Volume 13, Issue 2 – December 2014 BAYER MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE Deluxe Edition President PHASE II OFFICIALLY OPENS FOR BUSINESS Dan Taylor Vice President Patti Jones Secretary Curtis Griffith Treasurer Waylon Carroll October 13, 2014, was a celebration of Next to the Cotton Technology exhibit Executive progress. Over 200 people came to help the is a display on aerial application or more Bayer Museum of Agriculture cut the ribbon commonly known as crop dusting. It’s not Director and officially open the new Central Exhibit often that a person can see an exhibit come Lacee Hoelting Hall to the public. Mayor Glen Robertson together, but this interactive kiosk allows spoke about the impact of the museum on the a person to watch our Ag Cat plane being Board of Lubbock community. Texas Tech President assembled and hung from the ceiling. There’s Directors Duane Nellis remarked how much he enjoyed even a short video telling the history of the plane and how it came to be a part of the Alton Brazell museum collection. Ron Chandler The Central Exhibit Hall also features a Vic Coker major crops exhibit and The Cotton Harvest Don Harris Experience, where each visitor Mitchell Harris can take a turn in the driver’s seat. You can learn more about Pat Jones these exhibits, including who Lee Ruth Krieg made them possible on pages 2 Steve Moffett and 3. Troy Pickering* attending events in the new Clint Robinson facility and how agriculture was the “lifeblood” of the Dale Swinburn South Plains. Brett Underwood In addition to the building expansion, the Tommy Woolam museum unveiled three new exhibits, all of Larry Work* which focus on modern agriculture and invite Stanley Young people to touch, see and experience. The new Bayer CropScience Cotton *denotes new Technology shows visitors the science behind The event ended with a catered barbeque board member modern cotton production. You can learn meal as supporters, new and old, celebrated how cotton farmers are improving water the museum’s success. The Bayer Museum efficiency and helping to conserve our natural of Agriculture would like to thank Bayer resources. Visitors can take a walk through CropScience for co-sponsoring the event and a virtual cotton field or talk to a hologram the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce for farmer. helping to promote it. Bayer Museum of Agriculture Page 1 Experience the Cotton Harvest NEW MEMBERS & RENEWALS Almost every child that field to making it into a fabric * denotes new membership comes in the museum asks if used and worn around the they can ride a tractor, and world. SOD BUSTER with the museum’s newest This exhibit would not Brad & Davon Cook exhibit, museum staff can have been possible without Ronnie & Toni DuBois* finally say yes. the tireless efforts of Joe Hurst Delmon Jr. & Dollie Ellison The Cotton Harvest and Hurst Farm Supply who Craig & Ann McDonald Experience puts the visitor in worked with John Deere Jason Moore the driver seat of a John to secure the cab and Texas Tech University - Deere CS690 Cotton funding for the exhibit. CASNR Stripper and Module Additional funds Dale & Cheryl Swinburn Verett Farms, Inc. Builder. Once the start came from the C.H. button is pressed, large Foundation and the CREW BOSS projection screens around family of Viola and D.W. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Hlavaty the cab combined Gaignet. D.W. Gaignet Fred Jones with big bass speakers was a very successful John Janice & Roger Kitten underneath, allow the Deere dealer in Tahoka Schoepf Farms Partnership visitor to see, feel, and in the 1930s and 40s. Joel & Sally Tankersley experience bringing in Additionally, a big thank Tarzan Coop Gin, Inc.* Tri-Star Chemical the harvest. you goes to Eddie and Larry & Patti Work This immersive ride Eric Smith who allowed us Willow Creek Ranch - The is accompanied by an to shoot footage at their Pocock Family* animated history of the Floydada farm twice for the John Deere Cotton stripper exhibit. TOP HAND from the early Model Since opening, The Don Bell 30 and 31 to the latest Cotton Harvest Experience Campbell Farm & Ranch technology all in three has been extremely popular Capital Farm Credit - Hondo* minutes. with children and adults Happy State Bank Dean Loehr and Paige Verner Johnston Walter Farms (Melvin Walter) While you wait your alike. Museum staff hopes turn to ride, a television on check out the exhibit their family interactive exhibits of this Danny & Pat Coleman helped fund at the riboon cutting. Berry & Lindy Evans the outside monitor plays level will help to bring in Steve & JoBeth Fraze a stunning video detailing the cotton more school tours and allow us to Darrell & Linda Gresham* industry from planting the cotton in the educate on agriculture’s past, present, and Larry Hagood future. Garry Don Haralson Mitchell Harris David & Patricia Jones A Word from the Staff Joe & Phyllis Lemon BMA welcomes our new