The rapidly evolving field of controlled environment agriculture has taken root in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Controlled environment agriculture, which includes hydroponics, vertical farming, and aquaponics under protected greenhouses and indoor structures, is a rapidly advancing field. Over the last two years,Continue Reading
The rapidly evolving field of controlled environment agriculture has taken root in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Shuyang Zhen, Ph.D., stands in a greenhouse with tomato plants at the Department of Horticultural Science’s controlled environment agriculture facility. (Texas A&M AgriLifeContinue Reading
Nearly 1,000 acres of tallgrass prairie will be preserved with Ørsted’s gift to The Nature Conservancy PARIS, Texas , Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Today, Ørsted, a leading clean energy company, announced a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to protect almost 1,000 acres of native prairie in northeast Texas .Continue Reading
HAMILTON, Mont. — Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE: LOCL, LOCL WS), a leading U.S. controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company committed to growing locally and distributing nationally with the largest distribution footprint in the industry, today announced plans to construct and operate a new state-of-the-art indoor facility in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The CompanyContinue Reading
This is the second article in a series, The Texas Story, a special report from the George W. Bush Institute on paths to opportunity for young people in select Texas regions. Are young Texans on track for prosperous, self-determined lives? How do we know? And what might the outcomes meanContinue Reading
Howdy, y’all! I’m Brandi D. Addison, the regional agriculture and natural resources reporter for the USA TODAY network in West Texas, covering all things from the earth to the sky. And this week’s round-up features my favorite stories I wrote from this year. Although my portfolio of works isn’t large in quantity (becauseContinue Reading
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An ongoing federal lawsuit against the Texas Department of Public Safety and its Director Steven McCraw raises concerning claims about the culture and environment inside DPS. Three DPS officers — two African American officers assigned to different units, and a Hispanic officer — all continue to workContinue Reading
HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today launched the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy (TEX-E), a first-of-a-kind collaboration among Greentown Labs, MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, and universities across Texas to create a powerful student-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem in Houston,Continue Reading
HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today launched the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy (TEX-E), a first-of-a-kind collaboration among Greentown Labs, MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, and universities across Texas to create a powerful student-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem in Houston, focusedContinue Reading
Baylor football head coach Dave Aranda walks off the field during a conference game against the University of Kansas on Oct. 22 at McLane Stadium. Kenneth Prabhakar | Photographer By Michael Haag | Sports Editor Having just wrapped up Baylor Homecoming, the football team will reacquaint itself with many peopleContinue Reading
