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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: go.nasa.gov/4hMiYYX
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#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
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
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
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#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
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#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.
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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: on.wsj.com/4zSIRgW
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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: tx.ag/PricklyPearResearch
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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: tx.ag/RanchDiagnosticsLab
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#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
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🪲 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.
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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.
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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)
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
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! story.ipk-gatersleben.de/202…
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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: nrcs.usda.gov/events/new-reg… Regenerative Biofuel Feedstock Rule: usda.gov/technical-guideline… @txresearch
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#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
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
This month, Santosh S. Palmate, Ph.D. participated in and presented the results of two projects funded by @twdb and @TxWRI at the 2026 @ASABEorg Annual International Meeting (AIM), held in Indianapolis, Indiana, from July 12–15, 2026. 🎉Congratulations Dr. Palmate! @AgriLife
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In 1993, Texas A&M AgriLife scientists helped write the plan to take down the boll weevil — one of ag's most destructive pests. AgriLife Research, @txextension and @tamuentomology worked alongside Texas cotton producers to fight back. Read more at: tx.ag/BollWeevil
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
✨New World Screwworm Grand Challenge Update✨ Highlighting the high-impact projects that will enhance NWS detection, control, and eradication. 👏 @txresearch is assessing the feasibility, efficacy, and operational readiness of electron beam (eBeam) technology to sterilize NWS pupae. Learn more about the Grand Challenge ➡️ aphis.usda.gov/animals/anima… #StopScrewworm
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 #RiceHarvest Season 2026 has officially begun & harvested #URRN trial. Despite a challenging start, #RiceTeam made great progress through hard work & dedication @bel_agrilife @txresearch @AgriLife @TAMU #RiceBreeding #PlantBreeding #RiceResearch
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research retweeted
#ResearchUpdate2026 🇺🇸 #RiceTeam have started #methane (CH₄) gas sampling from selected #rice genotypes. The field experiment was planted on May 19, & 1st gas sampling was conducted on June 26, now weekly ongoing @bel_agrilife @txresearch @AgriLife #RiceBreeding #PlantBreeding
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