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a hand holding a large pair of tweezers put plant seedlings in a Petri dish
February 10, 2025

11th annual Plant Breeding Symposium set for Feb. 20

Student-run event highlights innovative ideas for implementing big data to support breeding decisions

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January 31, 2025

AgriLife Extension announces new agents and program specialists

New hires to lead educational outreach and programming in their communities

A cotton boll
January 30, 2025

McKnight honored as Beltwide Cotton Specialist of the Year

Texas expert recognized for leadership and impact in cotton production as students earn top honors

A bale of cotton wrapped in pink sitting in a field
January 15, 2025

AgriLife Extension hosting three annual crop conferences for northwest Panhandle producers

An ear of corn on the stalk in a field
January 15, 2025

Row crop conference set for Jan. 27 in Hondo

Kicks off growing season for corn, cotton and sorghum in the Winter Garden

a closeup of the wheels on a seed planter in a field as it is moving through a field
January 7, 2025

AgriLife Extension to host pre-plant meeting in Randall County on Jan. 22

Agenda includes updates on cotton, wheat, corn and sorghum silage, and crop production trials and studies

A field of cotton ready to be picked.
December 4, 2024

Crop Production and Risk Protection workshop slated for Dec. 18

In-person and virtual options available for all Panhandle and South Plains counties

David Baltensperger receives an award from the Crop Science Society of America
November 22, 2024

Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences expertise recognized at international conference

Faculty, students earn national titles, awards

large round cotton bales wrapped in yellow plastic are piled on one another
November 21, 2024

AgriLife Research-led Cotton Belt sustainability effort underway

Project aims for system transformation through precision management

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November 21, 2024

AgriLife Extension fills new county agent positions across the state

Agency personnel provide educational programming, outreach in their respective communities

A woman in a suit jacket and purple shirt against a blue background.
November 8, 2024

AgriLife Research names new cotton breeder in Lubbock

Kelly brings 20 years of experience to help producers amidst changing growing conditions

A closeup of cotton on a stalk in a field
September 5, 2024

Climate-Smart Cotton Field Day set for Sept. 18 in Plainview

Event to feature tours of three innovation farms, regenerative agriculture focus group 

August 20, 2024

Cotton crop faring better than past two drought years

Texas Crop and Weather Report

August 6, 2024

Rio Grande Valley agriculture faces water uncertainty

Texas Crop and Weather Report

July 16, 2024

Marina Rondon joins Texas A&M AgriLife to support plant pathology research and extension efforts

Rondon brings nematode management expertise to Lubbock

Rathore and ultra-low gossypol cotton created through the use of RNAi technology, a gene-silencing technique
June 21, 2024

Rathore earns international cotton Researcher of the Year recognition

Texas A&M AgriLife scientist’s work improves cotton sustainability

June 20, 2024

Texas A&M’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center key in farm bill development

Center helps inform legislators, advance policy to benefit farmers, ranchers, others

Bales of hay are in a pasture in Corpus Christi.
June 5, 2024

Crop field day set for June 14 in Somerville

Tour stops feature latest research, equipment demonstrations

A row of cotton in a field.
May 30, 2024

West Side Turn Row Meeting set for June 13 in Crawford

Topics include crop updates, results demonstration

May 27, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Corpus Christi celebrates 50 years serving Coastal Bend

Anniversary event highlights past, present, future regional impacts