WT breaks ground on new $15 million feedlot and educational complex

CANYON, Texas (KFDA) - Today the West Texas A&M University Foundation broke ground on the WTAMU Foundation Research Feedlot.

According to a news release, the WTAMU Foundation Research Feedlot and the Paul F. and Virginia J. Engler Foundation Feedlot Education Facility will provide a state-of-the-art education for WT students, directly benefiting beef producers around the Panhandle, the state and the world.

Support for the $15 million facility comes from a combination of individual donors and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“Thanks to our generous donors and the steadfast partnership with the WTAMU Foundation, we are going to have a research feedlot designed for strengthening the fed-beef and related industries through research, innovation and education,” said WT President Dr. Walter