Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center

Center Programs

• Forage Systems Program
  • Summer-Dormant Cool-Season Perennial Grasses
  • Effects of Neotyphodium sp. Endophytes on Tall Fescue Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses
  • Physiological Mechanisms of Overwintering in Sorghum
  • Sustainable Production of Cellulosic Biomass with Attention to Natural Resource Conservation and Wildlife Stewardship
  • Annual Cool-Season Legumes as Component of Cool-Season Perennial Grass Pastures
  • Management of Alfalfa/Summer-Dormant Tall Fescue Mixed Stands
  • Physiological and Morphological Bases for Breeding Dual-purpose Wheat Cultivars with Improved Forage Production
  • Determination of Plant-Environment Interactions That Promote Bloat in Grazing Cattle
• Sustainable Rangeland Management
  • Rangeland Restoration
    • Using Prescribed Fire to Reduce Mesquite and Prickly Pear
      • Effect of Brush on Forage Production and Composition
      • Increase in Brush and Cactus and Treatment Longevity
      • Effect of Grazing Management on Herbaceous Vegetation
      • Animal Performance
      • Economic Scenarios
    • Drought and Grazing Patch Dynamics under Continuous and Rotation Grazing
    • Patch Burning with Continuous or Rotational Grazing
    • Ranch Scale Impacts of Different Grazing Management Strategies
    • Ecological and Social Dimensions of Using Extreme Prescribed Fire to Restore Rangeland Ecosystems
    • Grazing and Burning Effects on Plants and Soil Microbes
    • Hydrology Influences in Mesquite Rangeland
  • Resource Economics
    • Economics of Reducing Mesquite Brush with Herbicides and Fire
    • Ecological Economic Simulation of Fire and Grazing Management Effects on Mesquite Range
    • Economic Implications of Maintaining Rangeland Ecosystem Health in a Semi-Arid Savanna
  • Grazing Club
  • Publications
  • Plant List
  • Staff
  • Students
• Range Animal Nutrition Program
  • Beef Cattle Behavior and Landscape Utilization Dynamics
  • Beef Cattle Nutrition and Production Under Grazing
  • Decision Aids for Cattle Producers
    • Nutritional Monitoring System
      • Nutritional Monitoring System for Grazing Beef Cattle in North Texas Sampling Locations
        • Observed Monthly Precipitation for Amarillo 1997-1999 High Plains
        • Observed Monthly Precipitation for Decatur 1997-1999 Cross Timbers and Prairies
        • Observed Monthly Precipitation for San Angelo 1997-1999 Southern Rolling Plains
        • Observed Monthly Precipitation for Vernon 1997-1999
        • Nutritional Monitoring System Links
    • Body Condition Scoring Photo-Guide
      • Overview of Body Condition Scoring System
        • Various Body Condition Scoring System Charts
      • Photo-Guide to Body Condition Scoring Beef Cattle
        • Brahman and Brahman Influence
        • Continental
        • English Cattle {1-6}
          • English Cattle {7-12}
      • Body Condition Scoring Test
      • Body Condition Scoring Links
    • Photo-Guide for Forage and Standing Crop on Rangeland
      • Overview of Estimating Forage Quantity
      • Photo-Guide to Estimating Forage Quantity on Rangeland
        • Loamy Bottomland
          • Loamy Bottomland Photos
        • Shallow Clay
          • Shallow Clay Photos
        • Clay Loam
          • Clay Loam Photos
      • Stocking Rate Links
    • Estimating Wheat Pasture Forage and Beef Production
      • Photos for Wheat Pasture
      • Wheat Forage Links
• Small Grains Research
• Rolling Plains Soil & Crops
  • Wheat Production
    • Integrated Crop Management to Enhance Economic returns in Irrigated Field Production on the Texas Rolling Plains
    • No-till and Reduced-till Wheat: “Will it Work in the Rolling Plains?”
    • Wheat Response to Fertilizer Nitrogen in No-till and Conventional-till Dual-purpose Wheat Production Systems
  • Cotton Production
    • Dryland Cropping Systems to Enhance Soil Moisture Capture and Water-Use Efficiency in Cotton
    • Management Systems Utilizing Subsurface Drip Irrigation and Conservation Tillage on the Texas Rolling Plains
      • SDI Installation at the Smith Farm
      • Timing of Irrigation Termination for Three Different Irrigation Systems
    • A Conservation Cropping System to Enhance Profitability of Sorghum in Rotation with Cotton in the Rolling Plains
    • Standibility of Interseeded Wheat and Rye when Sprayed with Different Application Rates of Roundup
  • Peanut Production
  • Grain Sorghum
  • Guar Production
    • Guar Bean
    • Guar Beans, Gum, and Meal
    • Simulated Hail Damage on Guar at Different Stages of Growth
  • Other Crops
• Ecosystem Science and Management
• Family & Consumer Sciences
• Geospatial Hydrology and Ecological Modeling
  • Research Projects
  • Research Group
  • Publications
  • Related Links