Beef Team Spotlight
Jennifer Tucker & Taylor Hendricks
(Top) Dr. Jennifer Tucker, Asst. Professor in the ADS department at UGA’s Tifton Campus, received the American Forage and Grassland Council’s from AFGC President, Mark Kennedy, and the award’s presenter, Dr. Don Ball, Professor Emeritus from Auburn University.
(Bottom) Taylor Hendricks, PhD student in the ADS department, received second place in the American Forage and Grassland Council’s 2019 Emerging Scientist Competition. AFGC President, Mark Kennedy, presented the award to Taylor at the awards banquet and closing ceremonies.
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Posted on Feb 26, 2019
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