Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources hosted two agricultural experts from Thailand last week as part of a 25-year old program sponsored by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.

“Known as the Cochran Fellowship Program, it’s the first time that Texas Tech has been selected to host Cochran fellows in the area of food safety and security,”said Sukant Misra, professor and associate dean for Research College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. (more…)

Texas Tech University men’s rodeo team dominated 15 other teams from the southwest region of the National Collegiate Rodeo Association Sept. 24-26, taking first place at the Sul Ross State University Rodeo in Alpine. (more…)

Erica Irlbeck has been named an 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. She began her teaching and research duties on Sept. 1. (more…)

In an effort to stem the decline of Bobwhite Quail and Scaled Quail in Texas, the Quail-Tech Alliance and Texas Tech University have designated a 38-county research area in west central and northwest Texas, an area that encompasses more than 22 million acres or roughly 10 times the size of Yellowstone Park. (more…)

Texas Tech University’s rodeo teams launched their fall season last week with a striking women’s team victory at the Eastern New Mexico University Rodeo in Portales. The women overpowered 15 other teams from the National Collegiate Rodeo Association’s Southwest Region to take the top spot. (more…)

The Texas Tech Collegiate 4-H club is hosting a special raffle for a handmade 66-by-84 inch quilt known as “Christmas Star” and a $100 gift certificate to Lubbock’s noted Double Nickel Steakhouse as part of Texas Tech University’s upcoming Oct. 10 homecoming activities. (more…)

Talked into a campus tour by her best friend, Ashley Larkin visited Texas Tech University as a high school senior with few expectations. “But from the moment I set foot on campus, I fell in love,” the Houston native said. “The friendly atmosphere and the faculty immediately won me over.” (more…)

Rudy Ritz has been named an 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…)

Food safety from the ranch to the restaurant, along with a review of beef grading and branded beef programs, highlighted a Sept. 8-9 educational program, known as “Foodservice 101,” at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. (more…)

U.S. farmers will see their prices slashed by an average 2.48 percent during the next five years. A recent subsidy increase for India’s cotton farmers could drop world cotton prices by as much as 6 percent, according to a report from Texas Tech University’s Cotton Economics Research Institute. (more…)