COLLEGE  STATION – A program featuring educational sessions specifically for youth will be offered in conjunction with the 57th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 1-3 at Texas A&M University. The beef short course is sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

The  program will feature a variety of educational sessions, ranging from  beef evaluations and grading to beef advocacy, said Dr. Jason Cleere,  conference coordinator and AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist in  College Station.

“Youth  participants will also be able to attend the general session as well as  the live demonstrations on Aug. 3,” Cleere said. “Competitions will be  held for the students to exhibit their beef skills and awards will be  given to the winners.”

Participants  will learn about beef fabrication, carcass evaluation, beef quality and  other topics. The youth program is for students ages 13 to 18.

“They must have an accompanying adult that is registered and attending the Beef Cattle Short Course,” Cleere said.

Only  the first 50 student participants will be allowed. The youth course has  a special registration rate of $50 and $75 after July 26. Registration  forms and additional information can be found at
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/BCSC/family.html.

For more information, contact Cleere at 979-845-6931, extansc@ag.tamu.edu, or Dr. Dan Hale, AgriLife Extension meat specialist in College Station, at 979-845-3935, dhale@tamu.edu.