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closeup of diesel nut peanuts
October 17, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife to develop market for high-oil peanuts

Peanut breeders establishing new opportunity to support U.S. growers

closeup of peanuts
October 16, 2024

Texas peanut production climbs in 2024

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A sign sitting atop a large wood square says Corn Maze This Way
October 16, 2024

Three reasons to visit the annual Fightin’ Texas Aggie Corn Maze

The Texas A&M Agronomy Society invites you to experience and explore corn production via the family-friendly event

Three beef cattle grazing in a pasture
October 11, 2024

Annual Beef Cattle and Forage Management Seminar set for Oct. 28 in Franklin

Program will offer seven hours of continuing education units

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

a rocky shoreline long a river bend
October 9, 2024

Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Matagorda Bay watersheds set for Oct. 30

Area residents are invited to the free program.

A sack filled with green army worms
October 8, 2024

Texas forage producers battling fall armyworms

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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

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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

A closeup of cotton on a stalk in a field
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

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