Impact on Texas

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A horse and a foal in a field
December 4, 2025

AgriLife Extension releases equine herpesvirus fact sheet

Updated, science-backed resource outlines symptoms, transmission and steps to reduce disease spread

Gloved hands planting a small pepper plant.
December 4, 2025

Texas A&M establishes statewide horticultural advisory council

Department of Horticultural Sciences aligns coalition to expand economic, educational opportunities in horticulture

Cattle on native pasture.
December 3, 2025

Data modeling drives Texas A&M war on cattle ticks

Precision tick location tech boosts effort to protect U.S. beef supply

three head of cattle - a red calf and one black and one white cow
November 20, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife builds beef cattle efficiency through producer education

Efforts equip producers with proven strategies to cut costs, improve herds and protect resources

A monarch butterfly.
November 12, 2025

Research maps monarch migration along Texas highways

Texas A&M scientists study how roads, wind and conservation affect one of nature’s most extraordinary journeys

an aerial view of a forest with a large section of it turned red and orange after southern pine beetle infestations caused the green trees to begin to die off
November 3, 2025

Cost-share program available to help prevent southern pine beetle threats

Texas A&M Forest Service offers landowners technical and financial assistance

wildfire on open range
October 16, 2025

Plan ahead with wildfire prevention, mitigation tips

Expert offers practical steps to protect property and reduce risk during prolonged dry conditions

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

a large room with three flags in the front and a few people sitting
October 14, 2025

Texas A&M Forest Service awards $164 million to Texas fire departments

Almost 900 trucks and units provided through funding

A calf in a pasture looks through a barbed wire fence.
October 9, 2025

AgriLife Extension publishes fact sheet on invasive pasture mealybug

Experts share latest insights and monitoring recommendations as invasive pest threatens Texas pastures

An array of income tax forms
October 8, 2025

Fall tax workshops deliver updates and practical guidance

AgriLife Extension sessions to cover new legislation, real-world applications for tax practitioners

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

Green combine in field of cotton
September 23, 2025

AgriLife Extension opens Texas Custom Rate Survey to benchmark costs

Long-running survey provides producers reliable data to guide budgets and pricing decisions

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

Cotton jassid nymph.
September 17, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shares cotton jassid guidance

An invasive pest – the cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper – has prompted experts in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Department of Entomology to mobilize monitoring efforts, assess potential impacts and prepare strategies to protect the future of Texas cotton production.

Two white-tailed deer bucks stand at a tree line.
September 16, 2025

AgriLife Extension publishes wildlife-focused New World screwworm resource

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service released a new fact sheet, “Wildlife Monitoring and Management for New World Screwworm,” to help Texans protect wildlife from the threat of this potentially devastating parasite.

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

The view down a busy city street with cars and people.
September 2, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife guides solutions where wild and urban lands meet

From wildfire resilience to wildlife management, experts tackle Texas’ growing ‘wildland-urban interface’

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