Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo
Serving the Texas High Plains and state through research and education in environmental systems management, including air and water quality, food, feed and fiber production, animal nutrition and health, and natural resource conservation and protection. Our outreach programs and services provide quality, relevant ‘real learning for real life’ for the people and communities of the Panhandle.
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COLLEGE STATION – From the coffee maker to the lawn, investigators in a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study are scattering spent coffee grounds on turf plots to see if the beverage leftovers can give the grass a jolt like the drink does for its consumer. Dr. Ben Wherley, Texas A&M AgriLife Research turfgrass ecologist in […] The post Cold brew coffee phenomenon producing possible turfgrass fertilizer appeared first on AgriLife Today.
OVERTON – Stockpiled forages and winter annuals can reduce the need for and cost of hay and other supplemental feed for beef cattle producers in regions with adequate annual rainfall, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton, said producers can reduce the need for hay […] The post Stockpiled forages reduce need, cost of hay, supplemental feed appeared first on AgriLife Today.
COLLEGE STATION – Building three-dimensional point clouds from high-resolution photos taken from unmanned aerial vehicles or drones may soon help plant breeders and agronomists save time and money compared with measuring crops manually. Dr. Lonesome Malambo, postdoctoral research associate in the Texas A&M University ecosystem science and management department in College Station, recently published on […] The post 3-D crop imaging helps agriculture estimate plant height appeared first on AgriLife Today.
FORT STOCKTON – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has announced two agriculture and natural resources personnel additions to its 23-county Far West Texas district. Kloey Cargill is transferring from Throckmorton County to the Brewster/Jeff Davis counties post effective Nov. 20, said Rebel Royall, AgriLife Extension district administrator at Fort Stockton. Also, Cody Trimble will […] The post AgriLife Extension announces two county agent hires in Far West Texas appeared first on AgriLife Today.
CORPUS CHRISTI – The value of bulls in commercial herds goes beyond the “relative” value typically ascribed to them in market pricing, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “In publications referencing cattle values for commercial producers as well as reports from beef breed associations, the value of a bull is often given as […] The post Value of bull to commercial herd exceeds ‘relative’ value appeared first on AgriLife Today.
