Texas A&M Financial Planning Program experts offer tips on holiday budgeting With the biggest spending season of the year approaching, financial planning experts in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offer some advice on budgeting for the holidays — and having a meaningful Christmas without overspending.   Nathan Harness, Ph.D., director of... Read More → The post Make your holidays a little happier by not overspending first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Make your holidays a little happier by not overspending appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Texas A&M AgriLife horticulturists share tips and best practices Poinsettias and their classic red and white holiday color will soon be abundant in homes, grocery stores and nurseries. If you want your poinsettia plants to last throughout the holiday season, here are some pointers to help keep your plants happy.  Bill McKinley, an instructional professor... Read More → The post Setting your poinsettias up for success first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Setting your poinsettias up for success appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Residents invited to private water well screenings, results meetings The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host “Well Informed” water well screenings in Llano, Lampasas and Goldthwaite on Dec. 11-14 to allow residents to have their well water screened for possible contaminants. John Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist in Bryan-College Station, said the Texas Well Owner... Read More → The post Water well screenings set for Llano, Lampasas, Mills counties Dec. 11-14 first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Water well screenings set for Llan ..read more

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers investigate impact of adaptive grazing management on Conservation Reserve Program lands Researchers at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management are investigating the impact of grazing practices on the long-term sustainability and biodiversity of landscapes enrolled in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program. Supported by the... Read More → The post ‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’ first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post ‘It’s not the cow; it’s the how’ appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

In-person, virtual options available for those seeking continuing education units The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar both in person and virtually on Dec. 14 in Waco and at different locations districtwide. The event will be held from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 a.m.... Read More → The post AgriLife Extension to host District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar on Dec. 14 first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post AgriLife Extension to host District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar on Dec. 14 appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Area residents invited to learn about ongoing water quality, human health research in Little Bay watershed The Texas Water Resources Institute, TWRI, is hosting a meeting on Dec. 12 in Rockport to discuss ongoing research in the Little Bay watershed involving microbial source tracking and human health risk analysis. The meeting will be at 2... Read More → The post Little Bay water quality public meeting set for Dec. 12 in Rockport first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Little Bay water quality public meeting set for Dec. 12 in Rockport appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Texas 4-H Youth Development Program collaborate to create a weekend of opportunity The Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, along with the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program hosted the Texas 4-H Weekend in Aggieland, allowing 4-H members access to the Texas A&M campus to... Read More → The post Creating opportunity for the next generation of leaders first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Creating opportunity for the next generation of leaders appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Texas Crop and Weather Report – Nov. 28, 2023 Texas Christmas tree production continues to hold strong despite impacts from extreme drought, according to a Texas A&M Forest Service expert. Fred Raley, Ph.D., Texas A&M Forest Service tree improvement coordinator, said he is expecting another year of high demand for Christmas trees. Texas Christmas tree... Read More → The post Kicking off family Christmas with the perfect tree first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Kicking off family Christmas with the perfect tree appeared first on AgriLife Today ..read more

Texas A&M AgriLife specialists receive top awards, leadership appointments Employees and students of Texas A&M AgriLife and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received top awards and recognition during the annual Texas Section Society for Range Management, TSSRM, meeting held last month in Bastrop. “The sheer number of awards and recognition received... Read More → The post Achievements recognized by the Texas Section Society for Range Management first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Achievements recognized by the Texas Section Society for Range Management ..read more

Event part of Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Stewardship Series  The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the webinar “Minimizing Drift on Grazing Lands” on Dec. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. The webinar will cover strategies and methods to aid in drift minimization. The webinar is part of the ongoing Department of Rangeland, Wildlife... Read More → The post Webinar on minimizing drift on grazing lands set Dec. 7 first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Webinar on minimizing drift on grazing lands set Dec. 7 appeared first on AgriLife ..read more