Texas A&M AgriLife

Carolina Brandani holds soil on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Canyon, Texas. (Michael Miller\/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Regional Roundup, Soil Health, Southern Region, Texas

Funding available for Texas row crop and vegetable producers

A conservation program is helping Texas farmers, ranchers and small forest landowners reduce risk while improving long-term soil health. Read More

The 2026 watermelon season has been a difficult one for Texas growers. Wet conditions created a number of issues and poor prices exacerbated those issues. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Other Crops, Weather

Wet weather, low prices put damper on Texas watermelon season

New World screwworm larvae. (Photo courtesy USDA APHIS.)
Disease, Livestock

Gov. Abbott launches free New World screwworm inspector training

A Texas A&M research team is developing high-oil peanut varieties.(Photo courtesy Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.)

How Texas is perfecting the peanut

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

Choosing a sorghum silage hybrid

Texas A&M AgriLife opens High Plains Research and Extension Center 

Alisson Santana, Ph.D., an assistant professor and Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist, will research pest management issues and work with producers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Weslaco. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Santana to help fight ag pests at Weslaco

Irrigation supplies along the U.S.-Mexico border are tightening as regional watersheds that replenish critical reservoirs have not received rainfall. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Drought conditions intensify across Texas

Dave Begmeier

Vigilance key to stopping New World screwworm

Rabi Mohtar, Ph.D. (far left) is co-chair of the World Water Congress and attended its opening ceremony. (International Water Resources Association)

Texas A&M experts spotlight water solutions at World Water Congress