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The hot, dry, and windy conditions of the High Plains can carry herbicides miles from the application site, and for perennial species such as grapes, this potential volatility and drift exposure may affect plant productivity and yield for many years. Researchers from the TTU Department of Plant and Soil Science are hoping to help...
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July 16, 2021
Soil and water management, carbon farming, upcoming weather patterns, current status of federal policy, and a producer panel discussing conservative tillage practices are in the spotlight as part of the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation's 16th Annual Field Day...
July 12, 2021
The High Plains program features two weeks of classes, lectures, tours and hands-on interaction in all phases of cotton production, harvesting, ginning, classing, testing, preparation and processing...
July 01, 2021
Jyotsna Sharma, a Professor of Plant Ecology and Conservation in Texas Tech University's Department of Plant & Soil Science, has been selected for a key role that will advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources...
June 11, 2021
Five top-flight graduate students from Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources took high honors earlier this semester at the Texas Tech University Graduate School's 20th Annual Graduate Student Virtual Poster Competition. The competition, which typically features more than 100 high-level projects, is seen as a professional development opportunity for students...
June 07, 2021
The Texas Tech Research Park Inc. Board of Directors chairman and president John Esparza has announced the launch of a collaboration with Seraph and the Lubbock Angel Network to launch the research park's first venture capital fund, the Seraph Hub Fuel Fund. The focus of the collaboration is to accelerate business success of high-tech startups and emerging companies in the agriculture sector that can scale and provide return to investors...
May 31, 2021
Top academic standouts from Texas Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources were recognized as Dean's Scholars in May. Additionally, among the students, faculty, and staff recognized in May's virtual College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Honors Banquet, several PSS students received departmental awards...
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