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What beef producers can learn from dairy genetics

Jager Robinson
Jul 11, 2019
Jul 11, 2019 Updated Sep 4, 2019

Genetics talk — Mark Allan, the director of product development and genomics for Trans Ova Genetics in Sioux Center, Iowa, left, and Alison Van Eenennaam from the University of California-Davis Extension came together June 19 to discuss genetic advancement in cattle.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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As the decade comes to a close, the agriculture industry is left with one big question: what should be done with gene editing?

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