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Junior Fed Beef Career & Leadership Program

TCFA, in conjunction with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and West Texas A&M University, will host the Junior Fed Beef Career & Leadership Program.  The program is open to any incoming High School Juniors or Seniors who have an interest in pursuing a career in feedyard management and the fed beef industry.

The tour is designed to educate the participants on feedyard operations and career opportunities in the fed beef industry.  Students will participate in problem solving and leadership activities.  Activities will include tours of commercial cattle feeding operations and of a beef processing facility.  There also will be opportunities to learn beef carcass anatomy and fabrication and to participate in a consumer beef taste panel.  Students will also spend a day learning day to day operations of a feedyard and can participate in a job shadow program as a local feedyard following the conclusion of the program. 

Interested students should obtain an application from TCFA, their County Extension Agent, Ag Science Teacher or School Counselor.  All completed applications must be supported by two recommendation forms.  Applications should be returned to the TCFA office no later than May 1.  Fifteen to twenty students will be chosen by the selection committee to participate in the program.

For more information on the Junior Fed Beef Career & Leadership Program, contact Kaci Barclay at (806) 358-3681 or kaci@tcfa.org.

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