As we reflect on an incredible year, the Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications team is excited to share some of our favorite visuals from across Texas A&M AgriLife taken throughout 2024. These images are more than just photographs — they are a testament to the heart and soul of our work, showcasing the stories, people and impactful moments that make Texas A&M AgriLife truly unique.

Each snapshot captured represents a part of a larger effort to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. From the hardworking producers across Texas to the world-renowned scientists, their combined dedication to agriculture sustains and strengthens our communities. Thank you to everyone who helped bring these moments to life and thank you to everyone across Texas A&M AgriLife who educates, innovates and serves the people of Texas and beyond.

A man in a hat inspects a field of high green energy cane.
Jorge da Silva, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research breeder and professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, inspects a field trial with energy cane on Jan. 16 in Weslaco. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Coffee beans are seen lined up in rows being raked to dry.
A man inspects potato plants in growth chambers framed by a window.
Swollen finger grass is silhouetted by the sun alongside a field.
First image: Coffee beans are raked to dry during a Texas A&M University Global Engagement trip on Jan. 3 in Costa Rica. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.D., professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant molecular biologist, inspects potato plants in growth chambers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco on Jan. 16. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Third image: A field of swollen finger grass is silhouetted by the sun on Jan. 17 near Lyford. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A man stands under hanging fruit off of a citrus tree in an orange grove.
A man holds a cut open orange in an orange grove.
First image: Juan Anciso, Ph.D., Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences associate professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable specialist in Weslaco, poses in an orange grove on Jan. 17 near Hargill. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Juan Anciso, Ph.D., Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences associate professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable specialist in Weslaco, holds an orange in his hand on Jan. 17. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Three farmers stand in a plowed field with their dog.
Chuck McDonald, center, stands with his sons, Craig, right, and Matt ’21, left, in a tilled field on Jan. 18 in Monte Alto. The McDonalds are third- and fourth-generation farmers, farming over 8,000 acres of traditional crops yearly. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A man works a machine as a drone flies near by in a field.
A windmill is seen with a blue and pink sunrise sky behind it.
College student assembling pink flamingos on a college campus.
First image: Research associate Oscar Fernandez demonstrates machinery and a drone on a corn plot at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi on March 6. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: The Gig’Em windmill is seen at sunrise in The Gardens at Texas A&M University on Feb. 7 in College Station. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Third image: Students assemble pink flamingos during The Flockening on Feb. 29 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A firefighter holding an axe walks a fire line.
Firefighters battle parts of the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire in Roberts County on March 2. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A fire fighter walks in a field as a helicopter flies behind him.
A firefighter walks a ridge line as a Chinook helicopter flies over farmland carrying water to dump on the Smokehouse Creek Fire on March 2 in Hemphill County after high winds caused a flare-up to reignite the record-breaking fire. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A cows nose is covered in black ash from a fire.
A Hereford cow’s nose is covered in black ash and soot from the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Feb. 29 in Roberts County. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A burned fence post hangs on a fence.
A burned-out post can be seen hanging from a barbed wire fence outside Pampa on Feb. 29 after the Smokehouse Creek Fire passed through the area. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Farmer standing on top of a tractor in a field.
Texas Winter Garden third-generation farmer Jimmy Crawford stands on the platform of his tractor in an onion field on April 23 outside of Uvalde. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A man is seen in a barn stand with farm tires.
A farmer sits on his tractor along a large metal fence.
First image: Ramon Tirres, a Pima cotton grower in El Paso County, has been a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service cooperator for over 30 years, conducting all Pima cotton variety trials in West Texas on his farm, where he stands on May 1. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Larry Madrid, a multigenerational farmer from the Fabens/La Isla area, takes a break on May 1 on his property along the U.S.-Mexico border, where he grows Pima and upland cotton, alfalfa, chilis and other crops. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Young men sit around a dark room talking before the start of a rodeo.
Gavin French ’25, right, sits underneath the bleachers along with the other bareback riders, who tape their arms as they prepare to compete in the Texas A&M Commerce Rodeo on Feb. 2 in Commerce. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A woman practices roping behind a horse trailer.
Side profile picture of a female horse rider.
a dark barn is dimly lit with a single light silhouetting a man on a mechanical horse
First image: Madalyn Richards ’25, practices roping next to her horse trailer as she prepares to compete in the Texas A&M Commerce Rodeo on Feb. 2 in Commerce. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Madalyn Richards waits on her horse, Duallys Been Cattin, for her turn to compete in the breakaway roping slack at the Trinity Valley Community College Rodeo on April 6 in Athens. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife); Third image: Texas A&M Rodeo Team bareback rider Gavin French ’25 practices riding his mechanical horse after a day of classes on April 15 in College Station. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Dark portrait of female rodeo cowgirl.
