Farm & Ranch

New building ‘feeds’ beef cattle research Organizations combine efforts to meet industry needs

BUSHLAND – A combination of academic, industry and legislative efforts have created a premier research cattle feeding facility at the… Read More

July 1, 2009

AgriLife Research wheat nursery helps identify rust disease issues for Great Plains

EDITORS NOTE: YouTube videos are available with this story. Please go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RIozeY1Plg to hear Dr. Jackie Rudd, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_pij6IyNs8to… Read More

May 28, 2009

Guatemalans tour South Texas in search of plant diseases Pathogen ID techniques to benefit farmers back home

McALLEN -- Good luck smiled on four Guatemalans as they toured a 40-acre watermelon field north of McAllen recently. Amid… Read More

May 8, 2009

Advanced workshop for wine-grape growers April 27 in Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will present a “Vine Nutrition and Canopy Management” advanced wine-grape grower workshop from… Read More

April 3, 2009

Rio Grande Valley cotton crop could be smallest on record Drought, economics taking their toll

WESLACO -- With a March 31 planting deadline looming, a severe drought and faltering economics may push Lower Rio Grande… Read More

March 24, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug calls for second ‘Green Revolution’ Asks new generation to join fight against world hunger

COLLEGE STATION – Thomas Jefferson once said “every generation needs a new revolution.” If that is so, then Dr. Norman… Read More

March 9, 2009

Summer burning may be option for pasture maintenance

VERNON – The greater duration of heat in a summer-prescribed burn provides more effective management of encroaching woody or cactus… Read More

March 4, 2009

AgriLife Research drip irrigation project yields promising results More water doesn’t necessarily mean more cotton

CHILLICOTHE – Subsurface drip irrigation was able to produce up to four bales of cotton per acre with less water… Read More

March 3, 2009

Portable kit may one day detect plant disease before disastrous outbreak

COLLEGE STATION – This science may literally be outside the box: A briefcase-sized kit is carried to a field where… Read More

February 23, 2009

Misuse of phenoxy herbicides troubles grape growers

LUBBOCK – Many High Plains grape growers have suffered significant economic losses from misuse of phenoxy herbicides, said a Lubbock… Read More

February 20, 2009