New Fact Sheet: New World screwworm

While it’s been decades since the New World screwworm has been in Texas, it’s top of mind for many. Read the updated fact sheet from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts for key information.

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Beginning Farming

We provide education and resources to assist the beginning farmer or rancher. Our statewide resources include instruction on startup, marketing, loans, funding and beginner resources.

Related Departments: Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Food Science & Technology, Horticultural Sciences, Soil and Crop Sciences

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Farm Policy Minute

Agricultural Policy Specialist Dr. Joe Outlaw and colleagues from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center provide periodic updates on current agricultural policy issues.
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Beginning Farming

Programs

We offer numerous free and affordable programs on agriculture and natural resources, family and community health, economic health and youth development. We also offer many volunteer opportunities. Browse the list below.
Program

Generation Next targets new landowners, those who are inheriting land or those who are looking to start a new agricultural operation on an existing ranch.

Program

The Small Acreage – Big Opportunity (SABO) program is a joint effort of Texas Wildlife Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to address this need.

Program

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Military Program focuses on providing educational programs and resources to assist veterans, service members and their families as they face the many uncertainties of life.

Courses

Course

An educational initiative designed to help new and inexperienced landowners understand the fundamentals of natural resource management.

All Resources on Beginning Farming

  • Podcast

    Agricultural Policy Specialist Dr. Joe Outlaw and colleagues from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center provide periodic updates on current agricultural policy issues.

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  • Tools and Apps

    Texas A&M University’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center located within the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri teamed up to develop the tool. The tool provides information about: the decisions each producer and/or landowner must make when the different sign-up windows are for […]

  • Course

    An educational initiative designed to help new and inexperienced landowners understand the fundamentals of natural resource management.

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  • Program

    Generation Next targets new landowners, those who are inheriting land or those who are looking to start a new agricultural operation on an existing ranch.

    child listening to a speaker at the Beef Cattle Short Course
  • Program

    The Small Acreage – Big Opportunity (SABO) program is a joint effort of Texas Wildlife Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to address this need.

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