Department Updates

AgriLife Extension studies new grass control technology in grain sorghum

October 13th, 2015

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Jourdan Bell, 806-677-5600, [email protected] AMARILLO – Acetolactate synthase inhibiting herbicides have been used to control grass weeds in crop production such as corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat, but only recently has this technology been available in grain sorghum, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist said.   Better known…

Resisting rust in Texas

October 9th, 2015

October 07, 2015 By Rup Chakravorty Wheat, from breads and pastries to beer and pastas, is an integral part of diets. Farmers produced about 730 million tons of wheat globally in 2014. It serves as the staple food for more than 35% of the world’s population – around 2.5 billion people – according to the…

Aggies in the Mississippi Delta

October 7th, 2015

Undergraduate students from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University recently traveled to Scott, Mississippi, to visit the Monsanto Learning Center. The center hosts thousands of visitors each year. It contains 130 acres of research and demonstration plots focused on cotton, corn and soybean production. The program at the center addresses…

Soil Science Society of America Announces 2015 Award Recipient

August 14th, 2015

MADISON, WI, Jun 30, 2015 – The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) announces the following 2015 award recipient to be formally presented at the SSSA Awards Ceremony on 2015-11-18 during the scientific society’s International Annual Meeting, Nov. 15-18, 2015, Minneapolis, MN. The annual awards are presented for outstanding contributions to soil science through education, national and international service, and…