Department Updates

Rainwater harvesting, turf management training Sept. 20-21 in Boerne and San Antonio

September 18th, 2018

By: AgriLife TodayContacts: John W Smith, 979-845-2761, [email protected]. Becky Grubbs, 979-845-3041, [email protected]. Diane Boellstorff, 979-458-3562, [email protected] Hejl, 979-845-5252, [email protected] Marlowe, 210-302-3624, [email protected] Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program is hosting two residential rainwater harvesting and turf management trainings in Boerne and San Antonio on Sept. 20 and 21, respectively. The… Read More →

4th Annual Women’s Stewardship Conference in Fredericksburg October 1-2

September 6th, 2018

By: Beth Ann LuedekerContact: Matt Brown, [email protected] The fourth annual women’s stewardship conference sponsored by the Bennett Trust and Texas A&M AgriLife will be held October 1 -2 at The Inn on Barron’s Creek in Fredericksburg, Texas. This year’s conference, “Empowering Women – New Stewardship Traditions”, will include presentations and discussions of land stewardship followed… Read More →

Extension Turfgrass Specialist joins faculty in Dallas

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 →

Summer intern benefits water programs

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 →

Water-wise Tips for Turfgrass offered

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 →

Turfgrass researchers gather in College Station

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 →

Texas A&M releases new Ace cowpea

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 →

Engineered cotton uses weed-suppression chemical as nutrient

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 →

Guar producer uses Texas A&M AgriLife support to prompt revisions in NRCS guidelines

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 →

Corn Whiskey Research in Aggieland

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 →