Texas A&M AgriLife

VECTOR, will focus on a range of vectors from mosquitoes, fleas and ticks like these brown dog ticks. (Photo by Courtney Sacco, Texas A&M AgriLife.)
Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas

Computer-based model could mitigate cattle fever tick outbreaks

Texas A&M researchers are assimilating this information into an interactive, computer-based tool to prevent cattle fever tick infestations. Read More

Top-performing wheat varieties across Texas were announced by Texas A&M AgriLife experts in their annual Wheat Grain “Picks” List. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Southern Region, Texas, Wheat

Top wheat ‘Picks’ list released by AgriLife Extension

Juan Anciso, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable specialist, Weslaco, offers three main tips to make it easier to pick a good, ripe watermelon this summer. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Three tips to pick out a sweet watermelon



Beef Grades 101: Select, Choice or Prime?

  • By Brooke McDonald │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
The TexasET app can help farmers optimize their irrigation timing. The app calculates crop-specific water recommendations based on a plant’s growth stage. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

TexasET app provides tailored irrigation recommendations for crops

(Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller)

Protect pets during the dog days of summer

Monarch butterfly. (Photo courtesy of Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund.)

Creating a migratory oasis for monarchs

Mosquito season is upon us. Understanding where these pesky blood-sucking pests develop can help you reduce their populations around your home and protect you from bites. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Mosquito season: How to control and prevent bites

Texas barbecue has become an iconic culinary and cultural dish. The Brisketeers and pitmasters around the state continue to push the boundaries of the low and slow science behind barbecue. (Courtney Sacco, Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Top barbecue tips from the ‘Three Brisketeers’

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory officials are reminding pet owners that with rising mosquito populations comes the need for testing and prevention against heartworms. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Dog owners encouraged to be aware of heartworm risk as temperatures rise

  • By Mallory Pfeifer │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
The Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association is helping prepare the field for planting. (Susan Himes/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M AgriLife and Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association team up on ‘field of dreams’