Category: Feed Our World
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Three Aggies awarded travel grants to International Livestock Congress, Calgary
Three students from the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University were among 20 international students to attend the student program as bursary recipients at this year’s International Livestock Congress – Calgary held in Calgary, Canada on July 10, 2013. The students were Clay Eastwood, a graduate student pursuing her M.S. degree in Animal Science, and Cameron Olson…
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Creative Sausage Making workshop scheduled Oct. 11-12 at Texas A&M | AgriLife Today
More information about the Creative Sausage Making workshop. Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Davey Griffin, 979-845-3935, dgriff@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A Creative Sausage Making workshop is scheduled Oct. 11-12 at the Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. The workshop will teach the basics of sausage making…
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Creative Sausage Making workshop scheduled for October 11-12, 2013
Creative Sausage Making, to be held on at the Rosenthal Meat Center on the campus of Texas A&M University on October 11th-12th, 2013, was developed by the processed meats experts at Texas A&M AgriLife after numerous requests for a basic sausage course that would allow a “first timer” to be successful, or a “seasoned” veteran to pick up some new…
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Beef producers improve meat quality | ASAS Taking Stock
Beef producers improve meat quality by Laci Jones The National Beef Quality Audit recently published their findings from the 2011 audit in the Journal of Animal Science. The new NBQA shows that producers have improved beef cattle genetics and management. Compared with previous audits, the researchers across the United States found more black-hided cattle, less…
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Grass-fed beef conference scheduled May 30-31, 2013
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Rick Machen, 830-278-9151, rmachen@ag.tamu.edu 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…
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Aggie Processed Meat School, April 25-26, 2013
Contacts: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A workshop on making processed meat products is scheduled for April 25-26 on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station. Hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the department of animal science, the Aggie Processed Meat school will engage participants on…
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2014 Beef 101 workshops announced
Beef 101 is a three-day intensive hands-on program designed for anyone who has an interest in expanding their knowledge of the total beef industry. This workshop has become known as the leading educational program for basic information about the beef industry provided anywhere in the United States. Beef 101 has been conducted for the past…
