Beef 101 participants with Leslie Frenzel and Kayla Nelson Hendricks

Beef 101 is a three-day intensive hands-on program designed for anyone who has an interest in expanding their knowledge of the total beef industry. This workshop has been conducted since 1989 and has become known as the leading educational program for basic information about the beef industry provided anywhere in the United States.

Ray Riley demonstrating beef harvest in Beef 101

Brant Poe demonstrating live animal evaluation in Beef 101

Beef 101 is taught by faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University and is conducted in the Rosenthal Meat Center and the O.D. Butler Animal Science Complex. Beef 101 is now offered four times yearly, and here are the dates for 2016:

• May 17-19, 2016
• June 28-30, 2016
• August 24-26, 2016
• December 7-9, 2016

Registration information will be posted in early 2016. For more information, go to the Department of Animal Science page for Beef 101, or contact Dr. Davey Griffin at dgriff@tamu.edu. Please email Dr. Griffin if you wish to be put on an email list to receive news about registration for the course.