Photo courtesy of U.S. Wheat Associates.

Texas harvest underway and specialist notes two bacterial diseases

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ’94 has invited Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to tour Texas A&M AgriLife to gain a greater understanding of how agriculture is the solution to a healthier America. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Rollins, Kennedy tour Texas A&M AgriLife to connect agriculture and health

  • By Kay Ledbetter │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
The corn crop is shaping up well across the state in areas that received recent rains. While prices are strong now, they are not expected to remain as high as they are under market pressures. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas producers plant corn amid strong, but uncertain markets

Cactus wren in Texas. (Adobe Stock │ #343250623 - Tom)

Texas A&M wildlife management program recognized

Dropping broiler chicken fertility rates would result in decreased production efficiency, which in turn increases costs for the industry and ultimately consumers. The research provided the first clear assessment of the egg fertility issue and a forecast for the future if corrective measures aren’t taken within the poultry industry. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M study predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates

Ten colorful chicken eggs in carton box. (iStock │ #1089787168 - diamant24)

Why are eggs different colors?

Keeff Felty, past president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, and an Oklahoma farmer, remains optimistic about wheat’s potential. (Courtesy photo.)

Wheat boosters look for ways to increase acres

(Photo courtesy of iStock.)

Drought’s reach was felt on Texas’ corn crop