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A national park entry sign with a mountain in the background.
October 23, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife develops guide to manage feral hogs in national parks

Research gives U.S. National Park Service adaptable framework to protect land and heritage sites

The Lampasas River
October 20, 2025

Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop set for Oct. 30 in Oakalla

Educational program for residents of the Lampasas River watershed 

A street with a bike on the sidewalk and multiple planters
October 20, 2025

Urban runoff water pollution focus of Nov. 5 training in San Antonio 

Natural resource and water professionals are invited to the workshop

The Medina River
October 17, 2025

Stream and creek health workshop set for Oct. 28 in Wimberley

Residents of Cypress Creek and Blanco River watersheds are invited to educational program

Open land with a tree and cattle
October 16, 2025

Free workshop for new landowners Oct. 25 in Castroville

Topics include land-use options, tax benefits, local programs and funding sources 

Two hands holding a bunch of discolored rice stalks
October 15, 2025

AgriLife Research leads rice delphacid and hoja blanca virus studies

Scientists mapping pest behavior, identifying viral drivers and shaping new producer guidance for 2026 planting

Davidson Creek
October 13, 2025

Davidson Creek watershed meeting set for Oct. 21 in Caldwell

American beauty berry shrub.
October 13, 2025

American beautyberry named newest Texas Superstar

Native shrub recognized for adaptability, beauty and wildlife benefit

Waves on the beach
October 13, 2025

New Texas A&M center to advance marine aquaculture

Corpus Christi-based center focuses on innovation, workforce and coastal resilience

Cattle in a field
October 10, 2025

Smart ear tags help Texas A&M AgriLife research cattle health and habits

AgriLife Research and CERES TAG test new technology to improve livestock care and industry education

The Medina River
October 6, 2025

Medina River Watershed Protection Plan meeting set Oct. 16 in Castroville

Meeting seeks public input on improving watershed health and quality 

screwworm fly
September 29, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife to aim eBeam at New World screwworm fight

Collaboration targets screwworm reproduction with new 'eBeam' technology

A bag of coffee beans, a coffee press and a cup of coffee sitting on a table
September 29, 2025

Coffee science: Expert answers about your daily brew

Specialist explains coffee’s global impact, answers common questions about this popular drink

Sandun Fernando, Ph.D., standing in front of a building with his hand in his pocket
September 23, 2025

Fernando named Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Sandun Fernando, Ph.D., was recently named a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE, during the organization’s international meeting in Toronto.

Texas A&M AgriLife in white against a maroon background
September 19, 2025

AgriLife Research adds small grains geneticist in Amarillo

Zhang brings genomics and bioinformatics skills to wheat research

a rice plant affected by hoja blanca caused by the rice dephacid
September 18, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife tackles rice delphacid devastation

Texas A&M AgriLife experts are serving as key research and Extension partners in a new multistate response led by USA Rice to address the devastating spread of rice delphacid, an invasive pest now threatening thousands of acres across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

cattle graze in a field with taller plants on one half and grass on the other
September 17, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife releases cover crop grazing guidance

New fact sheets help producers balance soil health, forage production and profitability in Southern Great Plains

Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., holds a jar of fly samples.
September 15, 2025

From maggots to mentorship: A forensics legacy at Texas A&M

Long before Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., professor of forensic entomology in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, helped investigators solve murders with maggots, he was just a kid glued to the TV watching detective shows.

blue lights in an abstract picture
September 15, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife pilots national model for information technology access

National Science Foundation grant supports development of affordable, scalable research support

Students open up a drawer filled with preserved skunks in the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.
September 11, 2025

Texas A&M expands scientific access to biodiversity data

The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology is helping lead a national effort to transform how scientists access and use biodiversity data by digitizing tens of thousands of mammal specimens from its Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections.