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Ogallala Aquifer: Situation to manage, not problem to solve
WEBMar 19, 2021 · Courage, experimentation, voices needed to drive change. March 19, 2021 - by Kay Ledbetter. The Ogallala Aquifer’s future requires not just adapting to declining water levels, but the involvement of a wide range of participants comfortable with innovation who will help manage the situation and drive future changes.
Farm & Ranch Archives - AgriLife Today
WEBSep 4, 2024 · AgriLife Extension hosts agriculture tour Sept. 9-10 out of Hemphill County. Visits include stops in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Event Advances Farm & Ranch. August 16, 2024.
Rio Grande Valley agriculture faces water uncertainty
WEBAug 6, 2024 · A report from CNAS earlier this year estimated that the economic impact of the complete lack of irrigation water for crop production in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 2024 would be about $495.8 million in direct revenue loss. It also showed a complete lack of irrigated crop production in 2024 would mean an estimated total loss in economic ...
Red yucca is latest Texas Superstar - AgriLife Today
WEBMay 26, 2022 · Red yucca, also known as pink yucca, red-flowered yucca, soft-tip yucca or samadoque, is a favorite plant among gardeners in the southwestern U.S. The native plant resembles a cross between other common spine-pointed yuccas and aloe. It is an herbaceous shrubby perennial succulent with evergreen foliage and can be long-lived, …
Beef Cattle Short Course offers look at Texas ranching …
WEBJul 5, 2021 · The short course will include more than 20 sessions covering basic practices, new technologies and hot topics. There also will be six live demonstrations and a trade show featuring an estimated 140 exhibitors. The cost is $210 for in-person attendance and $160 for online. The prices go up to $250 and $200, respectively, after July 27.
Agricultural Education Fellows continue Borlaug's Legacy - AgriLife …
WEBJul 30, 2021 · This 2021-22 cohort of IAEFP fellows is the first under the Borlaug Institute project. The second cohort’s application process for the 2022-23 year will begin in late 2021/early 2022. Applications will be due on Feb. 1. “Working with strong partners like 4-H Ghana and AgriCorps to improve school-based agriculture education, that’s really ...
automation and artificial intelligence - AgriLife Today
WEBOct 13, 2021 · Automation, artificial intelligence and robotics represent potentially monumental changes for agriculture’s future, and Azlan Zahid hopes his research will spearhead that evolution for urban farming. Azlan Zahid, Ph.D., inside the Controlled Environment Agriculture facility at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension …
Texas A&M AgriLife maps out Texas’ working lands
WEBJul 24, 2020 · A new set of visual representations by the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, NRI, shows the breadth and diversity of the state’s working lands for agricultural production as well as the statewide support provided by Texas A&M AgriLife. “The Texas A&M AgriLife Support Network is a descriptor of a collective effort that brings …
Adding grazing to cover crops can benefit bottom line
WEBDec 17, 2020 · Economic evaluations conducted in his latest study by post-doctoral research associate Yubing Fan, Ph.D., Vernon, indicated that grazing summer cover crops could increase net return by as much as $38-$44 per acre compared to non-grazed cover crops. “So, we can recover some of the cost by implementing some grazing of these …