Tag Archives: Jason Cleere

GSF/McDonald’s Specialized Beef 101 at Texas A&M

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At the request of Golden State Foods, Texas A&M Department of Animal Science and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Hosted a specialized Beef 101 program for members of the McDonald’s Corporation and their beef suppliers on August 15-17.  Dr. Wayne Morgan, President of Protein Products for Golden State Foods collaborated with Dr. Davey Griffin, professor and Extension Meat Specialist to coordinate the event with a schedule designed to help participants get a snapshot of the beef industry from start to finish. Participants began the program at the TAMU Beef Center… Read More →

2015 Aggie Commercial Steer Camp held July 27-28, 2015

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The 2015 Aggie Commercial Steer Camp was held on the campus of Texas A&M University on July 27-28, 2015. The camp was hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Department of Animal Science and sponsored by The Texas Beef Council, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo®, and Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. There were 85 participants who learned a great deal about all aspects of preparing livestock for the commercial steer shows, and instruction was aided by 18 show officials, past participants, and committee members from the… Read More →

25th anniversary of Beef 101 kicks off with May class

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The first Beef 101 was held at Texas A&M University in 1989 at the request of the Texas Beef Council to help its staff better understand the product that it was responsible to market. Word spread about the program, and beef council staff from other states requested that another program be held the next year. As more people learned about Beef 101, yearly classes were conducted until finally, for some time now, we now have three classes a year. Beef industry personnel from every facet and from all… Read More →

Beef 706 programs to be held January 14-15 and 16-17, 2014

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  Beef 706 at Texas A&M University, Beef Quality Management, will be holding two sessions in January: Session 1 on January 14-15, 2014 and Session 2 on January 16-17, 2014. The program is sponsored by the Texas Beef Council and is conducted by the faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. Here is the agenda for the one-and-a-half-day program. First morning program Introduction and purpose — Jason Bagley Evaluation of beef carcasses — Dan Hale Live cattle evaluation — Jason Cleere… Read More →

ANSC 437 marketing class enriched with guest lecturers

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I began teaching ANSC 437, “Marketing and Grading in Livestock and Meat,” in the fall of 2002. When I volunteered to teach this class, I knew that I would need subject-matter assistance from many people to make it a success. Both the students and I have been blessed by having so many talented people guest lecture each semester. Rachel Cutrer from Ranch House Designs, presents a lecture on purebred and commercial livestock marketing. Each semester, Rachel gives the current marketing trends related to how best to match buyers… Read More →

Beef Sustainability 101 program held for McDonald’s Corporation and suppliers

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Beef Sustainability 101 was held on July 9-10, 2013 at the request of McDonald’s Corporation and some of its suppliers to help key members of the McDonald’s Corporation beef supply chain better understand beef production, processing, value, and sustainability. The workshop was conducted by faculty and students from the Department of Animal Science, along with key beef industry members who provided their insight into production and marketing issues facing the beef industry. Welcomes, introductions, and overviews of expectations were giving by Jessica Droste Yagan, Rickette Collins, Rob Cannell,… Read More →

Zoetis Beef University, October 23-25, 2013

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The Zoetis Beef University program — sponsored by Zoetis Animal Health and conducted at Texas A&M University, College Station — was held on October 23-25, 2013. Key Zoetis Animal Health management and sales representatives along with key beef and dairy producers from around the U.S. were participants in this hands-on workshop, and faculty and staff of the Department of Animal Science were involved in providing instruction. Key topics included live and carcass evaluation and selection by Jason Cleere and Dan Hale; carcass fabrication with teams led by Davey… Read More →