World Agriculture Archives - AgriLife Today https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/tag/world-agriculture/ News from Texas A&M AgriLife Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:49:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Artboard-1-1-32x32.png World Agriculture Archives - AgriLife Today https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/tag/world-agriculture/ 32 32 Improving the economic sustainability of global veterinary labs https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2021/09/28/improving-the-economic-sustainability-of-global-veterinary-labs/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 20:49:02 +0000 https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/?p=270134 The post Improving the economic sustainability of global veterinary labs appeared first on AgriLife Today.

]]> The Borlaug Legacy: Helping feed the world https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2020/10/16/the-borlaug-legacy-helping-feed-the-world/ Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:53:05 +0000 https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/?p=258566 The post The Borlaug Legacy: Helping feed the world appeared first on AgriLife Today.

]]> Is a bacon shortage coming? https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/11/11/is-a-bacon-shortage-coming/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:56:56 +0000 https://today.agrilife.org/?p=68666 The post Is a bacon shortage coming? appeared first on AgriLife Today.

]]> Planting a trillion trees will not halt climate change https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/10/17/planting-a-trillion-trees-will-not-halt-climate-change/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:00:23 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=68279 A group of 46 scientists from around the world, led by Joseph Veldman, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, are urging caution regarding plans to address climate change through massive tree planting. These scientists teamed up with Veldman,...

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]]> New Texas A&M dual-purpose cotton variety can be used for food, fiber https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/10/11/new-texas-am-dual-purpose-cotton-variety-can-be-used-for-food-fiber/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:49:18 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=68014 The post New Texas A&M dual-purpose cotton variety can be used for food, fiber appeared first on AgriLife Today.

]]> Lacher to become director of Borlaug Center for Coffee Research and Education https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/07/25/lacher-to-become-director-of-borlaug-center-for-coffee-research-and-education/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:56:03 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=66736 Biodiversity, conservation to build on center’s reputation for excellence COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Tom Lacher will become director of the Center for Coffee Research and Education, part of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University in College Station, effective Aug. 15.  Lacher brings an extensive research background in conservation and biodiversity,...

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]]> Texas A&M researchers to develop climate-smart sorghum https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/07/19/texas-am-researchers-to-develop-climate-smart-sorghum-bni/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 14:44:31 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=66661 The post Texas A&M researchers to develop climate-smart sorghum appeared first on AgriLife Today.

]]> Texas A&M’s Baltensperger to lead Council for Agricultural Science and Technology https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/06/06/texas-ams-baltensperger-to-lead-council-for-agricultural-science-and-technology/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:19:04 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=65986 Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. David Baltensperger, 979-845-3041, dbaltensperger@tamu.edu AMES, Iowa – Dr. David Baltensperger, head of the soil and crop sciences department at Texas A&M University, was recently elected as the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, or CAST, president-elect for 2019-2020. CAST is composed of scientific societies and many individual, student,...

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]]> Texas A&M’s Murray finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/05/29/texas-ams-murray-finalist-for-blavatnik-national-award-for-young-scientists/ Wed, 29 May 2019 13:55:31 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=65811 Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Seth Murray, 979-845-3041, sethmurray@tamu.edu NEW YORK – Dr. Seth Murray, Eugene Butler Endowed Chair and Texas A&M AgriLife Research corn breeder at Texas A&M University in College Station, is a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists. The honor is presented by the New York...

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]]> Wild wheat relative genes to aid in battle against trio of pests https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2019/05/16/wild-wheat-relative-genes-to-aid-in-battle-against-trio-of-pests/ Thu, 16 May 2019 20:28:28 +0000 https://agtoday.wpengine.com/?p=65658 AgriLife Research team awarded USDA-NIFA grant Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Shuyu Liu, 806-677-5600, shuyu.liu@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Wheat curl mite, greenbug and Hessian fly have long been troublemaker pests for Texas wheat, but a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists is ready to go high tech to help control them. Dr. Shuyu...

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