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Home composting good for garden, environment

Texas A&M AgriLife experts share how to make compost at home

Environment Lawn & Garden

Opinion: Why we need precision nutrition now

by Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D.

AgriLife Opinions

It’s big, but it’s not a ‘murder hornet’

Texas A&M AgriLife experts say Texans mistakenly identifying cicada killer wasps as Asian giant hornets

Environment Life & Health

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AgriLife Leadership joins FAO Roundtable to discuss partnerships in enhancing food systems

Collaboration explores academia’s ability to help solve food system issues exposed by COVID-19 pandemic

Life & Health

Artificial intelligence in agriculture online workshop set July 17

Faculty and professionals to discuss AI in agriculture case studies, opportunities

Science & Tech

AgriLife Extension pest control professional courses available online

CEUs offered, courses open to all

Lawn & Garden Life & Health

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Events

Jul

Wildlife camp for kids: Del Rio

Dink Wardlaw Agriculture Complex

Jul

Wildlife camp for kids: Online

Online

Jul

Texas Pecan Growers webinar: Online

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This North Texas city is the best in the country for ‘staycations,’ report says

“Travel trends indicate that safer options being sought for domestic travel include driving over flying, staycations, outdoor experiences in natural areas and vacation rentals over crowded hotels,” writes Tazim Jamal, a professor in Texas A&M’s department of recreation, park and tourism sciences.

How to choose the best bug repellent, according to experts

"Repellents applied to the skin via spray or lotion will always be more effective. They are putting a protection layer directly on the skin from the biting mosquitoes." - Sonja L. Swiger, Ph.D.

Follow These 3 Steps to Pick the Perfect Watermelon

Here are three steps to picking the perfect watermelon, courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife.

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