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Rethinking the field: Urban agriculture and nutritious food production

Texas A&M AgriLife expands urban agriculture research with Dallas controlled environment horticulture program

Farm & Ranch Science & Tech

Genhua Niu and vertical grow rack

Prepare horses for spring: Vaccinate for West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory discusses how to prevent, detect these diseases

Preparing horses for spring means vaccinating for mosquito transmitted West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus

Nourish the body, nourish the soul

Gather together where freshness meets the table at Taste 360

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Birds in the Classroom teacher workshops coming to Sinton, Sonora

Applications now being accepted for June, July workshops

Birding for Educators is now accepting applications from Texas teachers

How to get a beautiful lawn

Start now on this to-do list to help lawns perform well through summer Even amateur lawn-lovers can get a beautiful...

Lubbock County Agriculture Conference set for Feb. 28

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be holding the Hub of the Plains Agriculture Conference in Lubbock on Feb....

The Hub of the Plains Agriculture Conference slated for Feb. 28 will discuss cotton and other crops.

Events

Feb

24

Junior Master Gardener National Leader Training: College Station

Feb

24

Farm bill, estate planning meeting: Spearman

AgriLife Extension office for Hansford County, 221 Main St., Spearman

Feb

25

Private pesticide applicator CEU training - Austin

6011 Blue Bluff Road, Austin

In the news

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension unveils updated distracted driving simulators

The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Passenger Safety Project is looking to reduce accidents with technology.

Chicken wing sales take flight for Super Bowl Sunday

A record 1.4 billion chicken wings to be consumed over Super Bowl LIV weekend, a 2% increase over last year’s previous record 1.38 billion.

Veggie compound fights fatty liver disease

“Based on this research, we believe healthy foods with high capacity for indole production are essential for preventing NAFLD and are beneficial for improving the health of those with it,” says Chaodong Wu, a faculty fellow at Texas A&M University AgriLife Research.