After more than 20 years of dedicated service, Julann Curlee will retire from Texas Tech’s Davis College in August 2025. She looks forward to family time, travel, and continuing her Red Raider traditions. Curlee’s legacy of leadership and loyalty will remain a cherished part of the college’s enduring history.
Agriculture
Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, a part of Texas Tech University since 1923, supports around 3,300 students with a low 14-to-1 student-to-professor ratio, enabling personal connections. The college offers scholarships, study abroad opportunities, and assistance for international students, celebrating nearly a century of dedicated service to its learners.
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Myths and misconceptions about agricultural practices have become one of the industry’s greatest challenges as it works to shape public opinion and policy decisions. However, experts at the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources are debunking these myths through research and outreach in hopes of fostering informed conversations with the public.
Drew DeBerry, co-founder of Axis Strategies, discovered a passion for agriculture and policy at Texas Tech University. His internship in the Davis College Congressional Internship Program paved the way for a successful career in public policy.
“Whenever farmers are less than one percent of the population, we’ve got to have good people in support places to protect our interests,” said David Gibson, Executive Director of Texas Corn Producers since 1999.
As the agricultural science teacher started her lesson about equine science, she looked out to a classroom full of talented students […]
The aroma of oil being pumped from the ground fills the wind as it carries across the cotton fields. This is what Lubbock, Texas is known for. Almost everyone who has driven through Lubbock knows this smell, and little do people know, it is what sustains and this “little big” town of Lubbock.
In 1925, when Texas Tech University opened its doors with four major colleges, one being the School of Agriculture, there was no way of telling the impact the college would have on not only the local region, but also the whole world.
The Davis College is the only college at Texas Tech University that has its own government internship program. One of the longtime supporters of this program is Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
Dean Krehbiel joined the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in January taking over the reins as dean.
Growing up in the Golden State of California, Emma Taber has always been surrounded by color. For as long as she can remember, she has always encompassed color theory and had a creative edge.
From the mountains of Las Cruces, New Mexico, to the plains of Lubbock, Texas, agricultural economics and business administration major Denny Atchley, is setting up the future generations of cattle producers to go above and beyond in this industry.
The year is 1934 and a letter is sent home to Wellington, Texas. John Henry Baumgardner writes about the experience he is having at Texas Technological College, a school that is only 11 years old.
The Texas Tech faithful know the end of any athletic event or commencement ceremony will involve the singing of the alma mater. In just the third line of the Matador Song, the choir of novices sings, “Bear our banners, far and wide.” This spirit of adventure is ingrained in the Red Raider spirit, and it is something to be celebrated within the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
Samantha Gaddie, a recent Texas Tech University graduate and agricultural science teacher for Green County Central School District in Kentucky, studied a mixed methods approach to understanding retention of female agriculture educators.
Seat belts are fastened, and tray tables are in their upright position, the landing is approaching. Out of […]
Not having grown up in agriculture, Caylee Lemmons from Keller, Texas, went from being the first in her family to join FFA, to an agricultural education major at Texas Tech University.
Maeley Herring knew the two things she was passionate about were agriculture and helping students. It’s not often you find a career that lets you do things you dream of. Herring found just that at Texas Tech.
Cotton is an industry backed by research, funded by producers.
While chasing white lines, landscapes beside the highway are now interrupted by rows and rows of wind turbines spinning along to the bold and constant West Texas wind. Not to mention, is the car passing this growing infrastructure filled up at a traditional gas pump or plugged into a charging station?
Strong winds, flowing water, sun rays, earth’s warmth, and products of the earth, all sources of energy that propose a seemingly perfect solution to so many problems, but at what cost? Renewable energy sources can be pushed as the possible answer to greenhouse gas emissions, but what price is being paid for this reduction?
Instead of red roses for Valentine’s Day in 2021, Texans received a heavy blanket of white snow and thick ice from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande River. An avalanche of actions ensued to provide food, water and power to people across the entire state.