Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Research

MEATS Workforce


Manager Education and Agriculture Technical Skills 


Project Director:  Dr. Tanner Machado (tanner.machado@tamuk.edu)


The goal of the MEAT'S Workforce project is to invest in students to meet the needs of local and regional meat and poultry facilities through developing production workers, supervisors, and managers through training, certifications, and networking.  The project is targeting students who want to pursue technical job positions and targeting students who desire leadership job positions such as supervisors.

For the Students

  • Meat and Poultry Internships
  • Meat and Poultry Workshops
  • Meat Industry Certifications
  • Leadership Training
  • Networking opportunities at industry conferences/meetings.

TAMUK--Lead Institution

Palo Alto College

Summer 2024

  • Nathan Contreras -- Moody's Meats
  • Jospeh Cruz -- 2F Akaushi Beef
  • Rosemarie Gutierrez -- Beef & Bones
  • Jazmin Juarez -- Buckhead Meats
  • Skyland Kepsel -- Beef & Bones
  • Armando Moreno -- Vera King O Meats
  • Alejandra Pena-Davila -- Cuatro Hermanos Meat Market
  • Desiree Rosales -- 2F Akaushi Beef

Spring 2023

  • Elissa Bars -- Beef & Bones
  • Edgar Cortez -- Beef & Bones
  • Samantha Lansford -- Meat Lab

Fall 2023

  • Rene Herrera -- Dan's Processing
  • Shelby Wright -- Not For Sale Processing

 

Fall 2024--Recruiting Student Participants