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A rose bush filled with large pink rose blooms.
February 11, 2025

Rose pruning tips for stronger, more vibrant flowers

Annual rose pruning helps prevent disease, promotes growth and encourages blooms

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

Texas A&M AgriLife in white against a maroon background
February 7, 2025

Board of Regents honors Texas A&M AgriLife professionals

Seven leaders across Texas A&M AgriLife recognized for exceptional contributions to people of Texas

Andrej Svyantek, Ph.D. He is wearing a dark jacket with a light blue short
February 5, 2025

Horticultural crop breeder joins Texas A&M

Svyantek brings plant breeding, genetic expertise for Texas’ small fruit crops

A white placard that reads "Sims Family" with a drawing of a man playing the trumpet sits in front of a bouqet of flowers.
February 3, 2025

Flowers for our Aggie family

Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student brings comfort through flowers to grieving Aggie families

pecans on a tree
January 31, 2025

61st annual Texas Pecan Short Course slated for Feb. 18-21 in Somerville

Four-day course includes both classroom learning, hands-on demonstrations

January 30, 2025

Advancing Texas Wine

The sun goes down at a vineyard.
January 30, 2025

Wine science and viticulture certificate program available online

Texas A&M AgriLife coursework teaches vineyard and winemaking expertise to professionals and enthusiasts alike

Portrait of a man, Lorenzo Rossi, Ph.D. he is wearing a light blue shirt with a red stripped tie and a blue suit jacket.
January 24, 2025

Horticultural crop physiologist arrives in Aggieland

Rossi to focus on improving horticulture crop performance under stress

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

Head and shoulder photo of a man who is wearing white collared button-down shirt
January 10, 2025

New faculty redefining horticultural crop quality for human health

Darwish brings innovative plant research focused on improving performance and nutrition

January 8, 2025

Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence honor personnel

Individuals and teams recognized for exceptional contributions

A close up of someone pouring sparkling wine into a glass with another half full glass sitting in front of it.
December 26, 2024

Sparkling wine 101

AgriLife Extension viticulturist gives tips on selecting a sparkling wine

Cluster of muscadine grapes on the vine
December 23, 2024

First-of-its-kind project to improve muscadine grapes

Texas A&M AgriLife to provide expertise, field trial locations for $7 million effort to benefit grape growers

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

Bill McKinley in his floral design classroom surrounded by flowers, ornamental plants and decorations
December 13, 2024

A career of expanding the art and science of floral design

Bill McKinley to retire from Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences

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 collection of differently shaped wine glasses
December 11, 2024

Why your wine glass matters — and how to pick the right one

Make your parties sparkle as much as your beverage with a wine scientist’s advice on glassware

A pair of peaches on a tree
December 11, 2024

Virtual Texas Fruit Conference set for Jan. 10

hands planting a bare root tree
December 10, 2024

Proper tree planting for more ‘fruitful’ results

AgriLife Extension expert provides tips to establish and maintain fruit trees in Texas