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Texas: Drones Used to Further Precision Ag and Plant Breeding Research Dec 28, 2015
The Texas A&M Coordinated Agricultural Unmanned Aerial Systems Project Unmanned aerial systems is a year old. Unmanned aerial systems is an umbrella term encompassing what are commonly referred to as […]
Texas Crop Weather: Hot, Still, Cloudy Days Result in Farm Pond Fish Kills Aug 25, 2015
A combination of weather patterns is causing wholesale die-offs of fish in many East and North Texas farm ponds and lakes, according to Dr. Billy Higginbotham, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension […]
Texas Crop Weather: Stronger El Niño May Bring Another Drenched Winter Jul 28, 2015
A super-strong El Niño now brewing in the tropical Pacific will likely bring another rain-drenched winter to large parts of Texas, said Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist, College Station. But […]
Texas Crop Weather: Wheat Stripe, Leaf Rust Infestations Early and Heavy Feb 24, 2015
There have been considerably more reports of both leaf and stripe rust on wheat than is normal for this time of year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service […]
Texas Crop Weather: Drought Recedes Slightly but Many reservoirs Still Critically Low Jun 3, 2014
The drought may be far from gone, but from all indications it has been pushed back somewhat in the last couple of weeks, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension […]
Texas Crop Weather: Most Fruit Trees Escape Freeze Damage Mar 4, 2014
The buds of many peach and other fruit trees were not open enough to be damaged by the latest cold front that stormed through Texas, according to a Texas A&M […]
