By Tony Dean  Silverleaf nightshade is a native perennial forb that grows from one to three feet in height. It sprouts from deep, woody, creeping roots or from seed. Its silver color is caused in [...]

By Dave Alexander Howdy Texas Music Fans! Anyone who loves country music loves Randy Travis. This Country Music Hall of Famer has had an incredible career, racking up the gold, or should I say, multi-platinum [...]

By Steve Stevens “Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free. Raised in the woods so’s he knew ev’ry tree.Kilt him a b’ar when he was only three. [...]

By Shannon Gillette Mankins, Texas, located twenty miles southeast of Wichita Falls in the north corner of Archer County has the unique distinction of once being able to claim circus activities as their primary source [...]

By Judy Wade | As told by Robert Anderson The best of things, like a good story, seem to always start out with a horse. Chief had been a working cow horse. Besides being big, handsome, [...]

By Lacey Newlin Banana Pudding Total Time: 3 1/2 Hours | Serves: 10-12 Ingredients 1 1/3 cup milk 1 package of instant vanilla pudding mix 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 3 cups heavy cream [...]

By Clay Reid  Well, another day another dollar and another NTFR deadline crept up on me. So as I was headed out the door to go gather some bovine into a trap to wean the [...]

By Janis Blackwell  There probably isn’t much that hasn’t been reported about the accomplishments of the Cooper family roping dynasty. However, in light of the nature of this column, this month we’re taking a look [...]

By: Blair Fannin Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Sergio Capareda, 979-458-3028, scapareda@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Finding sustainable markets for gin trash, wood chips and other waste products could be viable in producing more electrical power [...]

By Krista Lucas Each summer, Woodward, Okla., draws a crowd from near and far for the annual rodeo and Cudd Quarter Horse production and consignment sale. This year, the sale featured stand out barrel and [...]

By Dr. Lauren Lamb Osteochondrosis is a disease in which the cartilage and subchondral bone in the joints fail to develop normally. The cartilage and subchondral bone play a major role in keeping a joint [...]

By Corsi Martin  From the swamps of Louisiana to the mountains of Colorado, a military couple has found their home in the plains of Texas. What started out as a wife’s passion for horses and [...]

By Jessica Crabtree As you watch the man of average height and stature with a straw hat and boots maneuver amongst his working Border Collie dogs, it is apparent almost immediately the bond between trainer [...]

By: Kay Ledbetter Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Paul DeLaune, 940-552-9941, pbdelaune@ag.tamu.edu CHILLICOTHE – Almost five years of data indicate producers can save as much as 40 percent of their water on a cotton crop [...]

By Jessica Crabtree Fire is seen as a universal enemy. It can be a wild, unpredictable entity that is capable of insurmountable destruction that causes fear among its onlookers. All of this is true in [...]

By: Adam Russell AgriLife Extension personnel to assess flooding impact on livestock, pets Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Ron Gill, 979-845-3579, r-gill1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service personnel will soon begin assessing recovery [...]

By Samantha Hall  Sidney Kidman was born in a small town in southern South Australia on the of May 9, 1857. He was the third of three boys born to his parents who were farmers [...]

By Andy Anderson  He just turned seven and loves to hang out with me. My son, Clayton “Clay,” jumps at the chance to accompany me as I go about my day. Checking pig traps, food [...]

By: Kathleen Phillips Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Isabel Vales, 541-740-4437, isabel.vales@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Texas potato growers may be few in number, but their spuds hit a market window that brings a premium each [...]

By: Blair Fannin Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The 54 Texas counties declared a disaster area due to Hurricane Harvey contain over 1.2 million beef cows, according to a U.S. Department of [...]