Ongoing project through Under Our Wings incorporates sewing skills with military appreciation   Texas 4-H youth are literally wrapping current and former U.S. military members in a tangible – and very warm – expression of their appreciation for their service.   The Texas 4-H Program has partnered with the National Quilts of Valor Foundation to... Read More → The post Texas 4-H wraps current, former military members in Quilts of Valor appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Awareness week focuses on importance of forest and water stewardship in Texas The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Watershed Protection Plan Program and the Texas Water Resources Institute have partnered with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, TSSWCB, and the Association of Texas Soil and Water Conservation Districts to highlight Texas Soil... Read More → The post Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week to be highlighted April 28-May 5 appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Jorge Arreola Vargas inspires students with hands-on learning At Texas A&M University, Jorge Arreola Vargas, Ph.D., is teaching students how some of the tiniest organisms on Earth can have a planet-wide impact.  Vargas is an instructional assistant professor who joined the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology... Read More → The post Engineering environmental excellence in the next generation appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Agribusiness graduate Meredith Neely ’02 chairs council committed to supporting the College and students   In life, there are not a lot of certainties. However, for Meredith Neely ’02 there were two that centered around Texas A&M University and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. One was that Texas A&M was the university she wanted to attend. “A&M... Read More → The post An Aggie’s perfect fit, and giving back  appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Texas 4-H program director shares the positive impact of volunteers Throughout National Volunteer Month, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is celebrating the impact of its volunteers across the state. Montza Williams, Ed.D., AgriLife Extension 4-H program director, said support, time and efforts from the program’s volunteers are critical in assisting Texas 4-H programs. Texas... Read More → The post Texas 4-H volunteers assist the next generation appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Container gardening main topic of free webinar The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Travis County will host “The 6 D’s of Container Gardening Success” webinar on May 8 as part of its continuing 2024 Texas Tough Plants educational series. The free webinar will be held on the Zoom platform from 10 a.m.-noon. Participants... Read More → The post ‘The 6 D’s of Container Gardening Success’ webinar will be May 8 appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Brush management, cattle nutrition among topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe and Wilson counties will host a beef and forage workshop on May 10 in Stockdale. The event will be from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Kosciusko Community Hall, 7975 Farm-to-Market Road 541 East. Registration cost is $25 and... Read More → The post Multi-county beef and forage workshop will be on May 10 in Stockdale appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

College of Agriculture and Life Science Student Council named Adair Student Organization of the Year The post Cultivating excellence appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

David Reed, Ph.D., finishes his final semester teaching Horticultural Science and Practices The post 46 years of HORT 201 appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Featured topics will be Right to Farm Act, forage trials, commodity market updates The O.D. Butler Field Day is scheduled May 17 at the Camp Cooley Division of the Circle X Land and Cattle Company in Franklin. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Robertson, Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Grimes, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Milam... Read More → The post O.D. Butler Field Day will be on May 17 in Franklin appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more