Texas A&M AgriLife is gaining new ground to conduct research in the South Plains, thanks to the generosity of Dolle Barker.Barker, born in Lubbock and raised near the new research farm, said she moved away and spent over 35 years as an agronomist. She also served as the owner of an ag input company in Colorado that provided both ground and aerial custom chemical and fertilizer applications. When she returned to her family land, she knew one thing: there had been such a change in everything, especially the quality of the soil and the available water. And she is determined ...