Stephenville sits in Erath County, one of the most important dairy counties in Texas. County producers sold $490 million in agricultural products in 2022, up 57 percent from 2017 and 15th among all 254 Texas counties, with livestock and poultry making up 91 percent of that value. Milk from cows brought in $351 million, the third-highest milk sales of any Texas county, alongside 171,459 head of cattle.
The cropping system is built to feed those herds. Forage is the largest crop by a wide margin at 52,629 acres, followed by corn for silage, wheat, and sorghum for silage. Only about 2 percent of county farmland is irrigated, so most production depends on rainfall. The AgriLife center here also runs the largest peanut breeding program in Texas, a state that ranks second nationally in peanuts and is the only one growing all four market types.
Agnomy connects Stephenville-area producers with verified local service providers who understand dairy forage systems, repeated hay cuttings, and lagoon and manure work, making it easier to find, book, and manage the services your operation depends on.
