Gonzales County is one of the leading agricultural counties in Texas, with gross receipts from agricultural commodities projected at approximately $299,920 in 2010. Although fairly diversified, the majority of agricultural income comes from poultry and beef cattle. Poultry consists of broilers and eggs. There are three major broiler companies, several egg companies and independent producers..
Beef cattle operations are primarily cow-calf, ranking Gonzales County first in Texas in cow-calf production. This is a traditional enterprise in the county, with lots of history going back to the trail drives. Some of the earliest brands in the state are recorded here in Gonzales County.
Pecans are a major agriculture enterprise, as the Guadalupe and San Marcos river bottoms usually produce enough pecans to rank Gonzales in the top three or four counties in the state.
Other crops grown include corn, grain sorghum, peanuts, watermelons, wheat and hay, mushrooms and cacti. Other livestock produced in the county includes hogs, sheep, goats and horses. Agriculture business members of the Chamber are listed below.
Agriculture-Farm & Ranch
| Cyclone Cattle Company Box 60, Gonzales, 830-424-3587 |
| Ehrig Brothers Ag Products & Services Box 1826, Gonzales, 830-437-2244 |
| G&G Cattle Company 5093 West S.H. 97, Cost, 830-437-5137 - Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Gonzales County Farm Bureau P.O. Box 709, Gonzales, 830-672-7518 |
| Graham Land & Cattle Company Box 925, Gonzales, 830-672-6504 |
| King Ranch – Cannonade Div. Sod Farm P.O. Drawer J, Gonzales, 830-540-4702 |
| Gold Star Longhorns 3248 C.R. 235 Harwood, Texas 78632, 512-468-4068 |
| Lindemann Fertilizer Service Inc. 5451 W. State Hwy 97, Cost, 830-437-2269 |
| W B Farm & Ranch – Choretime 5217 East U.S. 90-Alternate, Gonzales, 830-6672-7997 - Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
| Wm. Fink & Son, Inc. – Pioneer 57 C.R. 140 South, Cost, 830-437-5121 |
Auctions-Livestock
| Gonzales Livestock Market, Inc. Box 565, Gonzales, 830-672-6117 |
Poultry Supplies
| Gonzales Poultry Supply Box 1595, Gonzales, 830-672-7954 |
| South Texas Poultry Supply 822 St. Paul St., Gonzales, 830-672-7045 |
Processing
| Buddy’s Natural Chickens Inc. 2548 Church Street, Gonzales, 830-672-3039 |
| Cal-Maine Farms 1680 C.R. 431, Waelder, 830-788-7142 |
| Gonzales Processing Company 3187 North U.S. 183, Gonzales, 830-672-2135 |
| Holmes Foods Inc. 101 S. Liberty Avenue, Nixon, 830-582-582-1551 - Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |



