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The future home of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center will be located on the northeast corner of the West Texas A&M University campus next to the WT Agricultural Sciences Complex.
Wildfire threats are not over in Texas, but preliminary estimates from early March through the end of April put losses to ranchers at $23.1 million from multiple fires that covered 433,000 acres.
Researchers have adapted a crop model to use in the High Plains to simulate crop water use and corn yield that can help producers adjust center-pivot irrigation strategies and maximize profitability with limited water.
Bos indicus cattle lag in their reproductive efficiency, something researchers at Texas A&M are trying to help fix with a recent medical breakthrough.
Incorporating Brahman genetics into cattle herds amid changing environmental temperatures in the southwest has one Texas A&M AgriLife team researching the physiological differences to enhance beef quality.
The Gary and Kay Smith Endowed Chair in Meat Science Excellence and the Gary and Kay Smith Meat Judging Team Excellence Endowment have been established at Texas A&M.
Thousands of youth have purchased the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Veterinary Science Certificate Program curriculum book as the program’s reputation and popularity spreads from Texas to every U.S. state.
A five-year, multi-million-dollar gift from ReproLogix contributes to Texas A&M Department of Animal Science center, professorship focused on sustainability of livestock systems.
For Texas livestock owners, the registration of brands, earmarks, tattoos and other forms of animal identification expire every ten years at the end of August.
Equipping cattle producers with the knowledge and tools to improve their bottom line is the goal of Texas A&M’s Beef Cattle Short Course. This year’s hybrid event reached nearly 1,900 across U.S., nine other countries.