Texas and Oklahoma name new state cotton Extension specialists

Ron Gill

Low-stress stockmanship

Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences graduate student Jessica Atkin was able to produce the first chickpea seeds in a 75% mixture of simulated moondust. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Jessica Atkin)

From moon ‘dust’ to moon ‘soil’

Freeze damaged trees may not make it after this latest cold snap, but homeowners should give high-value plants a chance to recover before removing them. ‘Looking dead’ is not necessarily dead in many cases. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Courtney Sacco)

‘Learn to live with ugly’ after freeze damage

Carlie Rogers found her passion working with pigs in the Texas A&M Swine Center at the O. D. Butler Jr. Animal Science Complex as a student worker. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Michael Miller.)

Animal Science student finds new passion working at swine center

Break in packing stuff for a trip (Photo: iStock - KatarzynaBialasiewicz)

Stressing out about holiday travel?

Julie Howe, Ph.D., professor and associate department head for undergraduate programs in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, is dedicated to finding research solutions to environmental challenges, teaching the next generation of soil scientists and providing extension outreach that helps Texas agriculture producers and industry advance. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

Changing the world through the science of soil

Rain and hail were extremely detrimental to cotton crops in the High Plains. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Sporadic rainfall brings relief to parts of Texas