Sunday, October 4, 2015

Ranch management University & the "Browsing" Beef Newsletter

Starts October 12th!!

And intensive 4.5 day event for new or inexperienced ranchers and landowners. Topics covered include: soils and soil fertility, forage  establishment, pasture management, livestock management, wildlife management, horse management, ruminant production, pond fisheries management, Field demonstrations.

 All meals ( breakfast, lunch, and supper) and break materials are included in the registration fee. Attendees all receive a large manual filled with all PowerPoint presentation and a resource CD with 100 publications regarding all aspects of livestock production, wildlife management, forages, weed management, and much, much more.

 For more information, visit: Http://forages.Tamu.edu/workshop.HTML

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The following link will take you to this months edition of Browsing:http://animalscience.tamu.edu/beef-cattle-browsing-september-2015/. Click on the link or copy and paste the link in your web address bar.


In this edition you will find the following:

·      How Much Do Consumers Care About How Beef is Produced?
·      Genetic Effects on Behavior & Structure
·      Using Half-Sisters to Increase Uniformity
·      Produce Beef Without Any Mature Cows?
·      BQA Advisory Statement on Use of Pneumatic Darts
·      Effect of Breed Type on Sale Price in Video Auctions
·      Trends in Livestock Auctions in Texas