Over the past 3 years, the beef industry has offered ample topics for articles with market outlook as the hot subject. However, today I wanted to present some information on the April 10th dedication of the University of Idaho’s recently completed Meat Science and Innovation Center Honoring Ron Richard on the Idaho campus. Ron Richard, who passed away in 2018, managed and contributed greatly to the success of the program for many years. While this does not relate to market outlook, I passionately believe, as do others, that meat science has become an increasingly key area of study and research at many universities – the University of Idaho included – for many years. First, I will be forthcoming for readers who may not know that I am a little biased as I have an Animal Science degree from the University of Idaho – 1976 – and I have been pretty involved since the new Center’s conception a decade ago. The plan for a new Meat Science Center was one of several put in motion by former ...