Department Updates

Texas A&M AgriLife, Colorado State team up for beef export project

March 30th, 2018

University researchers developing industry best practices Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Russell Cross, 979-845-1541, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M AgriLife and Colorado State University researchers are teaming up to evaluate production practice risks to beef trade, develop educational materials and programs to assist producers with meeting requirements for exporting to China, and helping the…

Beef influence on dairy cattle could improve marketing options, bottom line

March 29th, 2018

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Ted McCollum, 806-677-5600, [email protected] AMARILLO – Dairy owners might be able to add more to their bottom line if they introduce a beef bull into their breeding program for some of the producing cows in their herd, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist said. But just any bull from the…

Panel highlights importance of dairy workforce training, documentation

March 29th, 2018

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Ellen Jordan, 972-952-9212, [email protected] Dowell Lashmet, 806-677-5668, [email protected] AMARILLO – After a number of U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, audits of dairies in New Mexico and Texas last year, Dr. Ellen Jordan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service dairy specialist in Dallas, said the industry is working to help…

SXSW BBQ Panel Recap

March 29th, 2018

Texas A&M’s South by Southwest panels look to the future Aggie offerings delve into the scientific issues behind human rights, health care…and BBQ By Steve Kuhlmann, [email protected] Barbecue enthusiasts were treated to a more than 45-minute panel with the “brisketeers” — Texas A&M professor Jeff Savell, AgriLife Extension meat specialist Davey Griffin and Rosenthal Meat Center…

Texas A&M University International Beef Academy to debut

March 22nd, 2018

Online certificate program will teach latest in beef production, industry practices Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Reinaldo Cooke, 979-458-2703, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Applications for the inaugural Texas A&M University International Beef Academy are being accepted. The academy, available exclusively online, will begin in September and continue through July 2019. “The International Beef Academy will offer…

AgriLife Extension to offer Sheep Scanning Certification School April 10-11 in San Angelo

AgriLife Extension to offer Sheep Scanning Certification School April 10-11 in San Angelo

March 22nd, 2018

Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Reid Redden, 325-653-4576, [email protected] SAN ANGELO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with North Dakota State University and the National Sheep Improvement Program will conduct a Sheep Scanning Certification School April 10-11 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo, 7887 U.S. Highway…

Grass-fed beef conference set for May 31-June 1 at Texas A&M

March 22nd, 2018

Niche markets, consumer preferences, forage systems to be discussed Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Ron Gill, 979-845-3579, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Producers interested in learning more about grass-fed beef as well as potential marketing opportunities will receive in-depth instruction at a May 31-June 1 conference at Texas A&M University in College Station. “This is a…

Texas milk production goes west over the past 30 years

March 22nd, 2018

Weather, animal welfare, economics and producer quality of life factors COMO – A rusted, padlocked gate marks the entry to a once modern and bustling dairy barn. The facility in the heart of Northeast Texas dairy country that once collected milk from hundreds of Holstein cows, is now a depository for knickknacks, scrap wood and…

Goals established for Texas A&M animal science beef programs

March 22nd, 2018

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Cliff Lamb, 979-845-1543, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION — Over the past decade, dramatic weather changes such as drought and parasites have created a set of new challenges for Texas beef cattle producers. In response, Texas A&M University’s department of animal science head Dr. Cliff Lamb hopes to tap into scientists and specialists within…

2018 American Sheep Industry Convention

March 21st, 2018

Contacts: Dr. John Walker, 325-653-4576, [email protected] Dr. Ronald Pope, 325-653-4576, [email protected] Dr. Reid Redden, 325-653-4576, [email protected] COMFORT — More than  70 people attending the 2018 American Sheep Industry Convention in San Antonio, including those from several U.S. states, Canada and Australia, got a firsthand look at sheep production in Texas during their recent tour of Hillingdon Ranch in…