Beef 101!

Here at Texas A&M, the Meat Science section has been very busy! Not only are we welcoming the Class of 2016 through their New Student Conferences, but Beef 101 was in session from June 4-June 6!

We like to use the tagline of, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Beef”, and the 40 men and women who attended this three-day program certainly learned everything they wanted to know about beef and more! It is the leading education program for the basics about the beef industry.

While the participants were here, they interacted with our faculty, staff, and graduate student instructors. The workshop began with the evaluation of beef cattle: how cattle are raised, fed, and handled. Later, the participants learn about how to grade beef carcasses. The second day is when one of our most popular activities takes place: The participants are given the opportunity to team up in small numbers with an instructor to cut an entire side of beef into component parts!

To finish out the program (along with many other activities taking place throughout the week), and another favorite part of Beef 101, was sampling various cuts to demonstrate how the different cuts, grades, and technologies affect the experience consumers have while consuming beef.

If you are interested in attending Beef 101, our next session is December 5-7, 2012. If you are interested in attending, email Dr. Davey Griffin (dgriff@tamu.edu). For more information, visit the Beef 101 website.

Thanks & Gig Em!