Department Updates

Plans are set for state’s premier sheep, goat educational programs

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…

Cattle producers learn how to deal with smaller profit margins

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….

Dr. Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang Awarded 2016 Agri-King Outstanding Animal Science Graduate Student Award

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…

Dr. Rhonda K. Miller Awarded 2016 American Society of Animal Science Meats Research Award

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…

Dr. Thomas H. Welsh, Jr. Awarded 2016 American Society of Animal Science Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award

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…

Dr. Josie A. Coverdale Awarded 2016 Equine Science Society and American Society of Animal Science Equine Science Award

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….

Michael Tomaszewski Receives Purina Animal Nutrition Teaching Award in Dairy Production

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,…

Cattle market outlook to be featured at Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 1

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…

McGregor Research Center serving as ‘nexus’ of Texas A&M AgriLife beef initiative

July 14th, 2016

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] Contact: Dr. Jason Sawyer, 979-862-7679, [email protected] McGREGOR – It’s billed by some as a best kept secret, but nestled back off Farm-to-Market Road 773 in McGregor lies the nexus of activity for Texas A&M AgriLife’s sustainable beef solutions research. This type of research provides science-based recommendations to help ranchers maintain high-quality beef…

Tedeschi reciprocal technical-scientific visit to Southern Vietnam

July 9th, 2016

Writer: Luis Tedeschi, 979-845-5062, [email protected] Dr. Luis Tedeschi visited Ho Chi Minh city in Southern Vietnam from February 20 to 27, 2016 as part of a reciprocal technical-scientific visit through the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, and awarded to the…