Soil and Crop Sciences

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a man stands in the middle of a group with an award
November 12, 2025

Faculty Affairs’ IMPACT celebration builds scholarly community

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty recognized at event

The Lampasas River
November 10, 2025

Whole watershed testing program set for Nov. 19-20 in Lampasas

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

A tractor spraying a field
November 4, 2025

AgriLife Extension hosts Nov.19 online pesticide program 

Course to offer five continuing education units

A student cuts corn with a hoe.
October 30, 2025

Homegrown tradition: Students bring Aggie corn maze to life

From soil to stalk, students work over three months to prepare for late October opening

man holding a white drone
October 24, 2025

Emerging soil scientist cultivates future in cotton sustainability

Texas A&M graduate student Chris Cobos leads research on water conservation practices, crop rotations

The top portion of a windmill against a cloudy sky
October 16, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Oct. 27-28 in Walker, Grimes counties

Residents are invited to water well screenings and results meetings

Two hands holding a bunch of discolored rice stalks
October 15, 2025

AgriLife Research leads rice delphacid and hoja blanca virus studies

Scientists mapping pest behavior, identifying viral drivers and shaping new producer guidance for 2026 planting

Cattle in a tall ryegrass pasture.
October 8, 2025

Dry spell weighs on Texas’ cool-season forage planting

water flowing through rocks
October 3, 2025

Texas Watershed Steward event set for Oct. 20 in Cameron

Workshop will cover Big Elm, Deer, Pond, Middle Yegua and Brushy creeks

Rows of cotton in a field
September 25, 2025

Crosby and Floyd County Field Day set for Oct. 10

Event includes tours of Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation trials

water samples and a form to be filled out
September 24, 2025

AgriLife Extension offers private water well screening in Bexar County on Oct. 7

Bexar County residents can get well water sampled for bacteria, E. coli

peanuts in their red skins and one in a cracked open shell
September 23, 2025

Moisture, low row-crop prices prompt possible record Texas peanut production

Texas Crop and Weather Report - Sept. 23, 2025

A line of beakers filled with water samples
September 23, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Blanco County Oct. 6-7 in Johnson City

Residents are invited to water well screenings and results meetings

Texas A&M AgriLife in white against a maroon background
September 19, 2025

AgriLife Research adds small grains geneticist in Amarillo

Zhang brings genomics and bioinformatics skills to wheat research

a rice plant affected by hoja blanca caused by the rice dephacid
September 18, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife tackles rice delphacid devastation

Texas A&M AgriLife experts are serving as key research and Extension partners in a new multistate response led by USA Rice to address the devastating spread of rice delphacid, an invasive pest now threatening thousands of acres across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

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September 18, 2025

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates faculty, staff and students

Annual ‘College Connect’ event honors outstanding achievements, new and promoted faculty

cattle graze in a field with taller plants on one half and grass on the other
September 17, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife releases cover crop grazing guidance

New fact sheets help producers balance soil health, forage production and profitability in Southern Great Plains

A pair of hands touching turf grass
September 17, 2025

Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day set for Oct. 8 in College Station

Participants can tour research plots, learn about new turfgrass varieties

A creek flowing between tree-lined banks
September 15, 2025

Stream cleanup for Geronimo and Alligator creeks slated for Oct. 4

Annual event aims to remove litter from stream banks, roadways and other public spaces

cotton crop and irrigation behind it
September 10, 2025

Resilient Cropping Systems Tour set for Sept. 24 at Plainview

Texas A&M AgriLife event will highlight research and innovative practices in producers’ fields