coffee pouring to cup surrounded by coffee beans (Photo: iStock - iWichy)

Coffee science: Expert answers about your daily brew

The Texas pumpkin crop has a higher quality than last year, thanks to more favorable conditions. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Consistent summer rains spur this year’s Texas pumpkin harvest

Picked grapes sit in storage containers awaiting transport. Texas wine grape producers were reporting good to exceptional quality fruit this season. (Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Texas vineyards report high-quality wine grapes

Mississippi River levels were lowering at the start of September. The US Coast Guard implemented draft restrictions on Sept. 2, 2025, as the river at Memphis, Tennessee, began hitting negative numbers. Photo taken Sept. 2, 2025, in Crittenden County. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Katrina Wallace)

Basis sinking faster than the Mississippi at Memphis

Red grapes hanging on a vine. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas vineyards report high-quality wine grapes

Pecan Nut Cluster surrounded by yellow and green autumn leaves. (iStock │ #482448264 - Skapie777)

Texas pecans near harvest in challenging season

Rice plant. (Photo by Pixabay via Pexels.)

Trump inks trade deal with Japan to increase ag sales by $8 billion 

Different types of rice close up. (Adobe Stock │ #78180514 - Africa Studio)

Types of rice: What you need to know

  • By Susan Collins-Smith │ Mississippi State University Extension