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Dr. Chris Calkins Honored with Silver Eagle Award
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February 20, 2026 5:55 PM
Dr. ChrisCalkins Honored with Silver Eagle Award
NebraskaFarm Bureau has named Dr. Chris R. Calkins, Emeritus Professor of AnimalScience at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, as the recipient of its SilverEagle Award, the organization’s highest honor. Best known as the co-discovererof the flat iron steak, now one of America’s most popular cuts, Calkins built adistinguished career as a professor of meat science, shaping both the beefindustry and generations of students.