With world population expected to grow nearly a third by 2050, agricultural production will need to increase by approximately 70 percent to meet the needs of 9 billion people around the world. As incomes are projected to increase in developing countries around the globe, the demand for high-value plant-based products, as well as livestock and dairy products, is expected to skyrocket.  more »

The question of where to go to college was hardly a question for Savannah Leonard. Since she could remember, the Sonora native wanted to go to Texas Tech University. Her grandfather, both parents and her older brother brought home degrees from Tech.  more »

Texas Tech University recognized 38 outstanding faculty and staff members with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources today (Mar. 27) with recognition of their length of service to the university community. The awards ceremony was held at Tech’s International Cultural Center Hall of Nations.  more »

Snowboarder magazine’s website reports today (Mar. 21) that Zeal Optics is introducing one of the world’s first sunglass lens using a plant-based bonding agent, replacing a petroleum-based bonder. With the new e-llume lenses, the Boulder, Colo.-based company now believes that it leads the way towards completely removing crude oil from sunglass production.  more »

A noted Texas Tech agroecosystem research scientist and a longtime administrator with Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources have been granted emeritus status by the university’s Board of Regents. Vivien Allen, the university’s Thornton Distinguished Professor of Forages since 1995, retired in 2011, and Norman Hopper, Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources former Executive Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs, retired in 2012.  more »

Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources video, “Doing It Right,” earned three awards at the Lubbock Advertising Federation Annual Addy Awards Ceremony on Saturday (Feb. 23) at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock.  more »

Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored seven distinguished alumni on Monday (Feb. 18) at the university’s McKenzie Merket Alumni Center. The Distinguished & Young Alumni Awards honored alumni who’ve made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and careers have brought distinction to the college and to the professions associated with agriculture and natural resources.  more »