Culture & Society

Building A Better Bourbon

Jun 14, 2019 • 5 min. read

A Texas A&M corn breeder's project is attempting to answer the question: Can different corns make whiskey taste different?

More than 100 congressional staffers had the opportunity to taste a variety of Texas whiskies, including a sample made from a Texas A&M experimental hybrid grown in Burleson County.

Culture & Society

Barbecue Summer Camp 2019

Jun 13, 2019 • 2 min. read

Award-winning Texas A&M Meat Science professors, renowned pitmasters and regional barbecue authorities flock to College Station each summer for Barbecue Summer Camp.

The facility, which will be located at the intersection of F&B Road and Agronomy Road in College Station when it opens in June 2020, is funded by the Chancellor’s Research Initiative Award and matched by the Governor’s University Research Initiative Award.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources have entered into a research cooperative to promote food, water security and international development.

Americans will consume 1.38 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl LIII weekend, which will stress poultry production and inflate prices.

Texas barbecue is in high demand, which has implications for cattle herds in the Lone Star State.

A Texas A&M nursing professor explains the myth and provides other helpful Thanksgiving tips.

A large proportion of food loss and waste happens at the farm-to-retail level, with about 133 billion pounds of food available at retailers going uneaten.

Science & Tech

Seeding Hope for Millions

Oct 16, 2018 • 8 min. read

Plant biotechnologist Dr. Keerti Rathore is one step closer to transforming the lives of millions of people across the world with an unlikely protein source: cottonseeds.