June 5th, 2017
Analytical tool research will aid screening of potential corn lines Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Seth Murray, 979-845-3041, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M AgriLife Research will receive $490,000 over a three-year period as part of an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, project grant to develop analytical tools and determine if these can… Read More →
May 1st, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. David Baltensperger, 979-845-3041, [email protected]. David Stelly, 979-845-2745, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Dr. David Stelly has been named the Cotton Researcher of the Year by the International Cotton Advisory Committee, known as ICAC. Since being formed in 1938, ICAC’s global role has been to raise awareness of emerging issues,… Read More →
April 28th, 2017
Improvements equal to 3 billion-plus loaves of bread annually Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, [email protected] AMARILLO – At least 3 billion loaves of bread in the Texas Panhandle alone every year – that’s the difference Texas A&M AgriLife Research is making, according to hosts of the annual Wheat Field Day. … Read More →
April 26th, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Richard White, 979-845-1550, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – The grand opening of the ScottsMiracle-Gro Lawn and Garden Research Facility, located on Texas A&M University property at 3100 F&B Road in College Station, has been set for May 3. The new facility is part of a long-term agreement among ScottsMiracle-Gro,… Read More →
April 24th, 2017
Conservation cropping systems, crop rotation focus of Rolling Plains study Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Curtis Adams, 940-552-9941, [email protected]. Paul DeLaune, 940-552-9941, [email protected] VERNON – Conservation practices are a growing part of cropping systems in the Rolling Plains, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists who are helping producers look at the big picture,… Read More →
March 29th, 2017
February 23rd, 2017
Dr. Bir Bahadur Singh (BB) was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) and presented with a Certifcate and a Rossette Pin during its Annual Meeting at Boston MA on Feb.18, 2016. This Award was in recognition of his research work on breeding short duration varieties of pigeon pea,… Read More →
February 6th, 2017
Advancement made in battle of major disease in the Great Plains Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Shuyu Liu, 806-677-5600, [email protected]. Chor Tee Tan, 806-677-5600, [email protected] AMARILLO – The Wsm2 gene is located on chromosome 3BS in wheat and most recently eight tightly linked flanking markers have been identified and mapped. To most, that… Read More →
January 9th, 2017
Goal to make dramatic improvements to wheat yields Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Shuyu Liu, 806-677-5600, [email protected] AMARILLO – Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s wheat genetic and breeding programs will have genes in play when a multi-state, multi-agency project establishes a nationally coordinated consortium to advance wheat yields. The Wheat Coordinated Agricultural Project, titled… Read More →
December 9th, 2016
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] BRYAN – Dr. David Baltensperger, head of the department of soil and crop sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, has received the Norman Borlaug Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Plant Protection Association. Baltensperger received the award for contributions to the association and to Texas agriculture. The award… Read More →
