BELLVILLE - The Austin County Pecan Show for the 2024 crop year was judged on Dec. 4 at the Austin County Extension Office in Bellville. Dr. Philip Shackelford judged 21 entries.
Pecans were judged on weight before and after shelling, on the color of the pecan meat, on the absence of insect defects, and how easily they shell out. This is a free contest for any resident who has a pecan tree, whether it's in your yard, your pasture, or an orchard.
The educational program held in conjunction with the awards presentation educated attendees on “Pecans – Are They More than just a Nut: Alternative prod ucts made from Pecans.” This Annual Pecan Show is hosted by the Austin County Horticul- ture Committee & Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of
Austin County.
The results are as follows: Classic & New Varieties Champion – Lois Steele (Prilop)
Classic & New Varieties Reserve Champion Industry
Methodist Church (Success) 1st Place Mahan Industry Method ist Church 1st Place Other Varieties Annie Wittner (Fayette)
2nd Place Other Varieties Luedeker Farms (Fayette) 1st Place Prilop – Lois Steele 2nd Place Prilop Annie Wittner 3rd Place Prilop – Sam Luedeker 4th Place Prilop Becca Wit tner 1st Place Success Industry Methodist Church
1st Place Variety Seedling Luedeker Farms
2nd Place Variety Seedling Pete Berckenhoff
Commercial Champion In dustry Methodist Church (Desirable)
Commercial Reserve Cham - pion Industry Methodist Church (Schley) 1st Place Schley
Industry Methodist Church 1st Place Desirable Industry
Methodist Church
Native Champion Luedeker Farms
Native Reserve Champion George Thiel, Jr.
1st Place Lightest Pecan –
Ben Underwood, 116 pecans to make 1lb.; 1st Place Natives
Luedeker Farms
2nd Place Natives George Thiel, Jr.
3rd Place Natives George & Betty Thiel
4th Place Natives Reed Froebel 1st Place Past State Champion Lois Steele (2010 Champ) Eighteen pecan entries will move on to the East Regional Pe - can Show in February 2025. For more information, contat Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent, Stacie Villarreal, at 979865-2072.
