Chiggers are non-burrowing mites and do not transmit disease. (Shutterstock │ #1079715854 - Jay Ondreicka)

Chigger season tips to beat the itch

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund distributes $900,000

Firefighters battle flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

Texas panhandle fire losses exceed $123 million

Texas 4-H members in Rusk County recently produced quilts to be awarded to three WWII veterans during Military Appreciation Month. (Liz Buckner-Cross/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas 4-H wraps current, former military members in Quilts of Valor

Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Moving into the next stage of Panhandle wildfire recovery

The total solar eclipse is expected to last over 4 minutes as it tracks across the Texas sky on April 8. Not only will the sky darken, but many animals will sense changes in temperature and wind speed. (Photo: Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

How do animals react to a solar eclipse?

  • By Ashley Vargo │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
The eggs you dye for Easter should ideally be on the smaller side for the best results. Larger eggs will tend to be splotchier and less uniform in color. (Adam Russell/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eggs to dye for, eggs to eat

Figuring out how to introduce healthy eating habits might seem overwhelming at first, but you don’t need to make too many changes at once. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)

How to make healthy eating habits stick in the new year