Department Updates

Grass-fed beef conference scheduled May 30-31 in College Station

February 13th, 2014

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected]: Dr. Rick Machen, 830-278-9151, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – With consumer interest heightening about where food comes from, grass-fed beef producers will have the opportunity to learn more about marketing opportunities as well as production trends during a May 30-31 conference in College Station. Dr. Rick Machen, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef… Read More →

Summer Horsemanship School Program entering 40th year of training young horse riders

February 13th, 2014

By Courtney Coufal Helen Hardy still remembers how proud she felt the first time she executed a flying lead change. She was in high school and participating in a horsemanship clinic as a member of the Williamson County 4-H Hoofpicks Club in Georgetown, Texas. Now a sophomore animal science student at Texas A&M University, Hardy… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – April 2011

February 13th, 2014

Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusThis newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. FETAL PROGRAMMING OF MUSCLE AND FAT DEVELOPMENT The concept of fetal programming arose in… Read More →

Growing popularity indicates more than knowledge gained at annual camps

February 13th, 2014

By Olivia Norton COLLEGE STATION – Each summer hundreds of school-aged kids are brought to the Texas A&M University campus, led by their interest in sports, history, engineering and science. However, for more than 1,100 4-H and FFA students and parents, it was a shared love of agriculture and animals that brought them this summer… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – April 2009

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusApril 2009This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. SEARCHING FOR CURVE BENDERSThere is considerable interest in purebred… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – January 2006

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusJanuary 2006This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. THE RIGHT DOSE – MAYBE OR MAYBE NOTMost pharmaceuticals are… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – May 2007

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusMay 2007This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. FEEDING CALVES OR YEARLINGSData from Certified Angus Beef Licensed Feedlots… Read More →

Barbecue camp at Texas A&M draws sellout group of followers

February 13th, 2014

Food safety methods also featured at gathering Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION — They came from all walks of life: school teachers, information technology specialists, engineers and pitmasters. They all convened at Texas A&M University in College Station recently to learn how to cook better barbecue at the Barbecue Summer Camp. There was… Read More →

Beef Cattle Browsing – May 2009

February 13th, 2014

Beef Cattle Browsing Editor: Dr. Stephen Hammack, Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist EmeritusMay 2009This newsletter is published by Texas AgriLife Extension – Animal Science. Media, feel free to use this information as needed and cite Texas A&M University Beef Cattle Browsing Newsletter, Dr. Steve Hammack. QUALITY GRADE — HAS IT REALLY DECLINED?We’re just not… Read More →

Beef producers learn finer points of bull selection at workshop

February 13th, 2014

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected]  COLLEGE STATION – Purchasing a bull can be a difficult and sometimes expensive proposition for a beef cattle producer. However, ranchers got an inside look at how to overcome some of these challenges at a recent workshop held in College Station by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “We have… Read More →