FACULTY TRAVEL TO KENYA AND ETHIOPIA TO BUILD RELATIONS AND REPRESENT THE UNIVERSITY

Eight faculty members representing Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension recently traveled to Kenya and Ethiopia to develop relationships with scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute. 


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DR. TEMPLE GRANDIN VISITS TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Dr. Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, visited the Department of Animal Science from October 22-26, 2017.

 

HORSE JUDGING WORKSHOP HOSTED DURING AGGIEFEST

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension hosted another successful Aggiefest Horse Judging Workshop at the Thomas G. Hildebrand Equine Complex.

  

TRAINING HOSTED FOR BULGARIAN DAIRY FARMERS

Nine Bulgarian dairy farmers participated in a two week dairy training program organized for the second year in a row by Dr. Michael Tomaszewski, professor emeritus. 


MEAT COUNTER

AGGIES PARTICIPATE IN WOODLANDS BBQ FESTIVAL

The Texas Barbecue program at Texas A&M University was honored to be asked once again to participate in  The Woodlands BBQ Festival  on Sunday, October 8, 2017



TEXAS BARBECUE TOWN HALL MEETING SET FOR DECEMBER

The Texas Barbecue Town Hall meeting, a one-day event dedicated to those involved in the commercial barbecue business, will be held at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.


PRODUCER'S CORNER

MATCHING OFFSPRING WITH THEIR DAMS

The age-old problem of matching ewes with their offspring is getting some help from modern technology, said Dr. Reid Redden, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist.

 

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR SHEARING SCHOOL

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has opened registration for its Third Annual Sheep Shearing School set January 13-15, 2018 in San Angelo. 

  

SHEEP AND GOAT HOW-TO VALIDATION VIDEOS PUBLISHED

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service published a YouTube series demonstrating the various procedures for Texas 4-H and FFA sheep and goat validation.




VALUE OF BULL TO COMMERCIAL HERD EXCEEDS 'RELATIVE' VALUE

The value of bulls in commercial herds goes beyond the "relative" value typically ascribed to them in market pricing, according to Dr. Joe Paschal, Extension livestock specialist.

 

STOCKPILED FORAGES AND WINTER ANNUALS REDUCE NEED

Stockpiled forages and winter annuals can reduce the need for and cost of hay and other supplemental feed for beef cattle producers in regions with adequate annual rainfall. 

  

250 ATTEND COW COUNTRY CONGRESS AT SANTA ROSA RANCH 

Global trade impacts on the beef industry as well as herbicide and forage management strategies were discussed recently at Cow Country Congress at Santa Rosa Ranch near Crockett.



QUARANTINE QUANDARY, AN UPDATE ON THE TEXAS CATTLE FEVER TICKS

Fever ticks have been around since the 1800s.  When ticks were controlled across the southeastern U.S., the USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission established a permanent quarantine zone along the Texas - Mexico border in 1943.
 

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FRANK C. LITTERST, JR. '43 MEMORIAL CORPS OF CADETS SCHOLARSHIP

A Scholarship has been established in memory of Frank Litterst, Jr. '43. A well-known Aggie and World War II veteran, Mr. Litterst was an icon in the Department of Animal Science as well as the beef cattle industry. Proceeds from the Litterst Scholarship will be awarded to Cadets who are studying and pursuing careers within the animal science industry.


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