The DeWitt County Crops Committee will be hosting their annual Crops Tour on Tuesday, June 9. The program will begin at 3 p.m. at the Gruenau Hall, eight miles north of Yorktown off FM 108. Registration will be between 2 to 3 p.m. Following the tour stops, the program will conclude with supper back at the Gruenau Hall. Guest speakers include Dr. Josh Mc-Ginty, AgriLife Extension Agronomist; Stephen Biles, AgriLife Extension IPM Agent; Warner Seidel, Chief Operations Officer, Ignition Land Services; and Joseph and Tyler Respondek, De-Witt County farmers. Before the tour leaves the hall, there will be a program on “Pasture Mealybugs Overview & Update.” Tour stops include Results of 2025 Drone Huisache Spraying at the Joseph Respondek Farm; Drone Seeding Demonstration at the Joseph Respondek Farm; Cotton Variety Test Plot at the Joseph Respondek Farm; and Corn Hybrid Test Plot at the Fred and Chad Hahn Farm. The tour will proceed back to the Gruenau Hall where the day will conclude with a brief discussion on “Whitetail Deer Damage on Row Crops.” The Row Crops Tour is sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension Service of De-Witt County, DeWitt County Crops Committee, and Yorktown Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture. Crops Committee members are Carroll Blank, Ben Hahn, Carl Blank, Joseph Respondek and Chad Hahn. Special thanks to the following financial sponsors of the Crops Tour, as of this date: Cadence Bank – Cuero; Crossroads Bank – Yoakum; TrustTexas Bank; Prosperity Bank – Cuero; Citizens Bank – Yorktown; Capital Farm Credit; Farmers Crop Insurance – Barbara Pamplin; Stacy Niemann Insurance Agency; DeWitt County Producers Association; James & Gina Korzekwa; Hlavinka Equipment Co.; Victoria Farm Equipment; DeWitt County Farm Bureau; Franke Farm Service; Davy Ranch Supply; Yorktown Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture; Cuero Young Farmers; and DeWitt County Soil & Water Conservation District. The program will conclude with a sausage supper at the Gruenau Hall at about 6:30 p.m. There will be a $5 per person fee charged. There will be three CEUs offered for private, commercial and non-commercial applicators license holders. If you have any questions, contact Anthony Netardus at the DeWitt County Extension Office at (361) 275-0816.
