May 28th, 2019
Posted on May 1, 2019 by harkin802 Dr. Thomas Spencer, a former student of the department, was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Election to membership in the NAS is considered one of the highest honors a U.S. scientist can receive. The NAS is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. Established…
May 28th, 2019
Posted on May 28, 2019 by harkin802 By Kay Ledbetter AMARILLO — The Texas Education Agency has added the Feedyard Technician Program for high school students to its certified Career and Technical Education list. The program is jointly sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Cattle Feeders Association and West Texas A&M University The Career and Technical…
May 28th, 2019
Posted on May 28, 2019 by maggielberger By: Dr. Bruce Carpenter & Dr. Thomas Hairgrove “A cow should have a calf every year.” For most cow-calf producers this is a true statement because the cow costs the same amount of money to keep – whether or not it raises and weans a calf to sell. Based on the…
May 28th, 2019
By Blair Fannin COLLEGE STATION – The 65th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is set for Aug. 5-7 at Texas A&M University in College Station. The general session on Aug. 5 will focus on opportunities and challenges in the cattle business. “Each year we strive to provide ranchers with basic beef cattle production information,…
May 28th, 2019
Amber Salvato, academic advisor III in the Department of Animal Science, was awarded the President’s Award for Advising during an awards ceremony held Thursday, May 2, 2019. Noting that good academic advisors are critical to student success, the President’s Award for Academic Advising is presented to individuals who exemplify the qualities and practices of exceptional…
May 28th, 2019
By Blair Fannin BEEVILLE – Uncovering the mysteries of puberty in young female cattle has been the focal point of career research for Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists Drs. Gary Williams and Rodolfo Cardoso. Now, the two researchers have come to the conclusion that puberty is not only affected in the months prior to, but…
May 28th, 2019
By Susan Himes SONORA – Texas A&M AgriLife Research recently held a two-day sheep and goat workshop in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The workshop was held at the Sonora station, which is part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo. It helped create a dialogue between…
May 24th, 2019
Posted on May 24, 2019 by harkin802 By Todd Carroll While many consumers today are showing more interest on where their food comes from there are some marketing efforts being made that sometime muddies the water a bit rather than making things more clear. Dan Hale is a professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Meat Specialist and says it’s…
May 24th, 2019
Posted on May 24, 2019 by harkin802 By: Jackie Walling A new article coming soon in the Journal of Animal Science used DE intake as a nutritional model to predict changes in body condition score (BCS) of exercised horses. Currently, nutritionists have revised a model used on cattle to predict the BCS of sedentary horses, and are determining if applying…
May 22nd, 2019
Posted on May 6, 2019 by harkin802 By Micah Mensing Six college students in beef and related studies have earned $33,500 in scholarships from the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB ®) brand. Established in 1999, CAB’s Colvin Scholarship Fund has supported the education of more than 70 future leaders in agriculture and animal science. It honors the brand’s founding executive director…
