Southern Region

Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire departments respond to a wildfire in Central Texas. (Texas A&M Forest Service)
Disaster, Farmland, Fire, Land, Ranchland, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas

Wildfire Awareness Month highlights proactive safety strategies

Texas A&M Forest Service is highlighting how Texans can prevent wildfires and prepare for when they occur during Wildfire Awareness Month. Read More

The yellow fever (Aedes aegypti) mosquito, one of two species connected to Zika, is not commonly found in Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of CDC/James Gathany.)
Ag News, New Mexico, Regional Roundup, Southern Region

New Mexico urges use of West Nile virus vaccine

Carolina Brandani, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil scientist, with-equipment. (Kay Ledbetter/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Regional Roundup, Soil Health, Southern Region, Texas

AgriLife Research soil scientist tackles semiarid environment



The annual King of the Ring auctioneer competition included eight contestants and more than 7,000 head of cattle on July 27 at Winter Livestock, Dodge City, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

High Plains cattle sales report

Courtesy photo

Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center recognized

Wet, humid conditions make fusarium head blight a concern for wheat 

Oklahoma State University Extension specialists and industry experts will collaborate and share the latest research-based information about the pecan industry at the 2025 Oklahoma Pecan Growers Association Annual Convention and Trade Show slated June 5-7. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Pecan growers gear up for annual meeting and trade show

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
The winning Texas A&M Wool Judging Teams display their plaques and the other prizes they collected for winning both grand and reserve at the Intercollegiate National Wool Judging competition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. (Shawn Ramsey/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M wool judging teams sweep title

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

System brought added moisture to parts of the High Plains

At the end of March, students of Mary Foltz, assistant professor in the OSU School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, placed chambers in Oklahoma State University wheat fields to measure carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Environmental solutions through cover cropping

Oklahoma National Stockyards under contract