Refugio County Extension Office-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

07/28/2026

07/28/2026

07/23/2026

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Spanish-language Zoom webinar July 30 at 10 a.m. focused on New World screwworm.

07/23/2026

07/23/2026

Texas A&M Entomology's Dr. Phillip Kaufman addressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's use of sterile flies and other recent eradication adjustments with RFD-TV as Texas agriculture continues to battle New World screwworm 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ftVfuz

07/23/2026

You may have grabbed a bottle of wine labeled sugar-free, low sulfite or tannin-free and felt somewhat virtuous about it... But our resident wine scientist has news for you. 🍷

She just debunked 5 myths you've probably fallen for, and the science might surprise you. Check it out and then go binge her podcast, "The Wine Lab" 🔗 tx.ag/WineLab

07/23/2026

Following extensive flooding across portions of Texas, experts with AgriLife Extension are encouraging producers to document damage and use extra caution when dealing with hay exposed to standing water or heavy rain.

Read more at: tx.ag/FloodDamagedHay

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Disaster Assessment and Recovery

07/23/2026

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2026/07/14/agrilife-extension-offers-new-world-screwworm-field-guide-for-cattle-producers/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATO-iRwZG9mBWZkaWQWULH2sXU7xQDIPgwbF2nWo4pEli1EGmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4_ma8nzOcxzUDjOSHojqWiLURypK6ziYfXNOJsJPPb7h0FL6_GsvAHkifZKg_aem_DVmjkO8wwNWChn9333_v4Q&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0cy20j7a

Beef cattle producers who find or suspect New World screwworm, NWS, now have a user-friendly field guide to help with the process.

07/22/2026

Some of our fantastic 4-H kids lent their time and talents to help out Driscoll Children's Hospital.