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Pecans in a scoop
January 17, 2025

East Texas Fruit, Nut and Vegetable conference set for Feb. 7 in Tyler

Program includes demonstration on proper pruning techniques

A man wearing a dark colored shirt with his hands in his pockets stands in a lab
January 14, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife Research aims for better control of widespread tomato spotted wilt virus

Federal grants to help wrangle vector-borne disease of tomatoes, peppers, thousands of other plants

group shot of award winners with many of them holding framed certificates
January 7, 2025

AgriLife Research director’s awards honor faculty, staff, projects

Awards recognize exceptional agency contributions

a green army worm on a branch
December 23, 2024

East Region AgriLife Conference and Expo slated for Jan. 7 in Tyler

Participants can earn multiple continuing education units

a variety of fresh produce sitting on a table.
December 20, 2024

40th annual Fort Bend Regional Vegetable Conference slated for Feb. 6 in Rosenberg

Event will focus on teaching sustainable practices to help producers maximize efficiencies, profitability

Closeup of locusts in a lab.
December 20, 2024

Youth Adventure Program entomology camp slated for July 13-18 at Texas A&M

Students will learn about how insects interact with their environments and different careers in the field of entomology

A group of beef calves in a sale ring.
December 17, 2024

63rd Blackland Income Growth Conference on Jan. 7-8 to address key commodity trends

Waco conference held in conjunction with Mid-Tex Farm and Ranch Show

Potato chips with dark stripes indicating zebra chip disease
December 12, 2024

AgriLife Research leads collaboration to address zebra chip disease

Horticulturalists and entomologists team up to investigate insect-transmitted plant disease

A pair of peaches on a tree
December 11, 2024

Virtual Texas Fruit Conference set for Jan. 10

Two feral pigs at night in the brush
December 4, 2024

Preempting African swine fever in Texas with research

Scientists assess a tick’s potential to spread disease in Southern U.S.

A man in a toque eats a mealworm taco
December 4, 2024

Exploring insects as food

Students taste test tacos with unconventional ingredients

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

closeup of a red ant on a green plant leaf.
December 2, 2024

Urban pest management conference set for Jan. 8-10 in College Station

Workshops provide integrated pest management insights and continuing education units

Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, also known as the cattle fever tick.
November 27, 2024

Breakthrough could revolutionize future of tick control

Research collaboration lays foundation for genetic tools to control cattle fever ticks

Three individuals, two men and a woman pose with two of them holding awards
November 11, 2024

USDA honors Texas A&M AgriLife faculty

Gillett-Kaufman and Paudyal receive national awards at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities annual meeting

The hands of a researcher, with blue gloves on, tending to plants being grown in a controlled environment
November 8, 2024

Controlled environment horticulture conference set for Dec. 5 in Dallas

Event offers in-person and virtual attendance options

A man wearing a cowboy hat and jeans is seated on a set of stairs while holding an acoustic guitar.
November 6, 2024

First-generation students celebrated by College

Four students share their experiences for National First-Generation College Celebration

a green armyworm on a green branch
November 1, 2024

Annual fall pest management seminar slated for Nov. 20 in Dallas

Event includes full day of pesticide applicator training

closeup of a corn leafhopper. it is brownish in color with two black spots between its eyes
November 1, 2024

Corn leafhopper reemerging in Texas, other states

Yield losses, potential red stunt disease cause growers concern

A man driving a tractor spraying a field
November 1, 2024

Online pesticide program offered Nov. 21

Course will offer five continuing education units