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A man in protective clothing uses a drip torch to set a prescribed fire.
May 14, 2026

Understanding the role of prescribed fire in Texas

AgriLife Extension expert explains safety considerations and benefits to land, wildlife and communities

A young man stands at the front of a boat and sprays aquatic vegetation with a hose.
May 5, 2026

Aquatic vegetation herbicide selection, application webinar set for May 19

AgriLife Extension program to focus on product selection, use for plant species management in ponds

Young brown calf
May 1, 2026

O.D. Butler Field Day to feature New World screwworm update May 15 in Anderson

Live cattle demonstration, pasture mealybug and forage management strategies to be part of program

A person in protective clothing and wearing leather gloves holds a lit drip torch during a prescribed fire.
April 3, 2026

AgriLife Extension launches redesigned online prescribed burn school

Self-paced course provides landowners with knowledge, skills to use fire as land management tool

Texas A&M AgriLife in white against a maroon background
April 3, 2026

Entomologist Scotty Yang brings invasive insect expertise to Texas A&M

New researcher, educator advances science-based pest management in Texas

Cotton jassid nymph.
February 10, 2026

AgriLife Extension shares cotton jassid guidance for green industry

Fact sheet targets invasive insect threat to Texas’ ornamental, nursery industry

Three black feral hogs root around in the soil
January 15, 2026

Texas A&M AgriLife publication focuses on urban, suburban feral hog management

Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute aims to empower landowners, municipal leaders with solutions

A man and young boy ride horses next to a pond.
November 24, 2025

District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar slated for Dec. 11 in multiple Central Texas locations

AgriLife Extension educational event to focus on integrated pest management

A national park entry sign with a mountain in the background.
October 23, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife develops guide to manage feral hogs in national parks

Research gives U.S. National Park Service adaptable framework to protect land and heritage sites

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

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

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 feral hogs root around in grass for food.
September 3, 2025

Wildlife management techniques focus of Sept. 19 program in Waco

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service event topics include white-tailed deer, feral hogs

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’

Texas A&M AgriLife in white on a maroon background
June 2, 2025

AgriLife Extension adds statewide wildlife specialist

Blum to focus on multispecies management and human-wildlife interactions

A person holds a lit drip torch.
May 30, 2025

AgriLife Extension names new statewide prescribed fire coordinator

David Brooke to enhance stewardship by improving landowner resources, knowledge of prescribed fire

Screwworm
May 28, 2025

AgriLife Extension to host screwworm webinar June 9

Information will be provided on screwworm biology, prevention and treatment strategies

A dragonfly lights on the head of an American alligator.
August 15, 2024

Quantifying potential impact of feral hog predation on coastal American alligator nests

Texas A&M AgriLife research aims to advance understanding, guide wildlife management 

August 7, 2024

Research findings suggest nilgai antelope are not carriers of bovine babesiosis

Texas A&M AgriLife Research findings part of ongoing effort to prevent reemergence of tick-borne cattle fever

October 23, 2023

Livestock guardian dogs: Unsung heroes of the livestock protection business

Special canines save sheep, goats from predators