Cotton
Large modules of harvested cotton are ready to be ginned at Waterloo Gin on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The gin is along County Road 414 east of Taylor. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Cotton harvest marks end of summer in Williamson County
Andy Sharp
Scenes of the cotton harvest at Waterloo Gin along County Road 414 east of Taylor, as well as County Road 417 in the Wuthrich Hill area and County Road 357. Photos by Andy Sharp
Thursday, September 25, 2025
Fall welcomes harvest, sneak peak of hunting season
Kaitlyn Wilkes
As the summer winds down into autumn, spring rains and mild summer temperatures have made way for plentiful vegetative cover and forage that will support many wildlife species for the fall hunting season, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Office.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Cotton plants along County Road 159 soak up moisture after an afternoon rain shower near Jonah on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Tuesday was World Photography Day. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Cotton in the sun
Andy Sharp
Sunday, August 17, 2025
The Ag Account: Wet year prompts weed challenges in crops
Nalani Nuylan
Uncharacteristically wet weather this year has left many producers across Texas with a growing weed problem, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.Widespread drought during previous seasons allowed producers to keep weed growth in check.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Waterloo Gin co-owner David Wollett drives a truckload of cotton from a field onto a scale on Friday, September 13, 2024. Clement Strmiska and David Wollett are co-owners of the Waterloo Gin, located on County Road 414 east of Taylor. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Photos: Cotton collections progress in Williamson County
Andy Sharp
The Waterloo Cotton Gin, a few minutes east of Taylor, along County Road 414, is beginning cotton harvest season on a high note this year, after last summer’s combination of triple digit heat and drought made it hard for farmers and cotton gins in 2023.
Friday, September 20, 2024