August 8th, 2019
Posted on August 7, 2019 by harkin802 More than 2,300 agriculture producers and ranchers from across the United States and beyond have descended upon College Station for the annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, which began Sunday and concludes midday Wednesday. Well over 1,000 attendees filled much of A&M’s Rudder Auditorium Monday afternoon for a general session on…
August 6th, 2019
Posted on August 5, 2019 by harkin802 By Christine M Latham, Clara K Fenger, Dr. Sarah H White Abstract Responses of equine skeletal muscle characteristics to growth and training have been shown to differ between breeds. These differential responses may arise in part because muscle fiber type and mitochondrial density differ between breeds, even in untrained racing-bred horses. However, it is…
August 6th, 2019
Posted on August 5, 2019 by harkin802 By Patrick Graves However you spell it — barbeque, bar-b-que, bar-b-q, BBQ — Texas-style smoked meat has entered the rarefied atmosphere of cultural phenomenon. Beyond trendy, it’s now a bona fide thang, y’all. Shall We Gather at the Smoker? Worshipers queue up two hours early at lunchtime outside the modest temple…
August 6th, 2019
Posted on July 12, 2019 by harkin802 By Susan Himes ABILENE — Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the Big Country Beef Conference on Aug. 22 at the Taylor County Expo Center in the Big Country Hall, 1700 Texas Highway 36, Abilene. The event will run from 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m., with registration and coffee starting at 7:30 a.m. Call…
August 6th, 2019
Posted on August 1, 2019 by harkin802 SAN ANGELO — A performance sheep and goat sale will be a part of the Texas Sheep and Goat Expo, put on by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The sale will take place at 2 p.m. Aug.17 at the Spur Arena, 200 W. 23rd St., San Angelo. The sale is…
August 1st, 2019
Posted on July 31, 2019 by harkin802 By: Molly Keck and Bastiaan M. Drees The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), poses serious threats to many small and young animals. While true for animals that roam free or are confined in a large corral or pasture, animals that are even more confined are at a…
July 30th, 2019
Posted on July 22, 2019 by harkin802 SAN ANGELO — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in San Angelo has been awarded a trio of grants totaling over $136,000 to further develop research and educational outreach projects related to improving sheep and goat production in Texas. Although it is the largest sheep and goat producing state in terms…
July 18th, 2019
Posted on July 17, 2019 by harkin802 By Susan Himes SAN ANGELO — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a youth program and skillathon on Aug. 17 as part of the fifth annual Texas Sheep and Goat Expo, which runs Aug. 16-17. The youth event will run from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Spur Arena at 200 W. 43rd…
July 17th, 2019
Posted on July 16, 2019 by harkin802 By Joe C. Paschal There has been much concern among livestock producers about research and commercial laboratories growing muscle fibers and their plans to market them as meat, specifically “clean” meat, in direct competition with the safe, wholesome, true meat we raise. Meat is defined as “the flesh of an animal,”…
July 17th, 2019
Posted on July 16, 2019 by harkin802 By Susan Himes SAN ANGELO — The Lamb and Goat Market Forecast app for iPhone helps producers pick the best time to sell by projecting marginal revenue per head. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the San Angelo State University information technology department developed the predictive program, and it’s available…
