February 13th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusJune 2007This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. EFFICIENCY vs. METHANEMethane contributes to what is commonly called…
February 13th, 2014
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusMarch 2008This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. NATIONAL MARKET COW & BULL BEEF QUALITY AUDITCow and…
February 13th, 2014
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team won the championship at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest on Feb. 23, 2013. The Aggies defeated second place Texas Tech University, followed by Oklahoma State University, West Texas A&M University and Angelo State University, respectively. In team competition, Texas A&M won…
February 13th, 2014
Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Carey Satterfield, an assistant professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, has received the 2013 Outstanding Young Animal Scientist in Research Award from the Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science. Satterfield’s research specializes in reproductive physiology, nutrition and growth….
February 13th, 2014
COLLEGE STATION – The Farmers Fight organization at Texas A&M University hosted the inaugural National Agricultural Advocacy Conference held on Oct. 4-6, 2013, on the Texas A&M campus in College Station. Forty-five agricultural student leaders from thirteen universities came together to discuss the future of the agriculture industry and the students’ role. The student advocates…
February 13th, 2014
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected]: Brant Poe, 979-845-6059, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Texas 4-H and FFA youth and agricultural leaders interested in gaining livestock evaluation skills can attend a Livestock Judging Clinic to be held March 29, 2014, at Texas A&M University in College Station. The clinic will begin at 8 a.m. and will be…
February 13th, 2014
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected]: Dr. Rick Machen, 830-278-9151, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – With consumer interest heightening about where food comes from, grass-fed beef producers will have the opportunity to learn more about marketing opportunities as well as production trends during a May 30-31 conference in College Station. Dr. Rick Machen, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef…
February 13th, 2014
By Courtney Coufal Helen Hardy still remembers how proud she felt the first time she executed a flying lead change. She was in high school and participating in a horsemanship clinic as a member of the Williamson County 4-H Hoofpicks Club in Georgetown, Texas. Now a sophomore animal science student at Texas A&M University, Hardy…
February 13th, 2014
Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusThis newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. FETAL PROGRAMMING OF MUSCLE AND FAT DEVELOPMENT The concept of fetal programming arose in…
February 13th, 2014
By Olivia Norton COLLEGE STATION – Each summer hundreds of school-aged kids are brought to the Texas A&M University campus, led by their interest in sports, history, engineering and science. However, for more than 1,100 4-H and FFA students and parents, it was a shared love of agriculture and animals that brought them this summer…
