Basic horse management will be addressed Wednesday, May 21, as part of a short course at Texas Tech University. The 8-5 p.m. program in room 101 of the university’s animal and food sciences building is $40 a person with lunch and handout materials provided. (more…)
Outstanding students from Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources were honored at an April 25 ceremony during the annual CASNR Honors Banquet at the Merket Alumni Center. (more…)
It was easy being green in April as students from Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ students stepped forward to participate in this year’s long-standing Texas Tech Arbor Day tradition. (more…)
By Donna J. Miller / The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) /April 17, 2008
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich said he will press for “greater transparency” in the meat industry today, in the wake of the largest beef recall in U.S. history. A subcommittee will meet at 1 p.m. to investigate the USDA’s ability to monitor the country’s slaughterhouses, to produce safe meat and treat animals humanely. (more…)
Four faculty members from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources received awards April 22 for their quality teaching and research during the annual Faculty Honors Convocation. (more…)
Four faculty members and a graduate student from College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources were presented the “Outstanding Paper Award” from American Association for Agricultural Education. The presentation on April 19 was held as part of the organization’s western region conference in Park City, Utah. (more…)
Katie Leigh with the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications has been elected a graduate student representative to the Association for International Agriculture and Extension Education’s Board of Directors. She was named to the post at the group’s annual conference on March 14 at EARTH University in Costa Rica. (more…)
Texas Tech senior animal and food sciences major Romany Gordon won second place in the finals and second overall in the barrel racing event, helping lead the Texas Tech women to the top of the regional standings at the Howard College Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region Rodeo last weekend. (more…)
Texas Tech University announced April 18 that Ashley Hartzog accepted the reins to Midnight Matador, becoming the 2008-2009 Masked Rider. In donning the rider’s mask, Hartzog, a senior animal science major from Farwell, fulfills an ambition that took seed when she first saw the iconic mascot at a Red Raider football game when she was five years old. (more…)
By Marlena Hartz | Avalanche-Journal | Monday, April 21, 2008
The machine’s steel bars, built like a Venus flytrap, clenched the steer, holding him still on a chilly morning so a team of Texas Tech researchers could accurately measure his weight. (more…)
