By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist Katie Lewis, Ph.D., will be honored with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, 2026 Governor’s Texas Environmental Excellence Award for Agriculture.
Lewis is a soil chemistry and fertility scientist and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, located at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock.
These annual awards celebrate citizens, communities, businesses and organizations working to help preserve and protect the Texas environment, while inspiring others to become better environmental stewards in their communities, according to TCEQ.
TCEQ will celebrate this year’s winners and finalists during the annual awards banquet at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on June 9 in Austin. Lewis will be recognized for her project — Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Enhancement through the Utilization of Regenerative Agricultural Management Practices.
Source : tamu.edu