World Cotton Day highlights cotton’s positive impact
By Julie Tomascik Editor Cotton is woven into the state and national economies, and on World Cotton Day, the focus is on the crop’s positive impact and importance as a global commodity. World Cotton Day, [...]
Researcher focuses on human, livestock tickborne illness
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor One Texas A&M AgriLife Research entomologist is fulfilling a lifelong interest in human and animal [...]
Invasive hammerhead flatworms found in Lamar County
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Recent findings of the hammerhead flatworm in Lamar County, located in the northeast corner of [...]
First animal anthrax case of 2021 confirmed in South Texas
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor An anthrax case was recently confirmed in a captive white-tailed deer herd in Val Verde [...]
WHIP, WHIP+ vital for farmers facing natural disaster losses
Farmers and ranchers who suffer losses from natural disasters need financial certainty. American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Congressional Relations Director [...]
Pandemic assistance for timber harvesters, haulers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $200 million to provide relief to timber harvesting and timber [...]
Practical tips on legal issues available through AgriLife course
Many state and federal laws regarding land ownership can be complicated, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service course helps [...]
BQA helps increase beef quality, consumer confidence
The Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program helps ranchers improve beef quality and increase consumer confidence and has for more than [...]
Cattle markets show some signs of improvement
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor After facing wild swings during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, cattle prices are showing [...]