Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Beef Cattle Short Course
beef, Beef, Education, Livestock, Southern Region, Texas

Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 3-5

The three-day annual event offers producers more than 50 hours of training and 20 courses covering beef cattle production. Read More

Texas wheat producers faced myriad challenges this growing season between drought, diseases and pests. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Southern Region, Texas, Wheat

Texas wheat: More problems than bright spots this year

Sunflowers (Photo courtesy of Amberlyn Brown.)
Alfalfa, Hemp, Other Crops, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Sunflowers, Texas

Alternative crops offer producers diversification

Andreea Botezatu pours wine into a Texas A&M branded glass. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

5 wine myths debunked by a Texas A&M wine scientist

  • By Mamie Hertel │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Male and female pasture mealybugs side by side on blades of grass. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers

  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Producers in many parts of the state continue to irrigate and hope for rain while producers in other parts of the Texas have faced challenges related to excessive moisture. But overall, most areas of the state have received some relief from rain over the past 90 days. (Hannah Harrison -Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas growing conditions split by rain: improved moisture, lingering drought

  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
A new statewide alert system designed to notify Texans about agricultural threats, wildlife diseases, invasive pests and quarantine actions is now available through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.(Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

AgriLife Extension launches statewide agriculture alert system

Herd of cows standing in pond, cooling down. (iStock-#1312534386 │ imamember)

How to prevent heat stress in cattle

  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Jake Mowrer, Ph.D., is the new director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory in College Station. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mowrer takes helm of AgriLife Extension Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory

  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) on Friday, Jun 06, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M AgriLife responds after New World screwworm found in Texas

  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Leadership from across The Texas A&M University System joined representatives from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas 4-H to officially open the new Texas 4-H program headquarters. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

New Texas 4-H headquarters opens