August 5th, 2016
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – International interest in the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course continues to grow with beef producers from eight countries represented at the recent 62nd annual event. “Our international beef producers continue to have great interest in how we produce beef here in Texas, and the beef short course provides…
August 5th, 2016
Writer: Steve Kuhlmann, [email protected] Local horse breeder and Texas A&M University professor emeritus Nat Kieffer sits with his 21-year-old former racing horse Nantachie, now used for trail riding. What began as an interest for a young boy on a farm in Louisiana has led College Station resident Nat Kieffer to leave his mark on the industry of…
August 5th, 2016
Aug. 19-20 events in San Angelo to offer new industry technology, management, marketing aspects Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, [email protected]: Marvin Ensor, 325-653-4576, [email protected]. John Walker, 325-653-4576, [email protected] SAN ANGELO – After months of planning for this year’s Texas A&M AgriLife premier sheep and goat educational events, coordinators say all that remains is waiting out the dog days of…
August 5th, 2016
Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course attracts record attendance Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – After two years of historic high cattle prices, a record 1,900 producers attending the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in College Station learned more about the current decline in prices and maintaining profitability despite declining profit margins….
July 28th, 2016
Contact: Kim Schoonmaker, 217-356-9050 ext. 4, [email protected] Dr. Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang has been named the recipient of the 2016 Agri-King Outstanding Animal Science Graduate Student Award by the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) during its annual meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Wang recently graduated with a Ph.D. in Physiology of Reproduction…
July 28th, 2016
Contact: Kim Schoonmaker, 217-356-9050 ext. 4, [email protected] Dr. Rhonda K. Miller has been named the recipient of the 2016 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Meats Research Award by the ASAS during its annual meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Miller grew up on a livestock/crop operation in Holyoke, CO and earned her…
July 28th, 2016
Contact: Kim Schoonmaker, 217-356-9050 ext. 4, [email protected] Dr. Thomas H. Welsh, Jr. has been named the recipient of the 2016 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award by the ASAS during its annual meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Welsh was born at Ft. Bragg, NC. He attended Texas…
July 27th, 2016
Contact: Kim Schoonmaker, 217-356-9050 ext. 4, [email protected] Mark Coverdale accepts award on Dr. Coverdale’s behalf. Dr. Josie A. Coverdale has been named the recipient of the 2016 Equine Science Society (ESS) and American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Equine Science Award by the ASAS during its annual meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr….
July 27th, 2016
Contact: Cara Tharp, 217-356-5146 ext. 141 Champaign, IL – The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) is pleased to announce Michael Tomaszewski as the 2016 recipient of the Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production. The award will be presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016, during the awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City,…
July 26th, 2016
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Jason Cleere, 979-845-6931, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – A comprehensive cattle market outlook will be one of the featured presentations during the general session of the 62nd Beef Cattle Short Course at Texas A&M University in College Station Aug. 1-3. During the Aug. 1 general session, Duane Lenz, market analyst…
