August 13th, 2018
By: Gabe Saldana Contact: Dr. Lindsey Hoffman,[email protected] Efficient varieties and informed management practices can help Texans make the most of turfgrasses’ natural human health and environmental benefits, said the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s new turfgrass specialist. Dr. Lindsey Hoffman assumed her post at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas July… Read More →
August 13th, 2018
By: Beth Ann Luedeker Contact: Dr. Jake Mowrer – [email protected] Makayla Faldyn, who will begin her senior year at Texas A&M in just a few weeks, spent her summer as a water resource restoration and protection intern with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension water program in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. “I have… Read More →
August 13th, 2018
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Becky Grubbs, 979-845-0603, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Lawn owners may be second-guessing their regular maintenance practices, especially in the hottest and driest months. Dr. Becky Grubbs, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service turfgrass specialist in the Department of Soil and Crops Sciences in College Station, has published a Water-Wise Checklist… Read More →
August 13th, 2018
By: Beth Ann Luedeker Contact: Dr. Ben Wherley – [email protected] Members of a collaborative research project funded by the USDA Specialty Crops Research Initiative recently met at the Scotts Miracle-Gro turfgrass facility at Texas A&M University for an update on the project. The group is studying the persistence, survival and recovery of warm-season turfgrasses under… Read More →
August 13th, 2018
Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Gerald Smith, 903-834-6191, [email protected] A new forage cowpea variety – Ace – blends a number of desirable characteristics into into a well-rounded option for livestock, wildlife and improved soil health, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research expert. Ace is a small-seed cowpea cultivar developed for forage and… Read More →
July 16th, 2018
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677- 5608, [email protected]. Keerti Rathore, 979-862-4795, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – A newly developed fertilizer system will provide nutrition to engineered cotton crops worldwide and a deadly dose to weeds that are increasingly herbicide resistant, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study. The new system applies phosphite to cotton crops engineered to… Read More →
July 12th, 2018
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Curtis Adams, 940-552-9941, [email protected]. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, [email protected] VERNON – When a Texas Rolling Plains guar producer found himself to be potentially out of compliance with government guidelines, he turned to Texas A&M AgriLife to help get the guidelines updated. Guar has been grown in Texas for more than a… Read More →
July 12th, 2018
Story and Photos by Beth Ann Luedeker Dr. Seth Murray, Texas A&M Soil and Crop Sciences Associate Professor and Butler Chair, primarily focuses his research on improving the productivity, sustainability and quality of agriculture production through scientific research; most of his work is in corn (maize). He has recently branched out, slightly, to help his… Read More →
July 12th, 2018
Written by: Beth Ann Luedeker Part of President Michael Young’s excellence program, X-Grants is an interdisciplinary program intended to find creative solutions to some of the most important challenges facing the global society. Several projects selected to receive X-Grants funding include Soil and Crop Sciences faculty. “CRISPER Gene Editing for Healthier Foods and Crop Resistance”… Read More →
July 12th, 2018
Story and Photos by : Beth Ann LuedekerContact: Vanessa Corriher-Olson [email protected] Landowners fight a constant battle against invasive species of plants. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Soil and Crop Sciences professor and AgriLife Extension forage specialist from Overton provided several control options for yaupon during the 32nd Annual O.D. Butler Forage Field Day and Camp Cooley Ranch…. Read More →
