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Ag Future focuses on the challenges and opportunities that exist within the agricultural sector. Join us as farmers, entrepreneurs and other agri-food industry leaders, both on and off the farm, discuss some of the most significant issues facing our planet and how they are working together for a better tomorrow.
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Monday Oct 29, 2018
#078: First-rate fillets: Opportunities in aquaculture - Dr. Philip Lyons
Monday Oct 29, 2018
Monday Oct 29, 2018
The world's fastest-growing food-production sector faces several challenges. Can the young aquaculture industry meet the demand for premium products while addressing issues like sustainability, access to quality feed ingredients and the public's perception of farmed fish? Dr. Philip Lyons of the Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre joins us to discuss how innovation is turning the tide.
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Just as consumers demanded — and received — antibiotic-free meat, the drumbeat is building for pesticide-free crop production. Is that a realistic goal? What are the trade-offs? John Perry, agronomic services team manager with Simplot Grower Solutions, joins us to discuss the future of crop science.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
#076: The global rise of CRISPR - Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
The global population is growing at a rate that will outpace our food supply. How do we feed the world without exhausting its resources? CRISPR has proven to be a sustainable solution, but will regulations and public perception allow science to unleash this powerful tool? To answer these questions and more, we went straight to the source: Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou, whose groundbreaking CRISPR research gives rise to the next frontier in global agriculture.
Monday Oct 08, 2018
#075: Select-a-bull: Inside Ireland’s cattle-breeding database - Martin Ryan
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
What if all the key players in the beef cattle chain, from breeders to market, could consult one comprehensive database for information on every animal? What if farmers could search for stock bulls, weight records and ancestry? The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is making it possible. Martin Ryan serves on the board of ICBF and gives us an inside look at this game-changing system.
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Often characterized as averse to innovation, agriculture was actually one of the first major industries to adopt technology to boost productivity, particularly in dairy production. So where is technology driving dairy today? Jack Rodenburg works closely with farmers to design the very barns built to accommodate robotic milking. He joins us to discuss how modern technology is changing the dairy management landscape.