"Snow" glad it's Friday! We love hearing from #AgDawgs.
Carla Sanford (BSA ’09) is a beef cattle specialist and assistant professor. Tommy Bass (BSA ’97) is a livestock environment associate specialist. Both work for @montanastate Extension serving ranchers and stakeholders.
Did you know cattle are able to upcycle byproducts from other industries and turn them into a nutrient-dense protein source? In fact, more than 40% of all animal feeds are recycled products! ♻️🐮 https://t.co/27gvNuY25z
How does bull fertility impact the beef herd? Good question...join our webinar next week to learn how from Dr. George Perry, Texas A&M University Associate Professor
Join us this Thursday at 6 PM Mountain Time to hear from Dr. Oosthuizen about what is new in the area of artificial insemination in beef cattle- Webex link https://t.co/s3BZ8zVSKn
Congrats to @ufifasnfrec's Nicolas DiLorenzo, winner of the @UFCALS doctoral dissertation advisor/mentoring award!
The honor recognizes his dedication to mentoring and training #GraduateStudents.
Great Angus offering today at "The Granddaddy of Performance Testing" - Midland Bull Test in Columbus, MT. This crew tests around 1100 purebred bulls from over 200 consignors representing more than 32 states each year.
How do you feel about gene editing in livestock? Saturday, April 17, 2021, 11 a.m. 12 noon (Pacific Daylight Time), members of the public are invited to attend a webinar about gene editing in livestock.
Must be at least 18 years old. @ucanr@ucdpicnicday https://t.co/xYpF9bh1Lj
Montana State University research in progress in @theMcCoskiLab Dr. McCoski and her graduate student, Eden Manuel, working with bovine oocytes in the lab.
I heard one of our neighbors to the south has proclaimed March 20th to be “Meat Out Day,” encouraging residents not to eat meat. Seriously.
In Montana, we’re taking a different approach.
**BREAKING** @SecretarySonny announces proposal to transfer regulation of animal biotechnology from FDA to USDA - this is HUGE!! Genetic alteration in food animals would no longer be drugs! Early Xmas🎄present! Change to GE Animals regs long time coming! https://t.co/oXj2WI8s0J
Join us Thursday for our final MSU Beef Extension Spring Webinar! Dr. Sarah McCoski, MSU Assistant Professor, will be discussing assisted reproductive technologies in beef cattle. #cattlerepro#msubeefextension
https://t.co/3VwYCZYTSB
Beginning May 26, USDA will be accepting applications from agricultural producers who have suffered losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Program details are specific to agricultural commodities and can be found at https://t.co/n4GdYFZVJW
#CFAP#AgTwitter
Grants are available through the Agriculture Adaptability Program to MT food and agriculture businesses to help increase community resilience amid the COVID 19 pandemic and other economic disruptions.
Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/OhGbkDxinT
#MontanaAg#MTAgriculture
Join us for our first webinar series - this Thursday, April 23rd via WebEx! Dr. David Patterson, University of Missouri, will be discussing advancements in synchronization of estrus.
It has been 35 years since the first transgenic livestock were produced & still not a single food product available in US. @AquaBountyTech salmon was approved by FDA 5 years ago. It STILL has not reached US consumers, despite recent court victories. Why? https://t.co/UtmqGIuCa7