Youth Leadership Track Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course

August 4-6, 2014 At Texas A&M University                          

                           

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 Day   1   &    Monday   August   4,   2014  Rudder/MSC    Complex  6:30am   Coffee  and  Breakfast  compliments  of  trade  show  exhibitors  7:00am   Registration  desk  open,  TRADE  SHOW  OPEN  in  Rudder  Exhibitor  Hall  8:00am   General  Assembly  for  instructions  and  orientation  Rudder  Auditorium  8:30am   Morning  Program  

Congregate  in  the  Registration  Area  at  Rudder  and  walk  to  the  Rosenthal  Meat  Science  and  Technology  Center  

9:00am   Live  Cattle  Evaluation  –Mr.  Brant  Poe  Carcass  Grading  and  Evaluation  –  Dr.  Dan  Hale  View  Video  of  Cattle  Feedyard  and  Packer  Virtual  Tour  Review  Carcasses  from  the  Cattle  on  the  Video  Carcass  to  Boxed  Beef  –  Dr.  Davey  Griffin  

12noon   Walk  back  to  MSC  for  Lunch  and  trade  show  activities  1:30pm   Afternoon    Program  

Youth  will  attend  the  General  Session  at  Rudder  Auditorium  with  their    Parent      

6:00pm   Famous  Texas  Aggie  Prime  Rib  Dinner,  MSC  Ballroom    

Day  2  –  Tuesday  August  5,  2014  8:45am                  Perception  and  Importance  of  Advocacy-­‐Dr.  Billy  Zanolini  9:30am                Building  an  Advocacy  Tool  Kit-­‐  Ms.  Linda  Galayda  10:15am        Break  10:30am              Understanding  Consumer  Perceptions  and  Demand-­‐Mr.Charlie  Bradbury  11:15pm            Assignment  of  Beef  Cattle  Issue  Topics  and  Discussion  of  Social  Media-­‐                     Dr.Billy  Zanolini  and  Ms.  Misty  Martin  12pm           Bus  Pick  up  students  at  Agriculture  and  Life  Sciences  Building  and  take  

them  to  lunch  at  the  MSC  1:00pm      Meet  at  the  Rudder  Registration  Area  and  Bus  Pick_up  students  at  Rudder  a  

and  take  them  HEB  in  College  Station  2:00pm   Leave  HEB  and  Take  Students  to  Agriculture  and  Life  Sciences  Building  2:30  pm   Communicating  with  the  Media  –Ms.  Misty  Martin  3:00pm       Beef  Cattle  Issue  Research  and  Presentations-­‐Dr.    Billy    Zanolini  5:00pm              Bus  Returns  to  Rudder  from  Students  to  Agriculture  and  Life  Sciences  Building    5:30pm   Youth  and  Parent  Dinner  at  the  Faculty  Club  on  the  top  of  Rudder  Tower  

 Day   3   &    Wednesday   August   6,   2014  8:30  a.m.  to  Noon  _  Cattleman’s  College  Sessions  –  Many  Locations,  Youth  attends  any  

session  with  parent    

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Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating