AgriLife Today

Texas A&M AgriLife's digital magazine and newsroom

Gabe Saldana

Gabe Saldana is a Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications strategist focusing on initiatives of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, which includes 13 research and extension centers across Texas. Saldana was a news reporter and editor of the Mid-Valley Town Crier in Weslaco, TX, covering the Rio Grande Valley of Deep South Texas before joining Texas A&M AgriLife in 2014.

All posts by Gabe Saldana

A man standing in a greenhouse wearing a maroon shirt

May 5, 2026

Kranthi Mandadi named director of Texas A&M AgriLife center at Weslaco

Appointment strengthens research, extension, industry partnerships in Rio Grande Valley

Farm & Ranch Lawn & Garden Press Releases Science & Tech
men and women in a line with maroon shovels wearing hard hats

May 4, 2026

Texas A&M breaks ground on new Meat Science and Technology Center

Facility aims to modernize applied research, teaching, extension

Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
Two men working at a laboratory bench in a laboratory, surrounded by lab equipment

April 30, 2026

Research advances plant immunity against evolving pathogens

AgriLife Research aims to strengthen plant immune receptors against changing disease threats

Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
A drone flies over green vegetation.

April 22, 2026

Cotton precision: Digital tools tested in Texas fields

Texas A&M AgriLife partners with Coastal Bend cotton producers on digital agriculture project

Around Texas A&M AgriLife Farm & Ranch Science & Tech
Man in a straw cowboy hat, fishing shirt and blue jeans standing in an open field next to a shrub

March 20, 2026

Baughman earns Southern Weed Science Society outstanding educator award

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock director recognized for research education

Around Texas A&M AgriLife Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
Four people in professional attire seated at a conference table with microphones and name tags on the table for each panelist

March 20, 2026

Evaluating the science behind nutrition

Evidence Center director touts multidisciplinary focus for new discoveries at national food policy conference

Life & Health Press Releases Science & Tech
A man in a polo with arm raised stands between two rows of planted rice speaking

February 19, 2026

Texas A&M AgriLife Research projects to enhance rice yields, health benefits

Studies explore new rice breeding technology to improve quality and advance purple rice

Farm & Ranch Impact on Texas Press Releases Science & Tech
mature sorghum

February 5, 2026

Texas A&M center named for Hood Family Foundation

Board of Regents approves new name of center focused on sustainable agriculture, forestry solutions

Environment Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
Workers in an industrial setting moving items along a conveyer belt

January 26, 2026

AgriLife Research, nuclear administration pilot safer medical device sterilization

Partnership uses eBeam technology to strengthen industry, safeguard public health

Life & Health Press Releases Science & Tech
drone flying over a corn plot

December 5, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife, Ranchbot to advance agricultural technology

Collaboration to create satellite-based monitoring tools for smarter decisions and resource efficiency

Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
Architectural rendering showing the front of a modern, two story building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows around both floors

November 13, 2025

Regents approve Meat Science and Technology Center construction

Advanced complex at Texas A&M-RELLIS to bolster meat research, teaching, extension

Around Texas A&M AgriLife Press Releases Science & Tech
A single row of people in suits standing behind a red ribbon with scissors preparing to cut it

October 28, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife reopens Vernon research and extension facilities

Ribbon cutting celebrates recovery and commitment to Texas Rolling Plains

Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
Two hands holding a bunch of discolored rice stalks

October 15, 2025

AgriLife Research leads rice delphacid and hoja blanca virus studies

Scientists mapping pest behavior, identifying viral drivers and shaping new producer guidance for 2026 planting

Farm & Ranch Impact on Texas Press Releases Science & Tech
Waves on the beach

October 13, 2025

New Texas A&M center to advance marine aquaculture

Corpus Christi-based center focuses on innovation, workforce and coastal resilience

Science & Tech
Cattle in a field

October 10, 2025

Smart ear tags help Texas A&M AgriLife research cattle health and habits

AgriLife Research and CERES TAG test new technology to improve livestock care and industry education

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screwworm fly

September 29, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife to aim eBeam at New World screwworm fight

Collaboration targets screwworm reproduction with new 'eBeam' technology

Farm & Ranch Impact on Texas Press Releases Science & Tech
The Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen

September 4, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife to build research center in Rio Grande Valley

Board of Regents approves investment at Texas A&M Higher Education Center, McAllen

Farm & Ranch Impact on Texas Life & Health Press Releases Science & Tech
Three people wearing Courtney Cares shirts guiding a horse in an arena with a young man in a helmet riding

June 18, 2025

Texas A&M Courtney Cares leads the way in equine-assisted services

Program builds momentum with strong support, promising collaborations and new institutional home

Around Texas A&M AgriLife Farm & Ranch Life & Health Science & Tech
Texas A&M AgriLife in white against a maroon background

June 16, 2025

Advancing computer modeling of agriculture and natural resources

AgriLife Research scientists’ endowments support sustainable benefits to production

Environment Farm & Ranch Press Releases Science & Tech
Waves on the beach

May 7, 2025

Reviews published on seafood and child development

Texas A&M publications compare benefits and potential harm from environmental contaminants

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