From humble beginnings, the Texas Tech Equestrian Team now garners national attention. Three members of the team, seniors Robin Morris and Allison Griest, along with junior Julia Lindholm, will make their way to West Springfield, Mass. to compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships May 3-6. (more…)
Nithya Rajan, an agronomy graduate student from CASNR’s Department of Plant and Soil Science, placed first on March 22 in the Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources division of the 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition in Lubbock. (more…)
Gerald Henry has been named a new assistant professor of turfgrass science with Texas Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science. His research focus will be on turfgrass weed control and management, along with plant growth regulators and improved turfgrass varieties. (more…)
Don Ethridge, a professor with Texas Tech University’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, is featured in the premiere episode of a new 13-part public television documentary, called “State of Tomorrow.” (more…)
AS WORK IN Washington continues on the 2007 Farm Bill, a new analysis on the effects of the proposed legislation reveals that cotton farmers will take a significant whack to the wallet if the law were to go forward as written. (more…)
By Betsy Blaney, Associated Press Agriculture Writer
LUBBOCK, Texas – Cotton producers in Texas and across the country will see a 15 percent drop in their net income in the first year of a 2007 farm bill proposal from the Bush Administration, a model run by economists at Texas Tech University shows. (more…)
Will Cohen, who received a master’s degree in range science from Texas Tech University in May 1985, has been appointed director of TTU at Highland Lakes. (more…)
Divina Gracia Rodriguez, who completed her master’s degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics in December, was presented the Southern Agricultural Economics Association’s Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award on Feb. 7 at the organization’s annual meeting in Mobile, Alabama. (more…)
Lori Pineda, a senior business assistant with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ Development Office, has been awarded a Front Line Award from the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association. (more…)
For the first time in university history, Texas Tech will send three riders to compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships. (more…)
