Dr. Gregg Rentfrow grew up in the farming community of Shelbyville, IL, where he was active in 4-H and FFA and learned to cut meat at a local grocery store. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science and Meat Science, respectively from the University of Illinois. At the University of Missouri, he earned his Ph.D. in Meat Science and Muscle Biology, while coaching the meats judging team and serving as the interim meat lab manager and as meat specialist for the Commercial Ag Program. He joined the University of Kentucky as the Extension Meats Specialist in 2006, with an extension/teaching appointment. Dr. Rentfrow received the university’s highest extension award, the M.D. Whiteker Award for Extension Excellence, in 2017. He lives in northern Madison County, Kentucky with his wife, Sheila, and their daughter, Brooke.