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Global Ambitions; CASNR Plans Maymester Study Abroad Trip to China

December 10, 2012

Global Ambitions; CASNR Plans Maymester Study Abroad Trip to China

Traveling through the Chinese countryside in summertime is like being transported back to a different time and place. Outdated machinery dots the never-ending farmland, reminiscent of the United States more than half a century prior. Although some farmland has the flat, arid, West Texas-feel, mere miles away, entire farms are created on flat shelves of land carved out of the hills and mountainsides.

CASNR Instructor, Students Active at Latinos in Agriculture Leaders Forum

December 06, 2012

CASNR Instructor, Students Active at Latinos in Agriculture Leaders Forum

Hispanic student leaders from Texas Tech University took an active part in the 'Latinos in Agriculture Leaders Forum' on Oct. 17-19 in San Antonio. Among those adding to the event were five Tech College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources undergraduate students.

VIRAL VIDEO: South Plains Cotton Production Has Significant Impact

November 28, 2012

VIRAL VIDEO: South Plains Cotton Production Has Significant Impact

A new study by Texas Tech University and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension found that crop production has a substantial overall impact on employment and the economy in the Texas High Plains region. The most recent data shows that crop production on the South Plains supported more than 103,000 jobs and generated more than $12.2 billion in economic activity in 2010.