AgriLife Today

Multi-state project aims to develop cultivars resistant to five common spinach diseases.

Learn how indoor farming research initiatives and collaboration are expanding in the Lone Star State.

USDA-NIFA-funded project totaling more than $5 million will address multiple aspects of successful short-day onion production.

Latest research from Texas A&M provides foundational evidence for biochar as a soil health enhancement amendment. Learn how.

Extension field reports indicate harsh weather conditions have caused pumpkin production yields in Texas this year to be down as much as 40%.

Learn more about a new biological technology that develops and multiplies disease-resistant citrus plants using “hairy roots.”

Researchers confirm the heat wave during June in Texas produced eight “all-time” temperature and heat index records.

Watching watermelons. Texas A&M horticulturists report on what they are seeing in the field so far.

Some areas of the Lonestar State are reporting good fruit sets despite drought, while other areas are reporting late freeze damage.

Based on conservative assumptions, U.S. fresh produce imports from South of the Border will increase by about 29.2% over 2022 levels.

Find out what intel Extension experts are gathering from growers.

Learn more details about a project that compares two types of watering methods for producing high-quality vegetables.

Learn more about a $2.4 million grant received by Texas A&M from USDA to improve specialty crop safety and water efficiency.

Latest field report from Texas A&M shows there are signs of life in groves following last February’s freak freeze event.

The answer might surprise you. And pumpkins are not the only food crop with an identity crisis.

Companies like Google, Amazon, and SpaceX are investing in what many believe is the next frontier of localized food-crop agriculture.

New production practices and technologies could lead to lower costs and higher demand.

Specialty crops among sectors hit hardest, according to damage assessment survey.

Early crop damage assessments indicate uncertain future for citrus, other fruit, and vegetable production.

A second specialty crops grant gives researchers in Texas more opportunities to flesh out production potential of the fruiting vegetable.