Agrilife Extension Resources

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers a wide variety of programs, brochures, field days and one-pagers to help Texans with agricultural crop production, whether that is a food crop or specialty crop. Experts can be located across the state to advise on plant needs and best management practices.

Related Departments: Soil and Crop Sciences, Horticultural Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Entomology

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    This publication explains how diseases are transmitted and how dairy producers can establish prevention programs with proper biosecurity practices. Tables list common diseases of dairy cattle and ways they are treated. (7 pages)

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    Esta publicacion explica como se transmiten las enfermedades y como los productores lecheros pueden establecer programas de prevencion con practicas adecuadas de bioseguridad. Las tablas enumeran las enfermedades comunes del ganado lechero y las formas en que se tratan. (8 paginas)

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    Horse owners know the importance of protecting their animals from disease. This publication explains how diseases are transmitted and how horses can be protected by establishing a core vaccination and a risk-based vaccination program. (8 pages)

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    Horse owners know the importance of protecting their animals from disease. This publication explains how diseases are transmitted and how horses can be protected by establishing a core vaccination and a risk-based vaccination program. (10 pages)

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    This publication summarizes the disease and transmission characteristics of bovine trichomoniasis in bulls and cows. It also outlines measures being implemented in Texas to control the spread of the disease. (3 pages)

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    This publication summarizes the disease and transmission characteristics of bovine trichomoniasis in bulls and cows. It also outlines strategies producers can use to control the spread of the disease. (2 pages)

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    Texas cattle producers have reported an increasing number of cases of bovine anaplasmosis, a disease that causes anemia, abortion, decreased production, and death. This publication explains what causes the disease, how it spreads, and how to prevent and manage it. (3 pages)

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    This poster/flyer reminds ranchers to watch for ticks that threaten wildlife and livestock, collect them for identification, and call the Texas Animal Health Commission, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, or a large-animal veterinarian. (1 page)

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    Applying organic materials to your land can add beneficial nutrients to the soil. But when too much is applied, or when it is applied incorrectly, organic material can cause environmental problems. This publication will help you select the proper application rate, calibrate equipment so that the correct rate is applied, and learn how location, water, […]

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    Chilli thrips ( Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood ) ( Thysanoptera: Thripidae ) are thought to have originated from Southeast Asia, although they are now widely distributed through most of the world-including India, Japan, most of Africa, much of the Caribbean, and South America, and are quickly becoming established in the United States. Chilli thrips are known […]