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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Cow Calf, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Lacey Vilhauer, Land, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Southern Region

Pasture mealybug threatens Texas grasslands and forage  

Pasture mealybug is damaging Texas forage, with infestations confirmed across 95 counties and researchers studying control methods. Read More

Sandburs are nasty little weed seed pods with sharp spines. Ridding your lawn of them takes some time and effort, but it can save you some real pain around the house. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Home and Family, Outdoors

How to get rid of sandburs and grass stickers for good

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)
Forage Crops, Regional Roundup, Soil Health, Southern Region, Texas, Water

Mowrer named director of testing lab

Southern Plains drought webinar discusses weather, agriculture 

  • May 22, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
Beekeeper checking a honeycomb full of bees and honey in the cells of his hive. (Photo: iStock - Diego Cerro Jimenez)

West Texas beekeeping field day April 18

  • April 10, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Buffalo wings with mugs of beer. (Adobe Stock │ #332735758 - alex9500)

Chicken wing prices fall despite sky-high demand for The Big Game

  • February 4, 2026
  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Pasture mealybug (Courtesy photo.)

Texas issues urgent alert issued on pasture mealybug

  • December 19, 2025
  • By hpj-editorial
Farmers and ranchers facing stressful times can receive free counseling and education through FarmHope, a collaboration between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M Health Telehealth Institute. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

FarmHope expands mental health care and education to ag industry

  • December 16, 2025
  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Pasture mealybug (Courtesy photo.)

Texas issues urgent alert issued on pasture mealybug

  • December 10, 2025
  • By hpj-editorial
Texas A&M Beef Sustainability Summit

Beef sustainability summit Dec. 8-9

  • December 3, 2025
  • By hpj-editorial
Oranges are processed after being harvested at US Citrus on Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024, in Hargill, Texas. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Texas citrus shows heavy crop, smaller fruit

  • November 19, 2025
  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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