A dozen outstanding teaching leaders in Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources have been honored with Apple Master Teacher Awards from the college. (more…)

The president of the Muleshoe State Bank, Robert Montgomery, was presented the 2008 Distinguished Banking Service Award on Nov. 14 at the 36th Annual Bankers Agricultural Credit Conference. The event was hosted by the Texas Tech University’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. (more…)

Texas Tech University announced today (Nov. 20) the establishment of the J.A. Love Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Officials also introduced Tom Thompson, a nationally-recognized agricultural researcher and Texas Tech administrator, as the first chair recipient. (more…)

Texas Tech University’s Livestock Judging Team was crowned national champions Nov. 18 at the 2008 North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville. The team won by a 50-point margin, shattering the previous contest record by 11 points. (more…)

Texas Tech University is the newly crowned champion of intercollegiate meat judging. The team was named 2008 National Champion Intercollegiate Meat Judging Team at the recent international intercollegiate competition on Nov. 16 in Dakota City, Neb. (more…)

A five-member team from Texas Tech University’s plant and soil science department claimed a third-place finish Oct. 24 at the Region VI Collegiate Soils Contest at the University of Arkansas in Monticello, Ark. The Red Raiders’ win qualifies them to compete next March at the National Soils Contest hosted by Southwest Missouri State. (more…)

The National FFA Organization paid tribute to Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources for its outstanding support as a 10-year exhibitor at the FFA National Agricultural Career Show, recently held at the Indiana Convention Center. (more…)

Rudy Ritz has been named a visiting assistant professor in Texas Tech University’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, according to officials with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. He began his teaching and research duties on Sept. 1. (more…)

As the holidays approach and family members flock for an extended reign of chaos, the last thing a host or hostess needs is an outbreak of food poisoning to dampen the festivities. Texas Tech University food safety expert Mindy Brashears has a few tips on how to make sure it’s the football scores – not your turkey – causing stomach pains. (more…)

Texas residents can help students at Texas Tech University earn a degree in the field of agriculture by purchasing license plates bearing an image of a cotton boll. (more…)