September 3rd, 2019
Posted on September 3, 2019 by maggielberger The 57th Annual Texas State 4-H Horse Show was hosted in Bryan, Texas, at the Brazos County Expo Complex, July 20th – 27th. Over 325 youth from around the state showcased their horses in 40+ classes across multiple disciplines. The Texas State 4-H Horse Show is the capstone event for the…
September 3rd, 2019
Posted on September 2, 2019 by kaitlyn.arnold By Burt Rutherford Have you ever videoed yourself working cattle? Ron Gill says it can be instructive—humbling, but instructive. That’s one of the many, many golden tidbits that around 100 people took away from a recent Stockmanship and Stewardship program at Colorado State University. It was one of several held around the country….
September 3rd, 2019
Posted on July 22, 2019 by maggielberger Dr. Davey Griffin & Ray Riley were awarded honorary lone star degrees by the Texas FFA Association at their annual convention, held in Fort Worth on July 15-19, 2019. Each year, the association honors those who have rendered meritorious service to agricultural education and the FFA. Each year, local chapters honor…
September 3rd, 2019
Posted on August 3, 2019 by maggielberger Dr. Sunwoo Koo joined the faculty as an assistant professor for research in August 2019. Koo received a bachelor’s degree in biophysics from Iowa State University in 2001 and earned his Ph.D. in biomedical science from Texas A&M University in 2008. After earning his doctoral degree, Koo pursued postdoctoral training in…
September 2nd, 2019
Posted on September 2, 2019 by kaitlyn.arnold By: Roland Rodriguez JIM WELLS COUNTY — The Texas Animal Health Commission, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, have established a County Fever Tick-Control Purpose Quarantine Area in northern Jim Wells County in order to eliminate the pest and prevent the spread of fever ticks. The…
August 28th, 2019
Posted on August 26, 2019 by harkin802 COLLEGE STATION — The youth track for the 2019 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, held recently in College Station, gave real-world experience, hours of education and a beef quality assurance certification to 30 youth interested in expanding their beef cattle knowledge. “One goal for our youth track is to allow students…
August 23rd, 2019
Posted on August 23, 2019 by harkin802 By Kylee Kohls The future of food is in our hands, but do we have enough hands to help feed the world? Courtney Daigle, assistant professor of animal welfare at Texas A&M University, shares ideas on the narrowing supply of quality stockmen and how cattlemen might find more top hands. “There…
August 22nd, 2019
Posted on August 22, 2019 by harkin802 By Kevin Schulz Jeff Wiegert doesn’t want to be the poster child for where swine specialists can originate, but he does feel that his backstory has some merit in being shared. He is just a couple months into a new position at Texas A&M University as an assistant professor and swine…
August 22nd, 2019
Posted on August 22, 2019 by harkin802 By Susan Himes SAN ANGELO — The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Centerin San Angelo held their annual sheep and goat events over the weekend, attracting over 300 participants. Sheep and Goat Field Day The morning of Aug. 16, the 46th Sheep and Goat Field Day was held at the center….
August 22nd, 2019
Posted on August 21, 2019 by harkin802 Attendees from as far away as Australia were in San Angelo last weekend for the 46th annual Texas A&M AgriLife Research Field Day and the Texas Sheep and Goat Expo at the Spur Arena. According to organizer Susan Himes, more than 300 participants and dozens of vendors were on hand for…
