Vaughn Holder: A new approach to beef production

The following is an edited transcript of Tom Martin’s interview with Dr. Vaughn Holder, research project manager for beef at Alltech.

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https://soundcloud.com/alltech-1/vaughn-holder-a-head-out-of-sand-approach

Big data on the farm: Too much, too soon?

Big data is ready for the farm. But is the farm ready for big data?

 

Agriculture is the least digitized major industry in the United States, according to a recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute.  

 

Florida study shows organic minerals’ benefit to Angus and Brangus cows

Every producer knows that when a mother cow is healthy, her calves have a much better chance of being healthy, too. A new study done in 2017 at the University of Florida and published in The Professional Animal Scientist evaluated the response of 160 Angus (AN) and Brangus (BN) cows and their calves to either inorganic (ING) or organic (ORG) trace mineral sources.

Kayla Price: Disruption of the antibiotic-free poultry system

The following is an edited transcript of Luther Andal’s interview with Dr. Kayla Price, poultry technical manager for Alltech Canada.

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Water: The most basic yet overlooked element of poultry nutrition

Water is essential for life, yet water intake usually gets less attention than feed intake. We focus on quality, density and processing of feed, but we tend to take water for granted because it costs “nothing” — or at least does not appear on the feed bill.

 

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