Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dustin Coufal, 979-823-0129, dwcoufal@ag.tamu.edu FRANKLIN – The 27th annual O.D. Butler Field Day scheduled May 17 at Camp Cooley Ranch will feature the latest weed control technologies, plus strategies on buying and selling cattle during fluctuating market conditions. The ranch is located at 4297 Camp Cooley Ranch Road [...]
Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu BRYAN – Who will feed the growing U.S. population in the next 50 years? As the current generation of farmers and ranchers ages, the next generation must take over, according to organizers of two agricultural conferences scheduled for Bryan and Abilene. Capital Farm Credit and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu SIMONTON – Producers throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region will get a firsthand look at Akaushi cattle and receive an overall update on the cattle market during the May 10 Upper Gulf Coast Ranch Expo in Simonton. The event, to be held at the Twinwood Cattle Co., 4430 Guyler Road, [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Clay Cavinder, 979-458-2927, cac@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Assigning beef cattle body condition scores has been a common practice among producers for years to evaluate nutritional needs, and such a system for horse owners developed at Texas A&M University more than 30 years ago has been expanded. A group [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Marcel Amstalden, 979-845-3597, m.amstalden@tamu.edu Dr. Gary Williams, 361-358-6390, glwilliams@tamu.edu BEEVILLE – Cattle producers typically wean replacement heifers at seven months of age and raise them with limited nutritional input before their first breeding. This managerial strategy is often associated with delayed puberty, particularly in tropically-adapted Bos indicus-influenced cattle, [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Paul Schickler, DuPont Pioneer president, said there’s no doubt that grand challenges face production agriculture in the future to meet the needs of an expanding global population. “The challenge is significant and you could say overwhelming,” Schickler said in a recent visit to Texas A&M University, prior [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Parr Rosson, 979-845-2116, prosson@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Victoria Salin has been appointed director of the Master of Agribusiness program in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University and chair of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. Salin is an associate professor specializing in agribusiness management and [...]
Horse Short Course, Horse Sale, Run for the Roses Banquet Contacts: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION - A series of events showcasing equine science in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University is set for May 4 in College Station. Current horse owners and those wishing to [...]
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 [...]
Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Jason Gill has joined the faculty in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University. Gill will conduct research on the biology and application of bacteriophages, a group of viruses that preys exclusively on bacteria. “We are pleased to welcome [...]
