KLBK-CBS; Channel 13; Lubbock, Texas
Every semester ag communications students at Texas Tech learn the in’s and out’s of reporting agriculture across the south plains. (more…)

High Plains Public Radio Network
When spring rains arrive to the High Plains, the playas come alive with a chorus of spadefoot toads that depend on the wetlands in order to survive. Spadefoot toads and other amphibians are key species of the playa ecosystem, controlling insect populations as well as being a food source for birds and mammals. (more…)

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Gov. Rick Perry has reappointed Texas Tech professor Ellen B. Peffley to the Texas Seed and Plant Board. (more…)

By James Clark; NewsRadio 1420 - KJDL
In order to preserve water supply for the future a Texas Tech professor says there are nine counties that need our special attention. Is Lubbock one of them? Lubbock sits atop the world’s largest underground water system. (more…)

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech’s Plant and Soil Science Department will welcome its new chairman in the fall. (more…)

By Scott LaFee, Staff Writer; San Diego Union Tribune
Wherever there are lots of people and lots of lights, the night isn’t quite as impenetrable as it once was. That may be good news for folks worried about stumbling in the dark, but it appears to be harming at least some animals that have evolved to make their living at night. (more…)

Sacramento Bee (California); Mike Dunne Bee Food Editor
Is it finally safe to go outdoors? Because of the winter that felt like it never would end, Sacramentans were facing a grim prospect that much of the rest of the country considers normal - no outdoor grilling until Memorial Day weekend. (more…)

Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Food stores may soon be able to offer ground beef and other meat products treated with a mixture of harmless bacteria that reportedly can reduce common pathogens by 99% or more. (more…)