Research and Extension
As part of our land-grant mission, the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management is member of Texas A&M AgriLife, serving the state through research, Extension and outreach.
Our research scientists and Extension experts improve practices, create solutions and share resources to conserve rangelands and other natural areas, sustain wildlife and fishery populations, and integrate policies into natural resources management.
Explore Research and Extension Centers
Our centers conduct innovative research to contribute information relating to key agribusiness market issues.
- Center for Grazinglands and Ranch management
- Center for Natural Resource Technology (CNRIT)
- Rangeland Decision-Support Laboratory (RSDL)
- Grazingland Animal Nutrition Laboratory (GAN Lab)
- Texas AgriLife Extension Service Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory
Research evaluates plant compounds to boost disease resilience in catfish
Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife are studying plant-based compounds as alternatives to antibiotics to strengthen the health, sustainability and economic resilience of U.S. catfish production, the nation’s largest aquaculture industry.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is the state’s premiere research agency in agriculture, natural resources, and the life sciences. Through Texas A&M AgriLife Research, we conduct hundreds of projects spanning many scientific disciplines to deliver life-sustaining and industry-changing impacts to citizens throughout Texas and around the world.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is a unique education agency with a statewide network of professional educators, trained volunteers, and county offices. With a vast network of 250 county Extension offices and some 900 professional educators, the expertise provided by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service reaches into every Texas county to address local priority needs. We value people, programs and partnerships.