Almost two dozen of Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources best and brightest were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective collegiate honor societies, today (Apr. 9) at the Allen Theater on the university campus. more »
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources kicks off its annual ‘Agriculture and Natural Resources Awareness Week’ on Sunday (Apr. 21) with a number of events and activities planned throughout the week to showcase the college’s departments and student organizations to the campus community. Featured events include the Ag Olympics and the CASNR Honors Banquet. more »
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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide by Sept. 30 whether to propose listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken, a grayish-brown grouse that lives in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. 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 »
Major: Natural Resources Management, Conservation track; Classification: Junior; Age: 21; Organization: Society for Conservation Biology; Hometown: Liberty Hill; Month: January 2013 more »
