Joseph Burke: A Winding Road to Soil Science

11/08/18 • 20 min

Joseph Burke, a graduate student working on his PhD in soil science at Texas A&M University with two degrees from Texas Tech University (wreck 'em!), talks about his winding path to soil science and his research on the Texas High Plains.
Music: Kody West "Melody" (used with permission)

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Brooks Ellison, a cotton farmer in the Crosbyton area, talks about his dryland farming operation, making input decisions, and advice for young people in agriculture.
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Kassadi Rinehart is the Territory Manager for Phytogen Cottonseed in six counties to the north and east of Lubbock, including Lubbock County. She talks about how she ended up selling cottonseed in the Lubbock area after judging livestock in college, as well the history of Phytogen, Enlist varieties, and Phytogen’s increasing presence in the Kansas cotton industry.
"As you compare a cotton farmer to another kind of a farmer, just the amount of pride... the way people talk about it...and the hard work that goes into it, it’s very unlike another crop.”
Music: Kody West "Melody" (used with permission)