2021 Soil Survey and Land Resource Workshop
February 9th, 2021
The 2021 SSLR workshop was held virtually February 4-5, 2021. Presentations
Department Updates
Baldi, Hague, Ibrahim receive Vice Chancellor Awards in Excellence
January 14th, 2021
Congratulations to Heather Baldi, LeAnn Hague, and Amir Ibrahim, Ph.D. who all received Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence this year. These awards recognize the commitment and outstanding contributions displayed by faculty, students and staff members across Texas A&M AgriLife. Teaching Awards The Graduate Student Teaching Award was presented to Heather Baldi, graduate research assistant, Department… Read More →
Adapting to the “New Normal”
August 7th, 2020
By: Beth Ann Luedeker Soil and Crop Sciences faculty and staff weigh in on the impact of COVID Change is inevitable, but this year it has been extreme. The COVID19 pandemic disrupted our personal and professional lives, creating an avalanche of change. Faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences will… Read More →
Sorghum producers see less damage by sugarcane aphids
August 7th, 2020
By: Adam Russell Grain sorghum producers are reporting sugarcane aphids in the High Plains, but the pest has made little impact on the Texas crop during 2020, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. But forage sorghum, an increasingly popular silage option, has experienced more significant losses, as producers and Texas A&M AgriLife scientists… Read More →
Three Big Country Wheat webinars set for August
August 7th, 2020
By: Susan Himes The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be presenting the annual Big Country Wheat Conference as webinars this year. The free event will run on three consecutive Thursdays starting Aug. 13 from noon to 1 p.m. each day. “We feel these online events will provide area producers with valuable information heading into… Read More →
Student recaps summer internship with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension water programs
August 7th, 2020
By: Beth Ann Luedeker For ten weeks this summer, Chase Murphy, a junior majoring in ecological restoration, participated in a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension internship program in water resource protection and restoration. He recently discussed his experiences with faculty, staff and students via Zoom. A main component of the internship, and a favorite part for… Read More →
Prominent researcher to lead Semi-Arid Agricultural Systems Institute
July 3rd, 2020
By: Chip Chandler A regional native and nationally prominent researcher in plant breeding has been hired as the director of the Semi-Arid Agricultural Systems Institute at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. Craig Bednarz, Ph.D., an Idalou native, began May 1 in a joint appointment by West Texas A&M, Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo… Read More →
Fast, accurate way to check peanut plants for healthy traits
July 3rd, 2020
By: Olga Kuchment The lengthy process of breeding better peanut plants can be sped up by using a biophysics technique, Raman spectroscopy. Texas A&M AgriLife biophysicists and plant breeders have demonstrated the use of Raman spectroscopy to quickly scan the levels of oleic acid in peanuts. Oleic acid, a monounsaturated oil, lends peanuts a longer… Read More →
Two Texas A&M students named Borlaug Scholars by plant breeders association
July 3rd, 2020
By: Beth Ann LuedekerTwo students from the Texas A&M University’s Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Tia Dunbar and Ammani Kyanam, were among those named as Borlaug Scholars for 2020 by the National Association of Plant Breeders, NAPB. “Both Tia and Ammani’s resumes reveal outstanding students with the potential to follow closely in the footsteps… Read More →
The future look of urban Texas landscapes
June 24th, 2020
By: Kerry Halladay The Texas landscape is changing and becoming more urban. In her new role in Dallas — one of the fastest-growing cities in the country — Dr. Becky Bowling hopes to see that urban landscape become more water efficient and uniquely, beautifully Texan in the future. “I would say conservation is my passion,”… Read More →