Uvalde anchors the Winter Garden, the irrigated vegetable district of Southwest Texas, distinguished by year-round crop production. The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center here, established in 1972, runs more than 100 acres under precision irrigation including linear LEPA and two center pivots, plus 50 acres of drip and sprinkler, two greenhouses, four high tunnels, and five acres of certified organic ground.
AgriLife lists local production as cotton, corn, grain sorghum, wheat, hay, cabbage, and onions, alongside beef cattle and traditional sheep and goat ranching. Irrigation dominates water use: county records show 42,829 acre-feet of groundwater pumped for irrigation in 2018 out of 48,656 acre-feet total. The Edwards Aquifer Authority regulates the Edwards across the county with a separate Uvalde Pool critical period schedule, while the Uvalde County Underground Water Conservation District governs every other aquifer.
Agnomy connects Uvalde-area growers with verified local service providers who understand cool-season vegetable schedules, drip and pivot systems, and Edwards Aquifer pumping rules, making it easier to find, book, and manage the services your operation depends on.
