March 5th, 2020
Posted on January 25, 2020 by maggielberger January 25, 2020 – Dr. Rebecca Poole is the recipient of the 2020 Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Emerging Young Scholar Award, presented to her this week during the annual 2020 Southern Section ASAS Meeting held in Chattanooga, TN. A native of North Carolina, Rebecca “Becky” Poole…
March 5th, 2020
Posted on February 14, 2020 by maggielberger Registration open; limited to 50 By Kay Ledbetter, 806.677.5608, [email protected] Plans for the next Ranch Management University, to be held April 6-10 at Texas A&M University in College Station, are being finalized and registration is now open. A collaboration of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Department of Animal Science, Department of Agricultural Economics and…
March 5th, 2020
Posted on January 4, 2020 by maggielberger By Dr. Guoyao Wu Three Animal Science faculty members (Fuller Bazer, G. Cliff Lamb, and Guoyao Wu) edited a new book “Animal Agriculture: Sustainability, Challenges and Innovations” (558 pages; Paperback ISBN: 9780128170526; eBook ISBN: 9780128170533) that was published by Academic Press on October 26, 2019. The cost of the book is US $160 (https://www.elsevier.com/books/animal-agriculture/bazer/978-0-12-817052-6). Contributing…
March 5th, 2020
Posted on January 13, 2020 by maggielberger By Emily Lochner It’s just after midnight in Washington, D.C., January 1993, and the phone is ringing. “Hello?” “Russell, we’ve got a problem in Seattle.” The phone call came from the President’s Chief of Staff. The recipient was Dr. Russell Cross, Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food…
March 4th, 2020
Posted on February 10, 2020 by maggielberger By Lacey Newlin, 580-748-1892, [email protected] “There are some really highly educated people out there who are actively against the beef industry,” said Tryon Wickersham, associate professor of animal nutrition at Texas A&M University. “I don’t think there is going to be anything we can do to change that. I think they will…
February 26th, 2020
Posted on February 25, 2020 by maggielberger COLLEGE STATION – Caleb Boardman will join the Department of Animal Science on Dec. 1, as a lecturer and livestock judging coordinator. Boardman will be responsible for teaching general animal science production systems and livestock evaluation classes in addition to advising and coordinating the intercollegiate livestock judging and meat animal activities….
February 26th, 2020
Posted on December 2, 2019 by kaitlyn.arnold By; Dr. Ky Pohler Increasing reproductive efficiency with technology at hand is vital to improving beef production. Many technologies developed in the last 20 to 30 years have helped increase reproductive efficiency. Some producers were early adopters and have used these technologies successfully for years. Yet, there’s still room for more…
December 17th, 2019
Posted on December 16, 2019 by kaitlyn.arnold By: Dr. Jeff Savell Rachel Cutrer, Ranch House Designs, presenting at the Texas Barbecue Town Hall Meeting Pitmasters and owner/operators from some of the leading barbecue establishments throughout Texas participated in the sixth Texas Barbecue Town Hall Meeting, which was held at the AgriLife Center and the Rosenthal Meat Center on…
December 4th, 2019
Posted on December 3, 2019 by kaitlyn.arnold The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the annual District 2 Showmanship Clinic from 10 a.m.-noon on Dec. 7. at the Texas Tech Livestock Arena, 1308 N. Indiana Ave., Lubbock. The event is free for all 4-H and FFA exhibitors. Participants are urged to bring their livestock projects – cattle, lambs, goats and hogs…
December 4th, 2019
Posted on December 3, 2019 by kaitlyn.arnold Registration is now open for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service sheep shearing school. The event will run Jan. 6-9 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, at 7887 U.S. Highway 87 N. in San Angelo. The cost is $150 for Texans or $250 for out-of-state residents. Applications are due by Dec. 6. The school…
