Texas A&M AgriLife

Equine, Dairy, Sheep and Goats, Regional Roundup, Sheep and Goats, Southern Region, Texas

Texas A&M aims to breed parasite-resistant sheep

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are working to breed sheep that stay healthy and productive despite persistent threats. Read More

Texas wheat producers faced myriad challenges this growing season between drought, diseases and pests. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas, Wheat

Texas Wheat releases 2026 Variety Guide

Planning meals and integrating seasonal produce can help you eat healthy and save money in the process. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Health & Wellness, Home and Family

How to eat healthy on a budget

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

Funding available for Texas row crop and vegetable producers

  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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)

Wet weather, low prices put damper on Texas watermelon season

New World screwworm larvae. (Photo courtesy USDA APHIS.)

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