The Agriculturist

2026 DIGITAL ISSUE

Choosing Change

“You don’t want to be the generation that loses the family farm.”

Riding Through Tradition

“We not only want to support the Masked Rider Program, but we have an obligation to. There’s a sense of pride. That’s our horse. That’s our rider.”

A Decade of Development

Now a known hurdle for all students in Texas Tech’s ag communications program, the ACOM Block began as an ambitious idea to better align coursework with real-world expectations...

By the time most people are starting their morning, Katie Day has already checked cattle, moved stock and handled whatever the morning demanded. She has no single job description, only the expectation to get the work done...

30 Under 30

Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources has named its inaugural 30 Under 30 cohort, recognizing young alumni making early impacts...

Grayson Downs wearing work clothes and a cap sits centered in front of a row of Holstein cows in metal headlocks.

Learning on the Job

From dairy operations in West Texas to policy work in Lubbock and design firms along the Florida coast, internships are turning classroom preparation into career pathways and students into professionals...

Beyond the Degree Plan

"They're coming in not sure what's going on, and by the time it's all said and done, they're confident in their skills. They walk out of here ready to take on the world."

From Classroom to Career

Whether through advocacy and policy exposure, vocational leadership and agronomy practice, or research and clinical fieldwork, these students are graduating with practical skills, professional networks and a plan to one day impact their chosen field...

Innovation in Action

Research at Davis College is designed around pressing challenges faced by producers, communities, and ecosystems — particularly in water-limited and climate-stressed regions like the Texas High Plains...

Recipe for Success

While technical skills may open the door to career success, communication and relationship-building developed through student organizations are essential for transforming a degree plan into a network of connections...

Highlighting the people, research, innovations, and traditions shaping agriculture

For more than four decades, The Agriculturist has served as the flagship student publication of the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications at Texas Tech University.

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The Agriculturist

Choosing Change

Riding Through Tradition

A Decade of Development

All in a Day's Work

30 Under 30

Learning on the Job

Beyond the Degree Plan

From Classroom to Career

Innovation in Action

Recipe for Success

Highlighting the people, research, innovations, and traditions shaping agriculture

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