The $65 million project, funded by USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service, NRCS, is led by AgriLife Research scientists Julie Howe, Ph.D., soil chemistry and fertility professor, and Nithya Rajan, Ph.D., agronomy and agroecology professor, both in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. READ MORE

Chris Gomez is a new Ph.D. student on our team. He has completed his undergraduate studies at New Mexico State University. Chris is the recipient of the Dr. Dionel E. Avilés '53 and Dr. James E. Johnson '67 Graduate Fellowship from Texas A&M University. His research will involve investigating the climate-smart potential of BNI corn and sorghum production systems.