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The science behind Texas barbecue

Texas A&M AgriLife elevates the barbecue industry through meat science teaching, research and outreach

Campus & Community Farm & Ranch

The positive effects of gardening on mental health

Experts explain the many psychological benefits of plants and gardening

Lawn & Garden Life & Health

Texas wildfire preliminary agriculture losses total $23.1 million

AgriLife Extension economists tally wildfire fence damage, lost grazing value, livestock deaths

Farm & Ranch

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Beating the summer heat

AgriLife Extension experts give tips on avoiding heat stress, exhaustion, heatstroke

Life & Health

Texas olive update, seminar set June 3 in Uvalde

Event reflects 25 years of Texas olive production, research

Farm & Ranch

An olive tree with shiny green leaves and yellow olives covering its branches. Beyond the tree you see another olive tree in the orchard.

Dinner Tonight Virtual Healthy Cooking School set May 30-Aug. 21

Cooking school will be offered through Facebook

Life & Health

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Events

Jun

Challenges & Opportunities in Stewarding Texas working lands webinar

Online

Jun

Texas Olive Production Update

Jun

TAMU Horse Judging Camp

3240 F&B Road College Station, 77845

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In the news

It’s asp caterpillar season in Houston — and these fuzzy creatures are not your friend

Every late spring and summer, swarms of unwelcome visitors make themselves known across Houston: the asp caterpillar.

$1 M Grant Seeks Novel Acaricide, Vaccine To Fight Cattle Fever Tick

Cattle fever tick populations with resistance to acaricides are a growing concern within the Texas cattle industry.

Bird flu: What people with chickens, birdfeeders should know

Cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, also known as bird flu, have been reported in states around the U.S., including Texas.

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