This spring semester marked the beginning of a unique course opportunity for students within the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to explore wildlife conservation through the lens of a multifaceted practice that has sustained humans for millennia and is foundational to …
Farmers Business Network (FBN), the global AgTech platform and farmer-to-farmer network today announced FBN Livestock has partnered with Boveta Nutrition to deliver a proprietary feeding system for beef cattle that improves feed efficiency and carcass yield while reducing methane gas emissio…
With a heart for assisting people and animals, becoming a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery, DAR, agent fulfilled a passion for Bryan Davis.
The Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute at Texas A&M is researching an insect that has plagued humans for thousands of years – locusts.
Texas strawberry growers expect better yields and quality following back-to-back disappointing seasons, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Snakes, whether we like them or fear them, are becoming more active this time of year and activity will increase as spring temperatures climb.
The Texas A&M McGregor Research Center will host a field day on May 18 at 773 Ag Farm Road, McGregor. The event will start at 8:30 a.m. with onsite registration and will conclude at 3 p.m.
The Texas A&M McGregor Research Center will host a field day on May 18 at 773 Ag Farm Road, McGregor. The event will start at 8:30 a.m. with onsite registration and will conclude at 3 p.m.
A Ranch-Raised Beef Conference will be hosted on June 1-2 in College Station by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science.
LINCOLN, Neb. — America’s cattle sector could benefit greatly by adopting a set standard for proficiency levels in animal care and handling. University of Nebraska scientist Ruth Woiwode, drawing on her expertise in animal behavior, is working to address that challenge.
I’m going to hop up on a soapbox for a second, it’s not something I normally do. I have worked at this paper for over 20 years now, and I have seen some things. I am one of the few people that is actually in advertising but also have a toe in the editorial side as well. In my times here, I h…
A lone longhorn, Dante, traveled from Austin all the way to Aggieland to have his horns saved by Texas A&M veterinarians. Luckily, they didn’t have to “saw em’ off,” as the saying goes in the known rivalry between Texas A&M Aggies and the University of Texas Longhorns.
Maria Martínez constantly calculates how much water is left in the 2,000-gallon tank that sits outside her home near El Paso.
A lone longhorn, Dante, traveled from Austin all the way to Aggieland to have his horns saved by Texas A&M veterinarians. Luckily, they didn’t have to “saw em’ off,” as the saying goes in the known rivalry between Texas A&M Aggies and the University of Texas Longhorns.
Maria Martínez constantly calculates how much water is left in the 2,000-gallon tank that sits outside her home near El Paso.
CLEVER, Mo. — Load ’em up and ship ’em out.
CLEVER, Mo. — Load ’em up and ship ’em out.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present “Where’s the Beef? Legal and Economic Considerations for Direct Beef Sales” on May 8 in Conroe and Sept. 12 in Decatur.
Planning ahead can help make breeding season a success.
What can Texans do when their neighbors are unsightly, smelly and have the habit of relieving themselves wherever they like?
Fertilizer prices spiked over the past few years amid supply and demand issues, and that’s when Katie Lewis, Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil scientist in Lubbock, took on several projects to examine manure-based fertilizers and their management in cropping systems.
Reproduction issues are a major concern for livestock producers as they can greatly affect their bottom line and ultimately impact the cost of meat for consumers. Reproductive failure in livestock species results in millions of dollars of profits lost annually, according to the U.S. Departme…
Prolonged high stocking rates and overgrazing by livestock can result in significantly less soil organic carbon and soil fertility on rangeland, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife-led study, which assessed key soil health indicators to determine the ecological effects of different grazing…
Cameron Castillo, an agricultural economics major, has always been interested in politics, policy and agriculture. So, when he learned about the Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy internship program in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, he decided to turn his …
As we ease into spring, my wife has declared that she wants new patio furniture. The outdoors is my realm, so I have been tasked with acquiring the new furniture, although she did have several suggestions.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Warren Rusche, assistant professor and South Dakota State University Extension feedlot specialist, for the SDSU website March 24.
From the arid vistas of Palo Duro Canyon to the humid coastal marshes of Sea Rim State Park, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department conserves and manages nearly 1.4 million acres of the state’s most precious natural and cultural resources at its network of state parks, natural areas, histor…
Texas residents have a new fisheries management program specialist as a go-to resource for science-based recommendations regarding private ponds.
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