Agrilife Extension Resources

Rangeland health is the degree to which the integrity of the soil, vegetation, water, air, and ecological processes are balanced and sustained. In this leaflet, you will learn techniques for monitoring processes such as nutrient cycling, energy flow, and water cycling using a simple scoring method to indicate rangeland health. (3 pages)

Monitoring is essential for good rangeland management. This leaflet explains how to monitor the condition of your rangeland by using line, belt, and step-point transects, as well as grazing exclosures. Used consistently over time, these measures indicate the health of the plant community. (2 pages)

This list of plant species with the typical successional stages in which they occur is meant to be a guide to ensure a mix of seral stages is included when developing seed mixes. Plant succession is the plant community or seral stage changes that take place over time, influenced by disturbance, plant competition, soils, climate, […]

This 2-page publication describes the main sources of commercial seeds, along with the pros and cons for each source and how each source may affect planting success.

In this publication ranchers learn how to control pricklypear and how to use it as a valuable range resource.

This publication explains how to use, store, handle, and dispose of pesticides properly.

Growers have more transgenic corn hybrids to choose from than ever before. While these traits offer resistance to insects, herbicides, disease, and drought, growers must manage these hybrids appropriately and adhere to stewardship agreements and other requirements to preserve these benefits and the technology that produces them. (7 pages)

Freeze injury in wheat is a complex issue involving environmental, cultural, and physiological factors that can cause freeze damage to vary between and even within fields, making it difficult to assess crop injury. Knowing when and where to scout for damage, what symptoms to look for, and how to manage an injured crop is critical […]

This publication discusses the types of tilling systems and the conditions for using each in South and Central Texas. Reduced or conservation tillage can benefit sorghum crops and increase profit. (4 pages)