September 24th, 2019
By: Kay Ledbetter Texas A&M AgriLife sorghum research may be known for its development of sorghum for animal feed and energy sectors, but cereal eaters across the nation are learning about its contributions to healthier human foods. “We were targeting the health-food market when we developed the black grain sorghum hybrid Onyx in 2012,” said… Read More →
September 24th, 2019
Ashley Carter, a senior in the Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, is one of 11 Aggie students spending the fall semester in Washington D.C. as part of the Agricultural & Natural Resources Policy (ANRP) Internship Program. Carter is pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Plant and Environmental Soil Science – Crops… Read More →
September 24th, 2019
By: Kay Ledbetter A turfgrass project aimed at finding a water-smart alternative to Bermuda and fescue grasses for the High Plains has been installed in front of the 1938-vintage “white house” at Bushland. The original headquarters of the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory, this facility is now jointly operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural… Read More →
August 26th, 2019
By: Kay LedbetterBeth Ann Luedeker Leaves legacy of soil scientists Murray Milford, Ph.D., professor and former associate head for academic programs with the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University, died Aug. 20. Milford retired in 2001 after more than 32 years of service at Texas A&M, but remained in the department… Read More →
August 12th, 2019
Everyone with a lawn has the opportunity to be an environmental steward. This was part of the message presented at the recent Healthy Lawns Healthy Waters program at the Guadalupe Water Conservation District office in Seguin by John Smith, an AgriLife Extension program specialist focused on water quality, Reagan Hejl, a research associate in turfgrass… Read More →
August 12th, 2019
By: Kay LedbetterContact: John Cason – [email protected] Dr. John Cason has been named Texas A&M AgriLife Research assistant professor for peanut breeding and genetics in Stephenville, where he will supervise the AgriLife Research and Extension Center’s peanut program. Cason holds a doctorate from Texas A&M University in plant breeding, and he brings more than 20… Read More →
August 12th, 2019
By: Kay LedbetterContact: Dr. Larry Redmon – [email protected] Growing industrial hemp in Texas is not yet legal in the state of Texas, but that doesn’t mean there is not a rapidly growing amount of interest, questions and calls. In response, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has formed an Industrial Hemp Education Initiative Team to provide… Read More →
August 9th, 2019
By: Kay LedbetterContacts: Dr. Jourdan Bell, 806-677-5600, [email protected]. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, [email protected]. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, [email protected] Planted wheat acres were down in 2018-2019 in the Texas Panhandle, but it was still a learning year, according to experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research. It offered a mixed bag of… Read More →
August 9th, 2019
By: Kay LedbetterContacts: Dr. Nithya Rajan, [email protected]. Bill Rooney, [email protected]. Ronnie Schnell, [email protected] Improved yield, greenhouse gas mitigation, water quality are ultimate goals Texas A&M researchers believe the development of climate-smart crops is the key to improving nitrogen-use efficiency and reducing fertilizer nitrogen loss in agricultural fields. The crops would have the ability to suppress… Read More →
July 10th, 2019
By: Kay Ledbetter Sarah Marsh, a senior in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University, is one of 12 students recognized by the National Association of Plant Breeders, or NAPB, in the 2019 class of NAPB Borlaug Scholars. “The NAPB Borlaug Scholarship awards are given to exceptional students aspiring to a… Read More →
