Texas Tech's rodeo teams roped and rode to second place honors over the weekend at the Western Texas College in Snyder, highlighted by strong individual performances in barrel racing, bull riding and calf roping.
With world population expected to grow nearly a third by 2050, agricultural production will need to increase by approximately 70 percent to meet the needs of 9 billion people around the world. As incomes are projected to increase in developing countries around the globe, the demand for high-value plant-based products, as well as livestock and dairy products, is expected to skyrocket.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide by Sept. 30 whether to propose listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken, a grayish-brown grouse that lives in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Texas Tech's rodeo team participated at the South Plains College Rodeo last weekend in Levelland, highlighted by strong individual performances in breakaway calf roping, barrel racing and saddle bronc riding.