Dark portrait of male rodeo cowboy.
First image: Madalyn Richards ’25 won the 2024 Breakaway Roping Champion and earned the 2024 Women’s All-Around title at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Gavin French ’25, senior animal science major from Fredericksburg, was one of two Aggies competing in the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
People using eye glasses to look at a solar eclipse.
People look up at the sun during a solar eclipse watch party at the Lake Walk Pavilion on April 8 in Bryan. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
clouds float across the dark sky and a sliver of a crescent moon can be seen
The sliver of a crescent moon can be seen peeking out of clouds highlighted by a solar eclipse in a view from The Gardens at Texas A&M on April 8 in College Station. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Children around a table of meat as an instructor watches.
Texas A&M Department of Animal Science students discuss cuts of meat during one of the annual youth clinics on March 23 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Hands from helpers hold a squirrel in place as a colar is put on.
Test tube with ticks in it.
Yellow bettle is seen on a purple plant.
College student feeding a small raccoon with a bottle.
First image: Members of the Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management fit an eastern fox squirrel with a small radio frequency collar as part of a research project on campus that tracks squirrel movement and habit usage on April 17 in College Station. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: A researcher works with ticks on April 22 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Uvalde. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Third image: A spotted cucumber beetle is seen on an artichoke plant on April 22 in Uvalde. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife); Fourth image: Analia Quinn ’27, a sophomore in the Department of Animal Science, feeds a juvenile raccoon while volunteering at Paws and Claws Animal Rehabilitation on July 1 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Man holding a bucket of strawberries.
Male student mowing grass with a large mower.
First image: Russ Wallace, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable specialist and professor in the Department of Horticultural Sciences in Lubbock, shows off a basket of strawberries he grew. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Turfgrass management student Ted Machacek aerates the grass at the Scotts MiracleGro Turfgrass and Landscape Research Facility on Oct. 29 in College Station. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A female walks across a stage wearing a bee suit during a fashion show.
A student shows off a beekeeping suit during the Texas 4-H Roundup fashion show on June 4 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Young people sit along a judicial bench in a government building.
Young people walk the halls of a government building.
A young girl rides a horse around an arena.
First image: 4-H students speak to a committee during a visit to the state capitol for 4-H Congress on July 15 in Austin. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: 4-H students walk through the halls of the state capitol during 4-H Congress on July 15 in Austin. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Third image: A student competes in pole bending during the State 4-H Horse show on July 23 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A mosquito sits on a human arm.
An Aedes aegypti mosquito feeds on a human on May 15 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Two men with chainsaws cut up fallen trees after a storm.
Close up macro photography of a sandbur.
First image: Texas A&M Forest Service employees help with cleanup following Hurricane Beryl on July 9 in Montgomery County. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Macro photography of a sandbur on July 22 in College Station. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Corn in a flooded field with high water.
A corn field stands in flood waters on May 2 along County Road 266 near Caldwell. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Man in a bright vest holding a stop sign in traffic.
A crossing guard stops traffic in a school zone on Aug. 30 in College Station. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Older man writing down information that is on a computer screen.
Pete Teel, Ph.D., Regents Professor in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, works on a computer-based platform to assess the risk of cattle fever tick infestations in Texas on July 29. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Diver coming back up for sir after jumping into pool.
Elsa Praasterink, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management student and Texas A&M swimming and diving team member, represented her home country of the Netherlands in the 10-meter platform event at the Paris Olympics earlier this year. She is pictured inside of the Texas A&M Natatorium on Dec. 4 in College Station. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Solar eclipse full coverage of the moon.
The solar eclipse as viewed near Liberty Hill on April 8. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
College female students working in a field during a competition.
College student posing for a portrait in front of a building on a college campus.
First image: Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences soil judging team members compete on Oct. 17 in Huntsville. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: First-generation college student Etienne Ndema, a bioenvironmental science major in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, stands on the Texas A&M University campus on Oct. 30 in College Station. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
A barn under purple and blue skies.
The aurora borealis was visible over the Aggie Barn during a solar storm on Oct 10 in Reagan. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

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