Kay Ledbetter

Kay Ledbetter is communications manager for Texas A&M AgriLife. Additionally, she is responsible for writing news releases and feature articles from science-based information generated by the agency across the state, as well as the associated media relations.

All posts by Kay Ledbetter

beef cattle close up

November 5, 2025

Texas A&M Beef Sustainability Summit set for Dec. 8-9 in Dallas

Event will provide critical insights, build alignment across the beef sustainability landscape

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October 31, 2025

Texas family and consumer sciences agents earn national honors

AgriLife Extension and Prairie View Cooperative Extension county programs, agents recognized

Gary Smith sitting at a table with his hands clasped together

October 27, 2025

Gary Smith receives 2025 industry achievement award

Gary Smith, Ph.D., retired professor and former dean of the Texas A&M Department of Animal Science, earned the 2025 Certified Angus Beef, CAB, Industry Achievement Award at the Feeding Quality Forum in Rochester, Minnesota, for the indelible mark he left on the meat science and beef industries.

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October 24, 2025

Emerging soil scientist cultivates future in cotton sustainability

Texas A&M graduate student Chris Cobos leads research on water conservation practices, crop rotations

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October 23, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife pioneers higher-ed cloud services agreement with Microsoft

New replicable model simplifies research cloud access, creates direct conduit to services

peanuts in their red skins and one in a cracked open shell

September 23, 2025

Moisture, low row-crop prices prompt possible record Texas peanut production

Texas Crop and Weather Report - Sept. 23, 2025

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September 19, 2025

AgriLife Research adds small grains geneticist in Amarillo

Zhang brings genomics and bioinformatics skills to wheat research

a rice plant affected by hoja blanca caused by the rice dephacid

September 18, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife tackles rice delphacid devastation

Texas A&M AgriLife experts are serving as key research and Extension partners in a new multistate response led by USA Rice to address the devastating spread of rice delphacid, an invasive pest now threatening thousands of acres across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

cattle graze in a field with taller plants on one half and grass on the other

September 17, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife releases cover crop grazing guidance

New fact sheets help producers balance soil health, forage production and profitability in Southern Great Plains

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September 15, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife pilots national model for information technology access

National Science Foundation grant supports development of affordable, scalable research support

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September 10, 2025

Texas A&M Forest Service pins newest law enforcement officer

Officers investigate wildfire causes and timber thefts

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September 8, 2025

Texas A&M meat science program adds three team members

Jerrad Legako, Ph.D., is a new associate professor and holder of the Gary ’68 and Kay Smith Endowed Chair in Meat Science Excellence; Michael Chao, Ph.D., is a new associate professor; and Sage Boleman is the new manager of the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center.

a cotton stripper harvesting cotton

September 3, 2025

Cotton crop thrives with timely rains across the state

Texas Crop and Weather Report - Sept. 3, 2025

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August 29, 2025

Chang joins Texas A&M turfgrass program

Baoxin “Bob” Chang, Ph.D., has a new role in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, but is not new to providing science-based solutions to enhance turf performance, sustainability and functionality.

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August 27, 2025

Qianqian Dong will study ‘forever chemicals’ in soil and water

New environmental chemistry faculty member joins Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

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August 22, 2025

Gentimis brings analytics to soil and crop sciences

Math meets agriculture: Data and artificial intelligence to expand how we grow and manage crops

reclaimed land at a mining operation

August 21, 2025

Restoring mined lands through research and training

Texas A&M AgriLife supports surface mining reclamation with science-backed expertise and collaborations

An Angora goat

August 20, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife empowers Texas sheep and goat production

Expo equips producers with tools to tackle threats and build resilient operations

five women stand in from of a 4-H backdrop with an award

August 12, 2025

AgriLife Extension agents earn honors for 4-H program excellence

State association recognizes innovative STEM, agriculture, leadership and community service programs

A person holds a bottle and a water sample collection bag.

August 11, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Williamson County Aug. 21 -22