In this riveting interview North American Business Development Director, Brandon Sowder and ABS Global Chief Operating Officer, Nate Zwald talk global markets and how genetics have the impact to feed more people with less resources. The two talk travel stories and moments in their careers that got them to where they are today. We talk why it's important to make better cows faster, and how the industry has shifted from a legacy mindset to business centered production. Ethical and sustainable p...

A Global Perspective : Feeding the World Through Genetic Improvement - with Brandon Sowder and Nate Zwald

By 2050 we have to be able to feed around 10 billion people. Finding sustainable ways to meet this demand in an affordable way is on all our minds. We're here to advocate for sustainable cattle and great genetics. Raising the Steaks will look at real world examples of how dairy producers, beef producers, cattle feeders, ranchers, and packers continuously try to meet the needs of an ever growing population. Clearly and openly communicating with consumers and producers about what we do is the primary goal. Optimum genetic progress has the ability to feed the world, we want to explain why.

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In this sneak peek to the NIAA's upcoming conference: Producing Protein for a Food Insecure and Uncertain World, we sit down with  Norbrook's Director of Technical Services and NIAA Co-Chair Eric Moore and Midan Marketing Public Relations Manager and NIAA Board Member Kelly Loganbill. The conversation progresses through stigmas around antimicrobial stewardship and consumer worries about how antibiotic use in livestock production could affect their food supply.  Loganbill also discus...

Antimicrobial Resistance & Consumer Preferences at the Meat Case - with Eric Moore and Kelly Loganbill

Segment One:In an interview from Hy-Plains Feedyard in Montezuma, Kansas ABS Global's Beef Testing Coordinators Sydney Pryor and Grant Sardella discuss how they continuously collect and evaluate data to create genetic progress.  Segment Two:Coming from the NCBA - Brian Holsted with Prime Source Genetics and Brad Brundage with Trans Ova Genetics explain how they've partnered with ABS Global to create a leading solution for producers. Native beef embryos. The two give a broad overview of t...

Building Strategic Partnerships : Embryos & Data Collection - with Brian Holsted, Brad Brundage, Sydney Pryor, & Grant Sardella

Segment One  - We hear from Matt Cleveland our ABS Global Director of Beef Product Development - on some of the coolest new technologies coming up in the beef industry. The microbiome project - the amount of potential behind identifying certain bacteria in the rumen to bolster animal health in a non-invasive way is exciting. If you like hearing about the science behind strategic breeding strategies, disease detection through genetics, and how we continue to digest how to be the most...

Looking into the Future: Microbiomes, Grassland Management, & Antibiotic Use - with Matt Cleveland and Billy Gascoigne

In this two part episode, we start by hearing from  Annie Pumpa a Beef Sales Rep and the Beef InFocus Supply Chain Manager in Australia and Fletch Kelly a Key Strategic Account Manager in the Southern Australia Region. These two really crack open the Australia production conversation. We talk controversies, feed availability, what producers need to sustain, and how beef and beef on dairy strategies will continue to change for the future. Annie, Fletch, and other team member's stories are...

Australian Cattle Production and Application in the States - with Annie Pumpa, Fletch Kelly, and Ryan Person

In this knockout interview, industry friends Camas Uebelacker and Jared Wareham talk about what it means to be first generation cattlemen. As we work through the specifics of what each of them pay attention to in the market - Camas in the cattle feeding segment and Jared in the cow-calf segment - we learn what it takes to make the best cattle buying decisions. The two give key insights into what it takes to run a business and make it work, as they try to adapt and circumnavigate some of ...

A Global Perspective : Feeding the World Through Genetic Improvement - with Brandon Sowder and Nate Zwald

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