The 62nd Annual DeWitt County Pecan Show was held on Tuesday, November 26, at the Friar Ag Center in Cuero. There were 42 total entries coming from four counties (DeWitt – 10 entries, Victoria – 16 entries, Lavaca – 14, Fayette – 2), with 29 of these entries advancing to the Regional Show. The East Texas Regional Pecan Show will be held in College Station, TX on February 3-4, 2025. The Annual Pecan Show is sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of DeWitt County and the Pecan Show Committee. Committee members and Extension Agents working the Show this year were: Anthony Netardus, Denise Goebel, Jennifer Netardus, Kernell Moritz, Bill Braden, Mark Vavrusa, Andrew Kutac, Nola Bohuslav, and Joe Janak. The judges for the 2024 Pecan Show were Scott Willey, Fayette County Ag Extension Agent and Paul Hajovsky, Fayette County pecan grower. The Grand Champions in each of the three pecan divisions received a $25 cash award. Special thanks to the Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture; De-Witt M&J – Mark Vavrusa; and Cuero Pecan House – Annette, Erwin and Anthony Rath, for sponsoring the plaques, rosettes, ribbons, and cash prizes. The results of this year’s show are as follows:
Classic Division
Grand Champion: Brake Variety by Kernell Moritz of Victoria
Reserve Champion: Elliott Variety by Kernell Moritz of Victoria
Commercial Division
Grand Champion: Forkert Variety by Kernell Moritz of Victoria Reserve Champion: Schley Variety by Kernell Moritz of Victoria
Native Division
Grand Champion: Joe Janak of Hallettsville Reserve Champion: Andrew Kutac of Hallettsville
The Pecan Show committee also sponsors a Pecan Pie Contest. The first and second place winners also received cash awards. The winners were:
Pecan Pie Winners
Adult Division: 1st Place – Pat Elder of Cuero 2nd Place – Donna Drehr-Cox of Cuero Youth Division: 1st Place – Harmony Daigle of Bear Creek 4-H 2nd Place – Reese Nelson of Arneckeville 4-H Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Family and Community Health Pecan Bake Show was also held at the Friar Ag Center on November 25th. Below are the Pecan Bake Show results.
Grand Champion
Youth: Ayla Nessel of Arneckeville 4-H – Bar Cookies
Reserve Champion Youth: Eli Roeder of Yorktown 4-H – Best German Chocolate Cake
Grand Champion
Adult: Lisa Gabrysch of Edna – Pecan Cream Cheese Kolaches
Reserve Champion Adult: Debbie Roeder of Yorktown – Sour Cream Pecan Coffee Cake The Pecan Show committee also sponsored a youth pecan poster contest. Below are the results. 1st Place: Ayla Nessel of Arneckeville 4-H 2nd Place: Harmony Daigle of Bear Creek 4-H