administrative assistant Jan Greenlee Hayes. Bobby & Joyce McNabb Weldon & Ann Menzer My first month at Christian University. Brady & Janet Mimms Senator & Mrs. Charles the Bayer Museum of My volunteer experiences include the Perry* Agriculture has been Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas, Don & Sherry Proctor great. I have gotten the National Ranching Heritage Center, Jeremy & Tiffany Reed* to meet most of the American Wind Power Center and the Eddie & Jennifer Smith* volunteers, and look Silent Wings Museum. Jimmy & Susan Wedel* forward to meeting all While living in Beaumont, Texas, I Doug & Teresa Whitney U-L-L Farms Inc. of you very soon. served as Curator of Education for the My first real John Jay French Historic House Museum. FAMILY museum experience After moving back to Lubbock I took Albert “Shorty” & Wanda was at the Victoria and Albert Museum a position as Director of Marketing and Agnew in London when I completed a short Education for the American Wind Power Michael & Melanie Agan observation internship for my Clothing Center. Ambrosia Catering - David and Textile Merchandising degree at Texas My heart is truly in museum work. S. Reed Tech. History is one of my passions. Working Joe & Ginger Brown My first position after graduating at the museum I have the satisfaction of Larry & Dana Bryant* from Tech was in retail buying and being able to learn something new every Ruth Bryant management. I have also held a church day. I find volunteers to have a wealth of Nathan & Mary Jane Buerkle education staff position, as well as knowledge. If I have not met you, please Mr. & Mrs. Dannie Carlisle Waylon Carroll working as an interventionist in Frenship introduce yourself. I look forward to C. D. & Arvella Cash ISD and Lubbock ISD. I have a Bachelor working with all of you! Vic & Judy Coker of Science Degree from Texas Tech and Sincerely, Scott & Cindy Cooksey a Master’s of Education from Lubbock Jan Greenlee Hayes Bayer Museum of Agriculture Page 2 New Major Crops Exhibit FAMILY CONTINUED Wallace & Margaret Darneille Monroe DeBusk J.T. & Wanda Drake Ike & Toni Flores Seth & Katie Fortenberry Elwood Freeman James & Francine Gilbreath As the central exhibit hall began to Drawers beneath each touch screen Margaret & Dale Gladden take shape in the fall of 2013, museum show a labeled diagram of each plant Alton & Thalua Garner Gaylord Groce* staff and board knew they needed a along with seed and plant samples. Ronald Greer “Wow” exhibit to showcase in the new The backside of the exhibit displays a J. Walt Hagood space. timeline of agriculture, complete with Harden Farms The board agreed the exhibt should informative flip panels and artifact Ike & Toni Flores be highly interactive, unlike any other, display cases. John & Sharon Hegi* and focus on the major crops grown in An exhibit of this magnitude would Alan & Sandy Henry* the United States. have been impossible if it weren’t for Jack & Frankie Hoag Cindy & Charles With the help of Museum Arts, Inc. three generous and dedicated sponsors, Huffman in Dallas, Texas, the concept for the Capital Farm Credit, BE Implement and Gary Hull* Major Crops exhibit was born. With Dale and Cheryl Swinburn. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Isom 16 screens and 8 separate computers, Thank you to those sponsors who are Jim & Elaine Johnson touch screens based on smart phone helping the museum educate the public Sharon J. Judd technology gives vistors a closer look at on the importance of agriculture and the James & Pat Jones Ernie & Nita Kiesling corn, cotton, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, American Farmer. James & Eunice Kitten peanuts, sunflowers and rice. Burk & Bernie Lattimore* Calvin & Sandra Lemon “When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for life, Lee Leonard Kirby Lewis for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. Robert & Kim Loveless* If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.” Jett & Lynette Major Lewis & Jane Mason* - Tecumseh, Shawnee Indian Chief Angie Martin* Brent Mason* Museum Events Get an Upgrade Monte McAnear* Robert & Eva Jo Museum annual events have gotten an On August 16, museum membership McClellan upgrade thanks to the recently completed also enjoyed the new conference room Cecil & Carol McCullar Plains Cotton Growers Conference Center. as they met to hear the latest updates Jimmy McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Myrl Mitchell On June 26, with the air conditioning and visit with old friends. A lunch of Jimmy C. Nail going and oldies playing on the new sound grilled pork chops and sides was served to Scott Nolen system, nearly 100 people came to visit approximately 180 guests. Michael Patsche and sample a variety of homemade ice Items on the agenda included seeing the Michael & Betty creams. new Ag Cat mini-documentary produced Patranella A new record was set with 17 ice cream by Ramar Communications and electing J.