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The Iowa Beef Collective is produced by the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Guests include industry icons from across the country as well as businesses, technology and current research.
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The FFA Excused Absence (opens the original)
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Confident, well-spoken, driven young people that can carry the message for agriculture don't grow on trees! Rylee Short is a great example of what FFA programs and contests do to shape high schoolers into productive adults She lobbied to help pass recent legislation allowing FFA events to be counted as excused absences. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsor, Stockguard. Visit them at https://stockguard.io ---------------------------------------------------
Mental Health: The Weight of the Family Farm (opens the original)
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Without a doubt, the most important episode we've ever posted. Mental health in agriculture, we know it's an issue. We don't talk about it enough. Andy shares his mental health journey, and it's one we all should hear. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsor, Stockguard. Visit them at https://stockguard.io --------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: @iowabeefcenter https://facebook.com/IowaBeefCenter https://instagram.com/iowabeefcent
Building a beef cattle genomics program (opens the original)
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This episode, brought to you by our friends at 701X, details where genomics has been, but more importantly, where it’s going and where it can go in the very near future. The University of Tennessee is leading the way in collecting novel, useful information from commercial herds, then building tools that feed back into genetic evaluations at the seedstock level. Exciting stuff. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsor, Stockguard. Visit them at https://stockgua
The USDA Yield Grade Do-Over (opens the original)
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The packing industry has actually known for a long time that the USDA Yield Grade equation isn’t very good. Dr. Dale Woerner, Texas Tech University, and I discuss the history of yield grade, and how recent advancements in machine learning or Artificial Intelligence have allowed meat scientists to take a new look at red meat yield. This could change the way we select, market, and ultimately get paid for the beef we sell. --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsor
Animal Enterprise & Innovation (AEI), the newest major at Iowa State (opens the original)
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I sat down with Jason Ross, ISU Animal Science Department Chair, to talk about the newest major in the College of Ag: Animal Enterprise & Innovation. Learn about how and why it was created, the versatility it offers prospective students, and the industries craving the first graduates! --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsor, Stockguard. Visit them at https://stockguard.io --------------------------------------------------- Connect with us: @iowabeefcenter htt
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