Lampasas County Farm Bureau

06/25/2026

Lampasas County Farm Bureau representatives attended the TFB Summer Conference June 22-24 at the Embassy Suites in San Marcus, Texas. The group participated in a full agenda!

L to R - Directors Rusty Calk, Mike Hail, Mickey Edwards, Jim Spivey, and Janet Machen VP, Steven Ruzicka, Pres.

06/25/2026

Mike Hail, Lampasas County Farm Bureau Director, recently visited with Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham regarding possible financial assistance for the restoration of our recently damaged local museum.

06/23/2026

2026 Texas Farm Bureau Summer Conference.

06/18/2026

https://texasfarmbureau.org/farm-from-school-fall-2026-registration-open-to-k-12-classrooms/

Emmy Powell Communications Specialist This fall, Texas classrooms from kindergarten through 12th grade can once again connect with farms and ranches through Texas Farm Bureau’s Farm From School program. The program gives students a front-row seat to Texas agriculture through live, virtual visits w...

06/12/2026

FREE! Learn more about these 2 potentially disastrous bugs!

06/11/2026

Let your Elected Representatives know the importance of our County’s Underground Water Reservoir- and the need for adequate funding/ support of the Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District.

06/10/2026

You are invited to a New World Screwworm Producer Update.

Wednesday, June 17

Gillespie County Farm Bureau Office
237 Equestrian Dr.
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

6:00 p.m.

The meeting is FREE and open to the public. A meal will be served, and CEUs will be provided.

Program topics will cover:
- NWS Situational Updates
- Response and Preparations
- Producer Panel

RSVP by Friday, June 12.

Contact TFB Field Representative Kris Ede at [email protected] or 830-275-7491 if you have any questions.

06/10/2026

The Lampasas County Farm Bureau Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting tonight with a Quorum present.

President Stephen Ruzicka called the meeting to order at 6pm followed by an Invocation by Steve Forsythe. The minutes were approved.

The Financials were discussed and our County had the highest YTD membership renewal % at 91.58%- the highest in our FB District 8, consisting of 16 County FBs.

Highlights of the meeting included:

District 8 Field Rep. T.J. Verver gave state-wide Program updates. He stressed the deadlines fast approaching for many grant opportunities and programs available for schools and agricultural youth/ Ag Teachers(including Ag Mechanics grants-deadline August 7th), and an upcoming Seminar on the New World Screwworm.

Plans were discussed for the LCFB Children’s Barnyard and Educational Outreach that will be a part of Kid’s Day events on July 10th- as part of Spring Ho. We will again be serving Hamburgers while they last!

The Farmers Feeding Families local program was discussed to assist needy County residents with a butchered hog , processing , and a distribution plan set up for the Pork Products.

Plans are being made for our participation again, in the LISD “ Back to School Bash “ to be held August 5th.

Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District President P.R. Cline spoke on the challenges for Lampasas County in protecting our underground water supply and administering rules and guidelines. LCFB members are encouraged to communicate their concerns for support of the SUWCD to our County elected officials.

Ag Reports on Forage/ Crops and Beef Cattle were communicated to the Directors by Jim Spivey and Stephen Ruzicka.

The next Directors meeting will be July 14th.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 pm.