Beef 706 program in College Station on the Texas A&M University Campus.
Registration – https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/Beef
- Session 1: August 9-10
- Session 2: August 10-11
- (You can only sign up for 1 of the sessions)
This is a flagship educational activity of the Animal Science Department and the Texas Beef Council entitled Beef 706. Each session of Beef 706 involves approximately 30 participants from various segments of the beef industry. They learn about the importance of producing a more consistent and high quality beef product through a series of hands-on lessons presented by various meat science faculty, staff and graduate students. For example, the participants are divided into groups, allowed to select live cattle (through video) and then follow those cattle through grading and a hands-on cutting session which allows the participants a chance to experience first-hand the differences encountered in carcass composition and meat quality and profitability. Their resulting information is then evaluated in terms of the value differences calculated between animals. Participants will see cattle value from market steer to fabricated boxed beef.
In surveys, close to 100% of the 5000 attendees over the past twenty-six years responded that the information they learned in the course will save them or make them more money. They also regularly responded that they will change some management practices based on what they learned in Beef 706.
The Texas Beef Council pays for the majority of the course; therefore, you pay $50 to register in a program that costs over $500 per participant to conduct. 10 spots will be available AgriLife Extension Employees (no registration fee). The workshop will be held at the Beef Center and Rosenthal Center on the Texas A&M University Campus in College Station. The deadline to register is August 2nd and there is no walk-up registration.
Bring a sweatshirt to wear in the cooler area of the Rosenthal Center. Must wear long pants and closed toe work shoes. You will not be able to wear watches and jewelry during the meat evaluation and fabrication portions of the program.
The registration fee includes meals listed on the program.
Hotel Accommodations can be booked at either of the hotels:
- Best Western Premiere
1920 Austin's Colony, Bryan, 77802 (979-731-5300)
Group Name: Beef 706 - Session 1 OR Beef 706 Session II
$79 plus tax/night (to be booked and paid by participant)
Last day to book: July 10, 2021
- Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
177 Joe Routt Blvd., College Station, 77840 (979-260-2235)
$129 plus tax/night (to be booked and paid by participant)
Reservation link to Hotel for: Beef 706 Session I
Reservation link to Hotel for: Beef 706 Session II
Last day to book: July 23, 2021
In addition to an education program for cattle producers, it is also a great professional development activity for Extension Personnel, High School Teachers, and Veterinarians.
Dan Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Ag and Natural Resources
and Path to the Plate Coordinator
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
600 John Kimbrough Blvd, Suite 509
7101 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-7101
daniel.hale@ag.tamu.edu
agrilifeextension.tamu.edu // pathtotheplate.tamu.edu
Tel. 979.845.7967 Cell. 979.587.9245
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