Announcement of the 2010 Poultry Institute for Youth - by Jennifer Albert

The 2010 Poultry Institute for Youth will be held June 20-23, 2010 at Texas A&M University in College Station TX.

The Institute is a 4 day enrichment camp for high school students who will be entering their junior or senior year of high school or their freshman year of college in Fall 2010. Students will attend mini-lectures taught by TAMU staff on topics such as anatomy, embryology, immunology, nutrition and processing. Students will also take field trips to a commercial layer facility and a local processing facility.
Interested students must complete an application that can be found at http://posc.tamu.edu/extensionprograms/youth_programs/index.htm or you can contact Jennifer Albert at 979-845-1654 to have an application mailed to you.

A registration fee of $50 will be required for each participant that is selected. This fee is to be paid upon acceptance to the program and will go towards a commemorative camp t-shirt and evening activities. Lodging, meals and local transportation will be provided by the sponsorship of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association.

The deadline to submit your application is Friday, May 7, 2010.

2010 Texas Market Poultry Production & Selection Workshop

The 2010 Texas Market Poultry Production and Selection Workshop will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Texas A&M University’s Louis Pearce Pavilion on George Bush Drive in College Station.  The workshop will begin at 8:50 am and will adjourn at approximately 3:00 pm.

This workshop provides CEAs, Agriscience Instructors, 4H Leaders, parents and youth with an opportunity to ‘hear the experts’ and work alongside judges and superintendents for major poultry shows in Texas.  Educational activities include an in-depth discussion of brooding, management, sanitation programs, feeding programs and selection methods for broilers, turkeys and roasters.  Discussion on selection procedures and bird quality characteristics will be followed by ‘hands on’ practice in early culling and selection  of show pens.

Registration for the event will be conducted by Texas AgriLife Extension Conference Services online at http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu beginning in April.  Mail-in registration instructions can also be found on the website.  Early registration for the event will be $35 per person or family with an additional (optional) cost of $9.00 per meal for BBQ lunch.  Agriscience instructor and CEA registration for the event will be $15 per person with and additional (optional) cost of $9.00 per meal for the BBQ lunch.

A reminder memorandum will be sent in early April to CEAs and 4H for the event.  If you have any questions about the workshop please contact Dr. Michael Davis with the Poultry Science Unit of Texas AgriLife Extension Service at (979) 845-4319 or mdavis@poultry.tamu.edu.