Life & Health

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January 2, 2023

How to set and keep New Year’s resolutions

From creating goals to evaluating them, wellness experts offer advice on how to identify, achieve desired changes

December 28, 2022

Cedar fever season in Texas

Texas A&M Forest Service experts explain the ‘what, why and how’ of cedar fever

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December 21, 2022

Texas A&M AgriLife appoints new director of Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management

Research and outreach to focus on producer-identified challenges

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December 21, 2022

Arctic blast forecast leading into Christmas

Experts provide tips on how to protect plants, pipes and pets

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December 20, 2022

Empowering Texas A&M contract service workers through outreach

The REACH Project, Leach Teaching Gardens partner to help campus workers achieve their fullest potential

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December 19, 2022

Helping people through financial planning

Certified financial planner Jacquelyn Girling ’16 discusses her career, interests

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December 16, 2022

How to manage stress during the holiday

AgriLife Extension experts offer tips on how to keep the holidays a little merrier

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December 14, 2022

Increasing the sustainability of the Texas wine industry

Texas A&M AgriLife enology expert strives to strengthen the Texas wine industry through sustainable wine production practices

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December 14, 2022

Common causes of household fires during the holidays

Rekindle interest in home fire safety during the holidays; protect from holiday disaster

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December 13, 2022

Texas A&M and the U.S. Army Civil Affairs partner to reduce conflict through agriculture

Memorandum of Understanding establishes collaboration on long-term ag stabilization, development effort

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December 8, 2022

Natural Resources Institute helps assess value of Texas’ ecosystem services

Report aims to educate Texans and guide land conservation efforts

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November 30, 2022

$1.19 million grant will leverage single-cell sequencing technology

National Institutes of Health-funded project will help with cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention

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November 22, 2022

Texas Christmas tree industry expecting tree-mendous year

Texas Crop and Weather Report – Nov. 22

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November 15, 2022

Little escape from higher prices for holiday meats

Texas Crop and Weather Report – Nov. 15

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November 14, 2022

Prevent spread of invasive pests, diseases by not moving firewood

Accidental transport through wood is a key contributor

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November 11, 2022

AgriLife Extension fills county agent positions across the state

Agents to provide educational programming in their respective communities

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November 10, 2022

A beginner’s guide to cooking a Thanksgiving turkey

Nutrition and poultry experts discuss all things turkey, from selection to thawing to cooking

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November 3, 2022

Texas A&M leads national conference on agriculture for health

Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, Chicago Council on Global Affairs bring together key agri-food chain stakeholders

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October 31, 2022

Private water well screening set for counties in the Panhandle

Multiple counties involved in meetings Nov. 15 in White Deer; Nov. 16 in Canadian; Nov. 17 in Hereford

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October 25, 2022

New project seeks ‘equitable adaptation’ of urban stormwater infrastructure, management

National Science Foundation award includes Texas A&M AgriLife entities, University of North Texas