The third cohort of the Texas Tech MILE Program completed its third and final semester in the program during the spring 2023 semester. In addition to the cohort’s 14 students graduating from the program in May, the program traveled to Austin Feb. 28-March 2 during the Texas legislative session and held its third regional agriculture...
The MILE Program completed its weeklong trip to Washington D.C. Nov 14-18, 2022, to learn about the intricacies and importance of agricultural policy. The tour included visits to Capitol Hill, conversations with trade and commodity organizations, networking with Texas Tech alumni in D.C., and an opportunity to meet with various departments in the United States Department...
The MILE Program completed the second of its three regional agriculture tours Oct. 15-16, 2022, while exploring the diverse agriculture community on the South Plains. The two-day tour, which was sponsored by AgTexas Farm Credit Services, featured the region’s crop industry, including cotton, sorghum, corn, wine grapes, and peanuts. Students in the third cohort of...
Since its inception in 2018, the MILE Program has sought to provide students with a variety of high-impact learning experiences through industry engagement. With the start of the program’s third cohort in 2022, the MILE Program began a mentoring initiative to provide yet another networking opportunity for its student members by engaging them with industry...
The MILE Program students joined ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees for breakfast at the National Ranching Heritage Center on Friday, Sept. 23. Senator John Boozman (AR) and Congressman GT Thompson (PA), spent the weekend in Lubbock meeting with area agriculture organizations and Texas Tech officials to get a taste of agriculture...