The Austin County Pecan Show for the 2021 crop year was judged Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Austin County Extension office in Bellville, with Dr. Philip Shackelford as the judge.

An educational program was held in conjunction with the awards presentation to educate attendees on How Pecans are Judged, Selecting the Pecans for Judging, Selecting Graft Wood, and the Pecan Calendar. The event and contest were hosted by the Austin County Horticulture Committee and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County.

There were a told of 13 samples turned in this year for the show, which is a free contest any resident who has a pecan tree can enter.

The pecans which placed 1st in their class will move on to the East Regional Pecan Show in January.

2021 Pecan Show Results

• Classic & New Variety Champion – Luedeker Farms (Variety Seedling)

• Classic & New Variety Reserve Champion – Ryan Klaus (Other Variety)

• 1st Place Other Varieties – Ryan Klaus (Fayette)

• 1st Place Prilop – Lois Steele

• 2nd Place Prilop – Industry Unite Methodist Church

• 3rd Place Prilop – Luedeker Farms

• 1st Place Success – Steve Short

• 1st place Variety Seedlings – Luedeker Farms (PG-N)

• 1st place Variety Seedlings – Luedeker Farms (Sandy)

• Native Champion – George & Betty Thiel

• Native Reserve Champion – Luedeker Farms

• 1st Place Lightest Pecan – Luedeker Farms

• 1st Place Natives – George & Betty Thiel

• 2nd Place Natives – Luedeker Farms

• 3rd Place Natives – Mike Klanke

• 1st Place Past State Champion – JL Spiess

• 1st Place Cheyenne – Michael DeWitt Hansen