Victoria County Master         Gardener Association

Matt Bochat
County Extension Agent-Agriculture/Natural Resources
Master Gardener Advisor
Email:  MTBochat@ag.tamu.edu

Matt in the Hat!!  Matt wears many hats as advisor for Victoria County Master Gardeners.  We appreciate Matt for all he does.  This was taken at VEG during the 2019 State MG Conference held in Victoria.



Matt Bochat (Bo shay)

County Extension Agent – Agriculture/Natural Resources

Bio

Matt Bochat (pronounced Bo shay) has been a County Extension Agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension for 15 years.  He began his career as an Assistant County Extension Agent in Gonzales County in 1990.  From there he moved to Tyler and Jasper Counties in East Texas.  He transferred to Brazoria County and was the lead Agricultural Agent until 2001.  He left the Extension Service for a 10 year stint in the private sector as a Regional Technical Services Director and Human Resources Manager for two major corporations before coming back to his roots as the County Extension Agent for Bee County beginning in October, 2011 and now is in his present position as County Extension Agent in Victoria County.  Mr. Bochat is a 4^th generation Texan and currently raises commercial cattle with his family on their home place in Goliad County.

Mr. Bochat has extensive experience in production agriculture with specialties in beef & forage, row crops, wildlife and home horticulture.  He has given numerous programs and coordinated agricultural activities for the Commissioner of Agriculture, state representatives, foreign dignitaries, county officials, school districts, service organizations, and more.  He is passionate about the 4-H and youth development program and enjoys seeing the success of former 4-H members after they graduate out of the program.

Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University in Agricultural Economics and Master of Science degree in Agriculture from Stephen F Austin State University.  Matt is married to Erika who is ALSO a County Extension Agent for Family Consumer Sciences for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Victoria County.  They are blessed to have four children; Brooke, Grayson, Madeleine , and Jackson.  When Matt is not busy working agriculture or chasing his children’s activities, he enjoys gardening, reading, and golf.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY BRENDA HEINOLD/VICTORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER

Matt Bochat, Victoria County Extension Agent and VCMGA Advisor, presenting "What's This-Volume V" at Lunch and Learn with the Masters on Monday, January 13, 2020.  Matt has presented a variety of answers and comments about the questions he gets as agent and this was his 5th time to present for VCMGA.

LINKS to recent articles by Matt Bochat:

Feb. 26, 2022 - Lawn Care Tips by Matt Bochat at Victoria Advocate

Feb. 5, 2022 - Bur Clover in your Lawn at Victoria Advocate

Dec. 4, 2021- Fall/Winter- A good time to plant trees in The Victoria Advocate

Nov. 13, 2021 - Winter Fruit and Nut Preparation in The Victoria Advocate

October 24, 2021 - Agriculture Advocacy Highlights 37th Annual Farm and Ranch Show 

October 16, 2021 - Fall if perfect time for selecting, planting trees and shrubs

October 2, 2021 - South Texas Farm and Ranch Show set 

September 18, 2021 - Drought stress in plants 

September 4, 2021 - This year's harvest is mixed bag