Texas A&M hosts ranch-raised beef conference

A Ranch-Raised Beef Conference will be hosted on June 1 to 2 in College Station by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science.

The conference is designed to explore the production and marketing of beef from the ranch, including both grass-finished and grain-finished, said Jason Cleere, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist and event coordinator, Bryan-College Station.

The program will begin with registration at 8 a.m. on June 1 in the Texas A&M Rosenthal Meat and Technology Center, 488 Olsen Blvd., on the Texas A&M campus and conclude at 4 p.m. on June 2. Parking will be designated, and more information provided upon registration.

The fee of $300 will include 16 hours of classroom training, resources, face-to-face access to the experts and meals throughout the two days. To register and get more information, go to bit.ly/44h7eFa.