Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

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

Alternative crops offer producers diversification

Alternative crops continue to provide Texas farmers with valuable options for diversification and late-season planting opportunities. Read More

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

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

Male and female pasture mealybugs side by side on blades of grass. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Pests, Southern Region, Texas

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers

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

Taking precautions before and after you venture into places that make ideal hiding spots for chiggers can prevent the itchy, scratchy bites they can leave behind. (Chris Swann/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Chigger season tips to beat the itch

  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Ripe milo or grain sorghum field. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Grain grading workshop set for Aug. 12-13

  • By Leslee Hackett │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension