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.
Texas A&M Forest Service hosts operations center opening
Dec 17, 2024 · Al Davis, Texas A&M Forest Service director, addresses the crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly outfitted Emergency Operations Center in College Station.
First-of-its-kind project to improve muscadine grapes
Dec 23, 2024 · The four-year, $7 million project, “Through the Grapevine: Developing Vitis x MuscadiniaWide Hybrids for Enhanced Disease Resistance and Quality,” is funded by a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute Food and Agriculture grant. The research involves the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the University of Arkansas, the University of Georgia and several other ...
New provisions of Texas Farm Animal Liability Act go into effect …
Aug 23, 2021 · New signs must be posted to get Texas Farm Animal Liability Act legal protection beginning Sept. 1. The Texas Legislature passed and Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 365, making important changes to the Texas Farm Animal Liability Act, said Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, AgriLife Extension agriculture law specialist, Amarillo.. Lashmet spoke at the recent Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course on the ...
When stocking ponds with fish, stick to the process
Apr 8, 2020 · Springtime is the right time to begin the process of stocking new ponds with fish, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.. Todd Sink, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension aquaculture specialist, College Station, said many landowners believe simply adding fish to a pond will result in a healthy and sustainable fish population. But a planned approach, starting with creating a good ...
Q&A: Tackling the red flour beetle - AgriLife Today
Oct 9, 2024 · Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologists Patrick Porter, Ph.D., and Robert Puckett, Ph.D., address some of the most frequently asked questions about the red flour beetle, commonly found in grain products and other food staples.The insect recently made headlines in Socorro in West Texas and in Levelland in the South Plains region in 2023.
AgriLife Research leads collaboration to address zebra chip disease
Dec 12, 2024 · Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are working on a new research project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllid insects — particularly the zebra chip disease, which has impacted potato production for decades.. Funded by a $682,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, …
Summer snowflake named newest Texas Superstar - AgriLife Today
Oct 28, 2024 · Summer snowflake was named the newest Texas Superstar as a low-maintenance addition to gardens and landscapes around the Lone Star State. (Michael Miller, Mike Arnold/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Arctic Frost satsuma mandarin hybrid named new Texas Superstar
Jun 10, 2015 · The newest Texas Superstar, Arctic Frost, is the most cold-hardy satsuma hybrid tested so far, having survived temperatures as low as 9 degrees, according to Dr. Brent Pemberton, Texas A&M AgriLife Research horticulturist.
2024 through the lens of Texas A&M AgriLife
Dec 30, 2024 · First image: Coffee beans are raked to dry during a Texas A&M University Global Engagement trip on Jan. 3 in Costa Rica. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife); Second image: Kranthi Mandadi, Ph.D., professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant molecular biologist, inspects potato plants in growth chambers at the Texas A&M AgriLife ...