Texas A&M AgriLife

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

Gov. Abbott launches free New World screwworm inspector training

Gov. Greg Abbott announced the launch of a free online course to expand the number of certified New World Screwworm inspectors across Texas. Read More

A Texas A&M research team is developing high-oil peanut varieties.(Photo courtesy Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications.)
Other Crops, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas

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)
Animal Health, Disease, Livestock, Southern Region, Texas

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

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

West Texas cattle on ranch land near Fort Stockton, Texas on Tuesday, Dec 06, 2022. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Texas A&M AgriLife, Ranchbot to advance agricultural technology

Private property signs cover a gate on some land in West Texas on Monday, Dec 05, 2022. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)

Enhanced biosecurity training helps beef cattle producers secure operations