Blair Fannin

Blair Fannin provides executive/internal communications support for Texas A&M AgriLife and is Public Information Officer for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery unit.

All posts by Blair Fannin

Simon Somogyi

June 20, 2025

Simon Somogyi to lead Texas A&M agricultural economics

New department head brings extensive experience in agribusiness marketing, sales, consumer research

closeup of a corn leafhopper. it is brownish in color with two black spots between its eyes

June 3, 2025

Rain sparks insect pressure in crops

Texas Crop and Weather Report - June 3, 2025

A man wearing a cowboy hat and unpacking a bag of clothing.

May 8, 2025

AgriLife Extension preps for Texas severe weather with Operation Readiness

Training focuses on animal sheltering, staging, planning

round bales of hay

April 29, 2025

Hay, forage conditions improve with rainfall

Texas Crop and Weather Report - April 29, 2025

Closeup of two men speaking to each other

April 3, 2025

Financial planning expertise grows at Texas A&M 

Certified Financial Planning Board CEO highlights need for new professionals, praises Texas A&M students

Ranch land covered in floodwaters

April 3, 2025

Texas flood damage: how farmers can document losses, claim assistance

AgriLife Extension offers flood damage, disaster information for livestock, infrastructure insurance claims

Hay being unloaded from a truck

March 20, 2025

Tips for documenting wildfire-related agricultural losses

AgriLife Extension offers preparation information for livestock, infrastructure wildfire insurance claims

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February 11, 2025

Hay supplies mixed, new crop outlook hinges on rainfall

Texas Crop and Weather Report

burnt field with smoke

January 22, 2025

Wildfire preparedness publication to aid Texas landowners

Ranch preparation, livestock, risk management highlighted

A photo of an unmanned aerial vehicle capturing crop data information.

January 9, 2025

Precision agriculture new frontier: Crop digital twins

Farmers can utilize remote sensing, big data, artificial intelligence to simulate real-world crop production scenarios

A group of beef calves in a sale ring.

December 17, 2024

63rd Blackland Income Growth Conference on Jan. 7-8 to address key commodity trends

Waco conference held in conjunction with Mid-Tex Farm and Ranch Show

closeup of a corn leafhopper. it is brownish in color with two black spots between its eyes

November 1, 2024

Corn leafhopper reemerging in Texas, other states

Yield losses, potential red stunt disease cause growers concern

October 9, 2024

Q&A: Tackling the red flour beetle

AgriLife Extension experts provide education, answers about invasive pest

September 5, 2024

Alternative crops offer options when weather doesn’t cooperate

Texas Crop and Weather Report

Green rice trail fields in Beaumont, Texas. A worker stands in the fields with several grain silos in the background.

July 30, 2024

Texas rice outlook still questionable after Hurricane Beryl

Texas Crop and Weather Report

July 19, 2024

AgriLife Extension assesses Hurricane Beryl agricultural losses

Matagorda, Wharton, Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend counties on disaster focus list

July 8, 2024

AgriLife Extension responds to Tropical Storm Beryl

Agency’s Disaster Assessment and Recovery unit assets, personnel prepared to enter storm zone

An assortment of emergency supplies for a hurricane go bag.

July 3, 2024

Hurricane preparedness for families

Start now with a plan, assemble hurricane 'go bag'

Disaster agents loading supplies on trailer.

May 17, 2024

AgriLife Extension Disaster Assessment and Recovery establishes flood damage operation in Coldspring

Agents work from base to provide flood damage assessments 

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May 9, 2024

Recovery resources available for Texas livestock producers, individuals affected by floods

Rural homeowners need to test water wells before using