Playa Lakes Joint Venture
Scientists have long known that playas are the primary source of recharge for the Ogallala Aquifer. But just how much water is recharging through playas is still a mystery. Now, researchers at Texas Tech University, led by Dr. Loren Smith, are setting out to try and answer that question in a new study.

Amarillo Globe-News / 11/6/2006
Hale County youths came out on top at Kansas State University. That’s where Jae Ebeling, Wesley Hill, Kyle Owen and Kaitlyn True won the 2006 National 4-H Meat Identification and Judging Contest. (more…)

Spring is right around the corner and the Agricultural Economics Association has announced that it is holding its annual fertilizer sale. The catch, though, is that the deadline for ordering is coming up fast – Feb. 10. (more…)

Thea Wilkins, Bayer Crop Science Regents Professor at Texas Tech University and former University of California-Davis professor and Professor and Director of the National Science Foundation Cotton Genome Center at UCD is the recipient of the 2006 Cotton Biotechnology Award. (more…)

Texas Tech University’s Therapeutic Riding Center has become accredited under the Premier Accredited Center Program offered by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA). (more…)