By Kathleen Phillips, Texas A&M University AgriLife More than $4.4 million is being funded to discover ways to improve the U.S. melon industry through a grant to scientists with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and in seven other states. The monies, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute…
Dr. Bill Fox, AgriLife Research rangeland ecologist, Temple, talks to a group about native prairies and a growing trend of producers returning improved pastures to native grasses and forages. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell) By Adam Russell, Texas A&M University AgriLife A crystal ball to…
By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M University AgriLife While the popularity of farmers markets has grown, there is still a lot of misunderstanding about what certain terms mean and what is allowed to be sold there, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist. “A lot of the terms…