Texas A&M AgriLife Research

.@usweekly featured @TAMUFSTC professor and food chemist Dr. Stephen Talcott on the science behind your pumpkin spice latte. ☕🍂 Read more:

RT @txextension: New World screwworm has been detected in a hunter-harvested elk in Pecos County, according to @TPWDnews. Hunters, inspect your harvest for maggots or a smell of decaying flesh before field dressing or moving the carcass. Resources & guidance 🔗 @tamurwfm

RT @Screwworm_RR: ✨New World Screwworm Grand Challenge Update✨  👏 Texas A&M AgriLife Research is working on Early Wound Detection Using AI-Enabled, Multimodal New World Screwworm Surveillance on Beef and Dairy Operations.  @txresearch  Learn more about the Grand Challenge ➡️ Innovation and Research To Stop Screwworm 🔗 | #StopScrewworm

RT @TAMU: For 150 years, Aggies have answered the call to serve. Today, Texas A&M University continues to step up and lead following the reemergence of the New World screwworm in Texas and the United States. Our @AgriLife researchers, veterinarians, diagnosticians and experts are working to prevent and respond quickly to infestations to protect Texas and beyond. Learn more:

RT @Gurjeet_AgSci: #ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 Rewarding last 72 h. Despite lodging caused by Tropical Storm Edouard & challenging field conditions, successfully #harvested ~1.7k plots. Huge thanks #riceteam work in weekends & dedication @bel_agrilife @txresearch @AgriLife #RiceBreeding #PlantBreeding

AgriLife Research scientist Dr. Shuyang Zhen in @tamuhort was featured on @NASA's website for her selected proposal studying dwarf tomato growth and stress tolerance to support future space agriculture. 🍅🚀 Read more at:

RT @Gurjeet_AgSci: #ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 #RiceRatoon Advanced breeding Yield Trial looking excellent! #RatoonRice simple, resource-saving system. Thanks #riceteam 4 managing these #rice trials. Looking forward to promising results @bel_agrilife @txresearch @AgriLife #RiceBreeding #PlantBreeding

RT @AgriLifeElPaso: We were pleased to welcome Dr. Teresa A. Davis, Director of IHA, to the AgriLife Research Center at El Paso! Thank you for visiting and spending time with our team. 🌱 @txresearch @TAMUnutrition

RT @Gurjeet_AgSci: #ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 #RiceTeam Started #ricecrossing program in August 2026 & we are excited by success achieved so far. Despite busy harvest season, a dedicated #team member has kept crossing @bel_agrilife @txresearch @AgriLife Great #teamwork #RiceBreeding #PlantBreeding

RT @Gurjeet_AgSci: #ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 #RiceTeam harvested >2k yield plots (Aug 17-28) & collected #rice panicles of #ricebreeding materials. Working in 100°F+ Texas heat & humidity wasn't easy, but team did fantastic job @txresearch @AgriLife By #God's grace all team members are doing well.

Turns out that trip you've been dreaming about does more than give you a break; it might help you be your most authentic self. ✈️ Dr. James Petrick, in @tamu_hmgt, is featured in the @WSJ on the surprising mental health benefits of travel. Read more:

Most people see prickly pear cactus as a nuisance. Dr. Susanne Talcott sees opportunity. 🌵 Her team is exploring whether this prickly plant could fuel new food products and even biofuels. Read more at:

After three decades guiding cattle nutrition decisions across Texas, The Grazingland Animal Nutrition Laboratory is now the Ranch Diagnostics Laboratory, expanding into grazing and wildlife-based production for ranches statewide. Learn more at:

RT @Gurjeet_AgSci: #ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 #RiceTeam pleased to host Dr. Tim Paape today @bel_agrilife. This @USDA ARS funded project continues to advance nutrient-dense #anthocyanin #purplerice by #plantbreeding and #multiomics research @txresearch @AgriLife #RiceBreeding #USDA #Rice

RT @TXForestService: 🪲 Emerald ash borer has been detected in five additional Texas counties: Delta, Erath, Hardin, Walker and Wood. With eight new county detections this year, monitoring remains critical to tracking EAB’s spread and helping communities and landowners prepare.

RT @ghgcenter: Meet our focus area lead: Dr. Shyamal Talukder, Rice Breeding & Genetics Dr. Talukder is an Assistant Professor of Rice Breeding & Genetics at @txresearch in Beaumont and at @tamusoilcrop.

RT @bel_agrilife: Meet Jonalyn Yabes, a PhD student in #PlantBreeding at @TAMU ! She is working on the future of healthier, more climate-resilient rice. Supervised by Dr. Stanley Omar PB. Samonte, her research uses whole-genome sequencing to improve crop value & nutrition. #RiceBreeding (1/3)

RT @LeibnizIPK: Seoul, Gatersleben, Dallas: @murukarthickj explains how he settled in Texas and @txresearch, how the science system there differs from the German one, and why he is still interested in faba beans. We met him again for an interview!

RT @ghgcenter: The webinar will cover how to use the calculator that estimates #carbon intensity by utilizing regenerative practices such as no-till, cover crops, etc. Register here: Regenerative Biofuel Feedstock Rule: @txresearch

RT @Gurjeet_AgSci: #ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 Interested in learning how to identify the Panicle Differentiation (PD) stage in #rice? the #PDstage a critical step 4 crop management & last application of #nitrogen @bel_agrilife @txresearch @AgriLife @TAMU #RiceBreeding #PlantBreeding #RiceResearch