super informational about the beef cow industry and took you through all the steps of processing a beef cow from start to finish. We were put into small groups and learned how to grade live cattle and meat. During the class we also learned how to butcher the back and front quarters of the cow. The rest of the week back at Stiles Farm we worked on an electrical fence in the south pasture so we could later rotate the cows. The Stiles Farm Foundation has given me the best learning experience this summer and I now will be pursuing an agriculture career in my future.  McKenzie Rodriguez Week 11 Last Blog

Partnership Opportunities

Stiles Farm can run multiple projects at once thanks to the demonstration and research plot model. If you or your company would like to partner with Stiles Farm, we are looking for partnerships in long term conservation tillage and cover crop research, precision agriculture technologies, innovations in beef cattle production, the economics of small acreage horticulture production in the blacklands, and use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) in agriculture production. For partnership ideas, contact Ryan Collett at (512) 898-2214 or rmcollett@ag.tamu.edu.