The Texas High Plains has 9 million acres that could be planted to grapes. Talk to some of the local farmers now growing everything from grenache to viognier, and you’ll wonder why the entire area isn’t completely covered with vines. (more…)

Never one to rest on its academic laurels, Texas Tech now becomes the first university in the state - and one of a handful in the nation - to offer an undergraduate program in viticulture and enology. Viticulture is the science of grape growing and enology is the study of winemaking. (more…)

Texas Tech University awarded diplomas to more than 3,100 students during the May graduation exercises at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, including 129 from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during the May 8 program. (more…)

Both literally and figuratively, Shaikh Rahman has traveled many miles from his family’s three-acre Bangladesh farm to the halls of academia here at Texas Tech University. Introduced early to applied economics, Rahman said that even before he was old enough to realize it, his father’s rice, jute and vegetable farm introduced him to the “Cobweb Phenomenon.” (more…)

Officials in Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources have announced its 2009-2010 slate of Agri-Techsans, the college’s award-winning organization of student recruiters. Comprised of select undergraduates from every department in the college, this year’s Agri-Techsans are a diverse group. (more…)

U.S. cotton producers are calling for action after government subsidies for cotton rose in India, a move that could drive down prices in an already saturated market. India’s minimum support price for cotton farmers rose to 72 cents per pound for the most common cotton qualities, a marked advantage over U.S. farmers looking at 55 to 58 cents of support for the same product. (more…)

Emergency measures implemented in Mexico to halt the spread of H1N1 influenza will most likely sicken the only U.S. trade sector still generating a surplus in the downturned economy, say two Texas Tech University agricultural economists. (more…)

David Lawver, a noted agricultural educator and Fulbright Grant award winner from Texas Tech University, has been selected president of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, John Burns, dean of Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, announced Tuesday (May 12). (more…)

Kay Arellano with Texas Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management has been recognized for her exceptional efforts in academic advising. The Wilson native was named the winner of one of only two annual President’s Excellence in Academic Advising Awards presented on May 5. (more…)

Texas Tech University and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will co-sponsor a new symposium to present ways current and ongoing viticulture and enology research can benefit Texas grape growing and winemaking industries. Viticulture is the science of grape growing and enology is the study of winemaking. (more…)