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Ever Wonder About The ‘Spit’ You See On Plants? Blame The Spittlebug.

The substance spittlebugs produce is both a waste product and a way to keep them safe from predators. Read More

August 3, 2021

Schools find ways to keep gardening lessons blooming

The Junior Master Gardener Program is a youth gardening program run by Texas A&M University’s cooperative Extension network.  Read More

August 3, 2021

Hay Testing Pays

Feed the Right Hay to the Right Cows Read More

August 2, 2021

A battle of green against green in this Texas community

One acre of post oak trees stores about 313 tons of carbon dioxide, according to Fred Raley, tree development coordinator… Read More

August 2, 2021

This Is When You’re Most Likely to Encounter a Snake, Experts Say

According to Maureen Frank, PhD, an assistant professor and extension wildlife specialist at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, snakes are frequently displaced by… Read More

July 24, 2021

Acid-shooting whip scorpions are roaming a national park in Texas

Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas is alerting visitors that summer rains are bringing arachnids called vinegaroons “out of… Read More

July 24, 2021

What is La Niña? The climate pattern – and how it affects our weather – explained

The La Niña climate pattern is a natural cycle marked by cooler-than-average ocean water in the central Pacific Ocean. Read More

July 20, 2021

What is La Niña? The climate pattern – and how it affects our weather – explained

The La Niña climate pattern is a natural cycle marked by cooler-than-average ocean water in the central Pacific Ocean. Read More

July 20, 2021

Texas A&M foresters in California to fight wildfires

More than 70 Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are fighting wildfires in the western states, including Denton native, Austin Morrison. Read More

July 17, 2021

Cotton Closes at Two-Month High After USDA Trims Stocks Estimate

Cotton futures posted the highest closing price in two months after the U.S. government projected smaller global ending stockpiles, driven by… Read More

July 13, 2021