Soil Fertility and Health

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Reuse Water Quality Research and Extension
May 7, 2026

AgriLife Extension to host May 12 septic system clinic in Alvarado

Event will provide information on financial assistance for repairs and replacement

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April 24, 2026

Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week spotlights soil importance April 26-May 3

Voluntary land stewardship essential to water resources, agricultural productivity, wildlife habitats

Tractors in a field near Corpus Christi.
April 21, 2026

Fertilizer price surge squeezes Texas producers

Texas Crop and Weather Report - April 21, 2026

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April 3, 2026

Katie Lewis earns Texas Environmental Excellence Award for Agriculture

AgriLife Research scientist focuses on agricultural production support, strength

two workers are behind a tractor collecting soil samples from an auger in a field
March 31, 2026

Deep soil testing can reduce input costs amid high fertilizer prices

Accounting for in-soil nitrogen can offset some high crop production expenses

Two people wearing cowboy hats stand in an open range with cattle grazing in the distance.
March 19, 2026

Texas A&M AgriLife advances rangeland and ranch resilience across the U.S.

Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management uses producer-driven, ranch-scale data to offer solutions

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March 18, 2026

Ranch Management University set for April 13-17 in College Station

Intensive training gives new ranchers practical skills for managing profitable operations

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March 17, 2026

Joe Pool Lake whole-watershed testing set for March 23-24 in Alvarado

Residents can test well water and soil, learn best practices and earn continuing education units

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March 6, 2026

Chris Cobos expands soil, water conservation science in Rolling Plains

New AgriLife Research scientist to concentrate on sustainable, regenerative conservation practices

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February 27, 2026

New AgriLife Research engineer focuses on sustainable livestock systems

Peiyang Li joins High Plains center to address manure management and emissions

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February 25, 2026

Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop set for March 10 in Orange

Meeting will address natural resource priorities, watershed health, livestock and land management

A herd of sheep with one sheep standing closely in the foreground.
February 23, 2026

‘Principles B4 Practices’ grazing workshop set for March 13 in Barnhart

Concho Valley event to focus on practical tools, strategies to enhance rangeland health, productivity

Two men in a field observing sorghum shoots
January 15, 2026

Texas producers invited to conservation incentive program webinar Jan. 29

Texas Conservation and Sustainability Initiative offers $42 million to producers for crop, livestock and forestry conservation practices

Rows of cotton in a field
January 12, 2026

Annual Red River Crops Conference slated for Jan. 20-21 in Altus, Oklahoma

Conference provides agricultural producers with timely management information

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November 24, 2025

Soil, science, sustainability: Katie Lewis shapes farming’s future

AgriLife Research scientist turns passion into science to sustain the land, and people who depend on it

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November 21, 2025

Texas A&M soil and crop sciences department shines at international conference

Faculty, students earn Fellow titles, awards, presentations wins

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November 20, 2025

Interstellar soil science: Aggie researcher explores farming on Mars

Coker’s reduced gravity plant growth research spends a week on International Space Station

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November 13, 2025

Soil health field day set for Nov. 22 in Devine

‘Soil Health Through Drought and Flood Field Day’ will help landowners build pasture resilience

A herd of cattle grazing in tall, green grass. A cow in the center of the herd looks up from grazing.
November 7, 2025

AgriLife Extension launches online ‘Principles B4 Practice’ course

Curriculum focuses on soil health principles, grazing management, rangeland monitoring

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August 27, 2025

Qianqian Dong will study ‘forever chemicals’ in soil and water

New environmental chemistry faculty member joins Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences