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October 4, 2024

Fall Community Stream Cleanup for Geronimo and Alligator creeks will be held Oct. 19

Annual event removes litter from streambanks, roadways and other public spaces

Valve for opening and closing flow of irrigation water to help soil conditions
October 1, 2024

Soil moisture conditions expected to worsen across state

Texas Crop and Weather Report

September 27, 2024

Eagle Mountain Lake water quality training set for Oct. 15

Workshop includes discussion on watershed systems, types and sources of water pollution

September 23, 2024

Turf management and rainwater harvesting training set for Oct. 4 in New Braunfels

Free soil testing will be available

September 19, 2024

Registration for David McKnight ’73 Ranch Management University open

Workshop provides crash course to new or inexperienced ranchers and landowners

September 19, 2024

Remembering ‘Pere’ Bekewe

Scholarship memorializes Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences former graduate student

September 19, 2024

Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for Oct. 3 in Comfort

Area residents are invited to attend the free workshop

September 17, 2024

Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for Oct. 1 in Medina

Area residents are invited to attend the free workshop

September 12, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel approach to minimize nitrogen loss in crops

Biological nitrification inhibition trait in sorghum may allow reduced fertilizer use and greenhouse gas emissions

September 10, 2024

Cypress Creek, Blanco River water quality training set for Sept. 24 in Wimberley

Workshop to help residents learn about water resources, local watershed protection

September 9, 2024

Private water well screenings set for Port Lavaca and Bay City Sept. 23-24 

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

September 5, 2024

Climate-Smart Cotton Field Day set for Sept. 18 in Plainview

Event to feature tours of three innovation farms, regenerative agriculture focus group 

September 5, 2024

Alternative crops offer options when weather doesn’t cooperate

Texas Crop and Weather Report

September 4, 2024

Fourth annual McLennan County Harvest Celebration Sept. 26 in Crawford

Event provides opportunity to visit with agriculture supporters and vendors

August 29, 2024

Rolling Plains Field Day scheduled for Sept. 19 in Vernon

Three general continuing education units offered to participants

August 28, 2024

Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership meeting set for Sept. 17

Partnership strives to restore and protect local water quality

Kyle Field at Texas A&M University, with a clear morning sky, as two workers apply fresh white paint to the SEC logo on the green turf. The stadium's large, empty stands and scoreboard loom in the background, emphasizing the preparation for an upcoming football game.
August 26, 2024

From turfgrass to touchdowns

How Aggie turfgrass science students keep Kyle Field game day ready

August 23, 2024

South Plains private water well screenings set for Sept. 16-20

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

August 20, 2024

Cotton crop faring better than past two drought years

Texas Crop and Weather Report

August 20, 2024

Central Texas Turf and Pest Management Workshop set for Sept. 10 in Hewitt

Continuing education units will be offered to pesticide applicator license holders