Meat science Lab

Meat science Lab

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
New Meat Science Lab at the University of Idaho!! 

On April 10 more than 300 people gathered to help dedicate a new University of Idaho meat science laboratory with ample space and modern technology to better serve the state’s rapidly growing beef industry.  

The 12,750-square-foot Meat Science and Innovation Center Honoring Ron Richard was a $17.5 million project started more than a decade ago.

The meat science facility’s namesake, Ron Richard, was a longtime manager of Vandal Brand Meats who died in 2018. 

Idaho Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) was a major financial backer of the project. IFBF’s board of directors voted to donate $250,000 toward it.

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