Participants and instructors at the Beef 706 program at Sul Ross University

A Beef 706 program was conducted at Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, June 29-30, 2015. About 20 cattle producers, primarily from the Far West Texas region, participated in the program. Beef 706 is sponsored by the Texas Beef Council as a way to increase the knowledge of the end-products of beef production for farmers, ranchers, and other key people involved in the Texas beef business.

Instructors for this Beef 706 program were Dan Hale, Davey Griffin, Bruce Carpenter, and Clay Eastwood from the Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, Paul Will and Todd Sharron from the Department of Animal Science, Sul Ross State University, and Jason Bagley, Senior Manager, Beef Quality and Exports, Texas Beef Council.

Clay Eastwood and cutting group

Jason Bagley discussing shoulder clod fabrication

Davey Griffin checking weights

Dan Hale with cutting group

Clay Eastwood showing round boning techniques