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Texas ranchers, forage producers battling fall armyworms

Texas Crop and Weather Report – Sept. 27, 2022

Farm & Ranch

Texas A&M AgriLife designs system to create bioplastics

Method could reduce nondegradable plastics and greenhouse gas emissions

Environment Science & Tech

Rapid delivery: Injected protein flips a switch in the brain, disappears

Potential implications for treating neurotrauma and spinal cord injuries

Science & Tech

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Home canning and recipe class set Oct. 15 in Waco

Water bath, pressure canner techniques taught

Life & Health

Turfgrass field day set Oct. 12 in College Station

Selection and management program focus

Lawn & Garden

Bexar County Forage Testing Campaign open through Oct. 31

Reduced fee of $5 per sample

Farm & Ranch

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Events

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October Spirited Learning ™

AgriLife Center

Oct

Texas Master Naturalist 2022 Annual Meeting

Omni Houston, 4 Riverway, Houston, Texas 77056

Oct

Wine-Making 101: The Art of Wine!

715 Rowlett Rd., Garland, TX 75403

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In the news

Fact check: Bait is the most effective way to kill fire ants, expert says

The most effective way to kill a fire ant mound is fire ant bait, Wizzie Brown, a pest management specialist at Texas A&M University, told USA TODAY in an interview.

Record-breaking Texas drought results in over $2 billion in losses to cotton crop

John Robinson, a cotton economist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, said cotton abandonment — or withdrawing from caring for a crop — hit a record 68% in Texas.

Get ready for a food fight: High grocery costs are here to stay

As inflationary pressure retreats in some areas, grocery bills have remained high. Republicans have seized on the opportunity, but culinary messaging is awash with pitfalls.

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