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A champion mindset with the Texas Aggie Rodeo team
Dec 5, 2024 · Madalyn Richards ’25, practices roping next to her house trailer as she prepares to compete in the Texas A&M Commerce Rodeo. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Hope for the citrus industry - AgriLife Today
Dec 2, 2024 · Mandadi, a professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and researcher at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, has dedicated a decade to studying citrus greening.In the past few years, he and his collaborators have found new potential treatments for citrus greening, offering hope to the producers and consumers alike.
What is citrus greening — and why is it so hard to stop?
Nov 14, 2024 · Citrus greening, or Huanglongbing, caused by a fastidious bacterium called Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, inflicts approximately $3 billion in annual losses in agriculture.The disease is difficult to detect early, as symptoms like mottled leaves and irregularly shaped fruits may not appear until years after the initial infection.
Real Texas Christmas trees boost state’s economy
Dec 4, 2024 · A 2022 Texas A&M Forest Service economic study revealed that the Texas Christmas tree industry generated economic impacts amounting to more than $714 million, including direct, indirect and induced impacts, while supporting nearly 6,000 jobs.. Of the $714 million in total impacts, the industry had a direct economic impact of $397 million, employing 3,896 people with a payroll of more than $97 ...
Texas A&M AgriLife Research leading effort to develop more high …
Oct 3, 2024 · Awarded an $8.4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, AgriLife Research will spearhead a groundbreaking four-year multi-institution collaborative project to develop resilient, high-quality tomato varieties.. The project, “Climate Resilient High-Quality Tomato Varieties for Sustainable Production,” will be led by Bhimu ...
Backyard Chicken seminar series starting Oct. 21 - AgriLife Today
Oct 4, 2024 · Both virtual workshops are part of the Backyard Chicken seminar series presented by AgriLife Extension and the Texas A&M Department of Poultry Science, which includes weekly seminars on various topics.. Each workshop is comprised of four modules, with one module being covered each day in a one-hour session from 11 a.m. to noon.
Demand for live Christmas trees remains strong - AgriLife Today
Nov 26, 2024 · Central. Temperatures cooled off and the district experienced the first frost of the season. A few areas received scattered showers, but most of the district needed significant runoff for ponds and surface impoundments.
AgriLife Research-led Cotton Belt sustainability effort underway
Nov 21, 2024 · AgriLife Research weed science and cropping systems agronomist Muthukumar “Muthu” Bagavathiannan, Ph.D., is leading a $10 million grant project to transform cotton production into a more sustainable system in the southern U.S. Bagavathiannan is the Billie Turner Professor of Agronomy in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.. He said the goal of the new multistate project is ...