May 2020

UT AgResearch Announces Changes to 2020 Field Day Schedule

May 05, 2020 News Release
Picture of crops in front of a row of greenhouses

Many Field Days Moving Online or Delayed

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Step Outside: Cover Crops and Avian Populations

May 05, 2020 Podcast
An eastern meadowlark sings in a grassland field.

In this episode of “Step Outside,” masters student Brittany Panos tells us how plating agricultural fields with cover crops, instead of allowing them to fallow, many benefit many bird species.

Environment / Human & Animal Health / Agricultural Practices / cash crops / conservation / cover crops / habitat loss / population decline / Herbert College of Agriculture / Natural Resources, School of / UTIA / Animal Behavior / Animal Protection / Avian / Wildlife