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Young boy and toddler girl look at a monarch butterfly resting on his finger.
April 16, 2025

Hullabloom Fest on April 26 celebrates spring at The Gardens

Learn ways to help pollinators during a morning of fun and education

White broiler roosters.
April 10, 2025

Texas A&M study predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates

Statistical analysis forecasts further declines in ‘hatchability’ by 2050

A woman in a white blazer and red dress speaks into a microphone at a podium. The podium has the Texas A&M logo on it, and there is a banner that reads, "College of Agriculture and Life Sciences" beside her.
April 7, 2025

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences hosts Convocation

Students and faculty honored for leadership, scholarship and service at 69th annual event

Multi-colored eggs are photographed from above, some brown, others white, some faintly green or blue – arranged in a cardboard egg carton
April 1, 2025

Why are eggs different colors?

Eggs-ploring why chicken eggs are laid in different colors, shapes, shades

Black, brown and white chickens stand in a grassy yard with a wooden coop structure pictured behind them
March 17, 2025

Five things to know about raising backyard chickens

AgriLife Extension poultry expert shares essential tips for a healthy, happy flock

A chicken in a chicken house
March 17, 2025

AgriLife Extension will host Backyard Chicken seminar series starting March 31

Virtual workshops include chicken basics and egg grader training

a sun sets on ranchland
March 17, 2025

Texas A&M ranch management school offered April 14-17

Registration is open for new landowners and inexperienced ranchers

Two individuals holding turkey hens during a poultry judging event
March 7, 2025

AggieFest slated for March 29 in Bryan-College Station

A woman holding a package of chicken meat.
March 4, 2025

Chicken meat prices hold steady despite rising egg costs

Texas Crop and Weather Report - March 4, 2025

Dr. Chris Bailey sits talking to another individual
February 5, 2025

Bailey retires after 40-plus years of transformative work in poultry science

Texas A&M professor leaves a lasting impression on global poultry production through research and teaching

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

Stacked flats filled with white chicken eggs.
January 22, 2025

Egg prices continue to climb

Texas Crop and Weather Report

A roasted turkey sits atop a grill with a meat thermometer in it
November 6, 2024

Picking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey

Things to know when selecting your centerpiece bird

a person carves a turkey
November 5, 2024

Turkey prices low ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Texas Crop and Weather Report

A man, Samson Oladokun, Ph.D., wearing glasses and a purple shirt smiles into the camera outside a poultry science building at Texas A&M.
October 25, 2024

Samson Oladokun brings microbiome expertise to the Department of Poultry Science

Research focuses on harnessing the chicken microbiome to improve health and welfare

Three individuals standing in front of piles of wool during a wool judging clinic
October 18, 2024

AggieFest 2024 features judging clinics, contests and leadership development events

Event marks 17th year of providing opportunities for Texas A&M, FFA, 4-H students

College Connect programs
October 10, 2024

Faculty, staff and students celebrated at College Connect

The Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching award winners, tenure and promotion, new faculty also being recognized

October 4, 2024

AgriLife Extension will host Backyard Chicken seminar series starting Oct. 21

Virtual workshops include chicken basics and egg grader training

September 27, 2024

Department of Poultry Science hosting its annual Steak Fry on Oct. 12

Dinner caps off day of poultry judging and cornhole competition

September 18, 2024

Poultry camp and a passion for helping others

Immersive experience set Madison Perkins '27 on Department of Poultry Science path