CASNR students, research benefits from new Case IH partnership
Thanks to a new partnership announced today (April 13) between Case IH Agriculture, Lubbock's Heritage Equipment and Texas Tech University, students in the school's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources soon will have access to some of the newest agricultural equipment available.
"We're excited about this," said John Burns, dean of Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. "Access to new Case IH tractors will be a tremendous asset to us, plus this partnership advances the mission of our research farms."
Several new Case IH tractors and an all-terrain vehicle will be delivered to the university over the coming weeks and each year thereafter, and will be used in CASNR farms' day-to-day operations. The equipment allows students and farm visitors to see the productivity-enhancing benefits of the equipment in real-world applications.
Students and university researchers will get to see, run, test and learn about the equipment's newest innovations in production agriculture first-hand, said Russell Solomon, territory sales manager for Case IH-West Texas. "Our goal is not only to broaden the student's educational experience and better prepare them for their farming careers, but also to enhance educational opportunities for active producers locally, regionally and across the state," he said.
The university will assist Case IH in conducting engineering research and testing new products. Case IH and Heritage Equipment also will have the opportunity to bring potential customers and employees to Tech's research farms to see Case IH equipment in action.
Written by Norman Martin
CONTACT: John Burns, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or john.burns@ttu.edu
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