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Professor
B012D McCord Hall
2640 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4574
(865) 974-7294
Fax: (865)974-0429
Email: jneel@utk.edu
Extension Appointment: 100%
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James B. Neel is an Extension Beef Cattle Specialist for the Department
of Animal Science, University of Tennessee. He earned a Bachelor's
degree from Middle Tennessee State University, a Master's and PhD
from the University of Tennessee. His graduate training was in cow-calf
nutrition and management with a minor in Agricultural Economic and
Extension education.
Dr. Neel has been an Extension Beef Cattle Specialist with the
University of Tennessee since 1973. He served as Section Leader
for the Extension Animal Science-Beef, Sheep and Horse Section from
1983 to 2000. His primary Extension educational emphasis is on cow-calf
production and marketing. He has coordinated educational efforts
in feeder cattle production and marketing with emphasis on "total
system management". He also gives leadership to the 4-H beef
cattle education programs. He served as an Agricultural Extension
Agent in Tennessee from 1966-1968.
He works closely with numerous state beef breed associations as
well as the Tennessee Cattlemen's Association, the Tennessee Beef
Industry Council and the Tennessee Beef Cattle Improvement Association.
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