December 12th, 2013
By Olivia Norton ’16 Growing up in Corpus Christi surrounded by Santa Gertrudis cattle and Quarter Horses, livestock was never far from reach for Joe Paschal. It was no surprise that after completing high school, he set his sights on a future in the livestock industry. Two years at Del Mar Junior College provided Paschal… Read More →
December 8th, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Texas A&M Junior Horse Judging Team won reserve champion at the National Reining Horse Association Collegiate Futurity Contest in Oklahoma City on Dec. 5-6. Left, Courtney Phillips, Abbey Jacks, Allysa Amjad, Amanda Driewer, Marissa Garcia, Sarah Sprayberry, Olivia Norton, Kailyn Capps and Lauren Friend. Team member Marissa Garcia won third high… Read More →
December 6th, 2013
CLAYTON, N.M. – The Southwest Beef Symposium, jointly hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, is set for Jan. 9-10 at the Clayton Civic Center, 124 N. Front St. in Clayton, N.M. “This is the 10th year of the Southwest Beef Symposium,” said Dr. Ted McCollum,… Read More →
December 1st, 2013
Savell, Cross set standard for how much fat in meat is acceptable for diets By Jeff Savell, Ph.D. 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the most important and significant contributions that Dr. H. Russell Cross and I may have ever made to the livestock and meat industries: the development of the “Window of… Read More →
February 14th, 2013
COLLEGE STATION — Lauretta Ngere, an animal breeding doctoral student in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University, has been selected as a Fellow for the Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) of the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development…. Read More →
February 14th, 2013
COLLEGE STATION — The Department of Animal Science was well-represented at the 2012 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Convocation with faculty and students receiving several awards. The ceremony was held at the AgriLife Center on March 31, 2012. Dr. Jim Sanders, professor in the Department of Animal Science, was presented the Honor Professor Award… Read More →
February 14th, 2013
Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusMay 2010This 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.McDONALD’S AND FREE-RANGE EGGSThe Humane Society of the United States, a… Read More →
May 30th, 2012
By Courtney Coufal Working newborn pigs, ultrasounding goats and measuring sarcomere lengths are typically skills an agriculture student does not learn until their third or fourth year in college, but for a group of Animal Science freshman and sophomores these experiences came early. A new course offered by the Department of Animal Science called Basic… Read More →
May 30th, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University agriculture students united on April 12 across campus promoting and educating people on the importance of agriculture by using live demonstrations of animals, fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products. These students are part of the Farmers Fight Advocacy Group at Texas A&M, a student-led movement formed to reconnect society… Read More →
May 30th, 2012
AMARILLO — The Texas A&M Stock Horse Team remains undefeated for the year after winning the American Stock Horse Association National Championship Intercollegiate Stock Horse Show held April 13-14, 2012 in Amarillo. The Stock Horse Team consists of six members who ride individual horses and compete in four separate events: stock horse pleasure, trail, reining… Read More →
