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Tomato plant with unripe green tomatoes on it
October 3, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife Research leading effort to develop more high-quality, resilient tomatoes

Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center will produce advanced tomato breeding lines

Russell Wallace, PhD., holds up one single red ripe strawberry.
September 25, 2024

Wallace’s legacy: Reviving Texas strawberry production

15 years of statewide strawberry research impact

September 20, 2024

Department of Horticultural Sciences hosting field day on Oct. 4 in Somerville

Guided tours of greenhouse facility and field research plots will be given

September 10, 2024

Texas pecan production continues challenging cycle

Texas Crop and Weather Report

July 23, 2024

Innovative science drives Rio Grande Valley horticultural success

Horticultural research and outreach spur economic, environmental sustainability in South Texas and beyond

Peter Omara, Ph.D., in white shirt standing in a field at the AgriLife center in Weslaco
May 17, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco adds soils specialist

Peter Omara brings extensive experience in agronomic outreach and application

April 5, 2024

Virtual hydroponic and aquaponic gardening workshop set for April 26

Event focuses on hydroponic and aquaponic gardening, food safety

April 4, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife and Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association team up on ‘field of dreams’

Farm projects will include research, field trials and community resources

A close-up view of a hemp plan against a blue sky
February 26, 2024

Charting the path for industrial hemp

Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil and crop scientists are exploring and discovering the possibilities for this new crop

January 30, 2024

From moon ‘dust’ to moon ‘soil’

Texas A&M graduate student grows chickpeas in amended moondust

January 9, 2024

Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program highlights market, varietal expansions

Advances, including Texas french fry variety and nutrition qualities, to be discussed at National Potato Expo in Austin

December 6, 2023

Texas A&M AgriLife Research breeder explores adapting mung beans for Texas

Legume crop could provide valuable protein source, environmental benefits

November 23, 2023

Controlled Environment Horticulture Conference set for Dec. 7-8 in Dallas

Event offers in-person and virtual attendance options

October 13, 2023

Clayton Moore: Seventh generation farmer sees future in hemp

Department of Soil and Crop Sciences senior aims to aid rural farms

October 11, 2023

Space biology and the out-of-this-world exploration of plant stress

Texas A&M AgriLife plant scientist joins a NASA-funded project to help understand how plants grow away from Earth