Cliff Caskey Consulting
Agricultural & Horticultural consulting by appointment.
Cliff retired from Texas Agricultural Extension Service in 1995 after
twenty-nine years of service. He then took the position of Horticulturist for
the City of San Marcos where he supervised development, landscaping, and
maintenance of city parks and facilities until his retirement from that position
in 2003. In early 2004, Cliff was hired by Hays County to supervise clean-up
of the Blanco River from the debris left from the 2001 flood. He has knowledge
and experience in livestock and range management, commercial and home crop
production, and commercial and home horticulture. In the last twenty-eight years, he has been especially active in prevention and treatment of oak wilt in the Central Texas area, and in evaluating stone fruit varieties suitable for Central Texas soil and climate conditions. Since 1984, Cliff has developed and maintained Caskey Orchards where he grows peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, apples, pears, figs, and pecans. He is past-president of Texas Fruit Grower's Association
where he continues to serve as a director, and has served as president of San
Marcos/New Braunfels Farmer's Market Association since 1998.
Cliff also now serves as horticulture consultant and advisor to the three
existing Texas State Veteran's Cemeteries and the remain four currently on the
drawing board for future development.
For additional information or to contact Cliff about a possible consultation, email
cliff@caskeyorchards.com
or phone him at 512-787-7510.
