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Black smoke and flames can been seen engulfing a field as high winds reignited parts of the Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami, Texas on Saturday, Mar 02, 2024. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Plan ahead with wildfire prevention and mitigation tips

Pumpkin patch in Bryan, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2021, in San Antonio. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

It’s science: Why a pumpkin is actually a fruit

Fence is fixed at the OSU South Range research facility at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater on Monday, May 12, 2025. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

5 States Beef Conference returns with two-day event

From left, First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump listen as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks. (Photo courtesy of White House.)

3 tips to pick out a sweet watermelon

Texas grapes. (Photo courtesy of Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension.)
Watermelons are a summertime tradition. Seasonal demand typically peaks around Fourth of July, and Texas producers continue to harvest the fruit. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Watermelon prices not so sweet for Texas growers

Expansion of AgriLife Extension’s beekeeping program has been an effort supported by the Texas Legislature and the Texas Beekeepers Association to meet the growing demand for science-based knowledge, instruction and resources that serves backyard beekeepers to commercial pollinator and honey production operations statewide. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Backyard beekeeper training takes flight