Building of new, $30 million home to AgriLife Research, AgriLife Extension to take place on West Texas A&M campus
Funding for the new, $30 million center was approved May 19 by The Texas A&M University Board of Regents. Of that total, $20 million will come from the Permanent University Fund established by the state of Texas and $10 million from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Chancellor John Sharp announced the move at a May 25 press conference in the Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research and Outreach, VERO, building on the WT campus. The new facility will be constructed to the east of the Charles W. “Doc” Graham ’53 DVM, The Texas A&M University System Center, which encompasses VERO and the Charles W. Graham DVM Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, building.
“We’re here today to announce something that only The Texas A&M University System could have accomplished. We’re bringing all of our resources together in one spot,” Sharp said. “We’re bringing together some of the best minds in agriculture together in collaboration right here in Canyon. This will be a real game-changer for agribusiness in Texas.”
Construction is expected to be complete in early 2024 at the northeast corner of the WT campus. The building will be home to about 60 employees working for the AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension agencies.
Maintaining a strong Texas A&M AgriLife presence in the Panhandle
Texas A&M AgriLife has 13 centers around the state that house both AgriLife Research and AgriLife Extension personnel who support the districts and regions.
“Texas A&M AgriLife Research is headquartered in College Station, but we are an institution that serves the entire state of Texas, and our centers are imperative to making sure that each region of the state has research conducted in their unique environment,” said Cliff Lamb, Ph.D., director of AgriLife Research. “Here in the Panhandle, we look forward to expanding our research programs in beef cattle, small grains, environmental quality, natural resources, pest management, crop systems and bioenergy.”
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