Department Updates

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2009

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2009

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusAugust 2009This 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.IS ORGANIC FOOD MORE NUTRITIONAL?Not according to a recent review…

Beef Cattle Browsing – June 2009

February 13th, 2014

Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusJune 2009 This 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.NO AGE LIMIT FOR BEEF TRADE?Maybe. As part of the worldwide effort to…

Beef Cattle Browsing – January 2011

Beef Cattle Browsing – January 2011

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. WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRYThe following projections have been made for…

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2007

Beef Cattle Browsing – August 2007

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusAugust 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. PROGRAMS FOR HEIFER DEVELOPMENTUSDA-Miles City, Montana researchers studied three…

Beef Cattle Browsing – April 2010

Beef Cattle Browsing – April 2010

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusApril 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. UNITED NATIONS REPORT ON LIVESTOCK EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS…

Beef Cattle Browsing – July 2006

Beef Cattle Browsing – July 2006

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusJuly 2006This 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. FACTORS AFFECTING PRICE IN SPECIAL REPLACEMENT HEIFER SALESMissouri researchers…

East Texas Pasture Management Program set Feb. 22 at Overton

February 13th, 2014

Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, [email protected]: Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, 903-834-6191, [email protected] All new topics and five continuing education units offered this year OVERTON – Each year, the program planners for the East Texas Pasture Management Program try to cover new topics or at least examine older topics from new angles, according to Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas…

Gill joins animal science department at Texas A&M University

February 13th, 2014

COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Jason Gill has joined the faculty in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University. Gill will conduct research on the biology and application of bacteriophages, a group of viruses that preys exclusively on bacteria. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Gill to the department and the expertise he brings…

Wickersham receives distinguished achievement award

Wickersham receives distinguished achievement award

February 13th, 2014

COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Tryon Wickersham, associate professor in the department of animal science, received the 2013 Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching at the University Level this April. This award is the most prestigious award that can be presented to faculty members at Texas A&M University and recognizes, rewards and encourages…

Educational tour brings Animal Science students to the Beef Capital of the World

February 13th, 2014

TEXAS PANHANDLE − Hereford, Texas, is one of six major cities located within the Texas Panhandle and is known as the “Beef Capital of the World.” This town, deeply rooted in cattle and agriculture, also was one of the many places visited by a group of Texas A&M University Animal Science students traveling the High…