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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 Nov 25, 2019
#119: Get tech savvy on your dairy - Dr. Jeffrey Bewley
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
To improve profitability and meet consumer demands, farmers need to manage dairy cow comfort as well as intakes, body temperature, stress levels and additional aspects for each cow. Without precision dairy monitoring and real-time data, this is nearly impossible. Dr. Jeffrey Bewley, Alltech's dairy housing and analytics specialist, shares where technologies like robotic milking and sensors come into play.
Monday Nov 18, 2019
#118: Changing agricultural policy on a global scale - Robynne Anderson
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
As climate change becomes a larger issue, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and finding ways to sequester carbon in farm and food production is more important than ever. Robynne Anderson discusses her experience providing businesses with sustainable solutions as president of Emerging Ag, the international consulting firm for agriculture.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
#117: Improving soil health with ag-tech - Adrián Ferrero
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
While farmers spend billions of dollars each year in crop inputs, many are missing biomarkers that can cost them up to 30% in total value. The ag-tech startup Biome Makers is using new technologies like DNA sequencing and artificial intelligence in agriculture to improve soil health and crop production on-farm. How healthy is the microbial activity of your soil?
Monday Nov 04, 2019
#116: Biosecurity in pig feed - Dr. Gordon Spronk and Dr. Jon De Jong
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
With the rise of foreign animal diseases like African swine fever, mitigating the risk of viruses spreading through feed has become a massive challenge for pig producers today. Dr. Gordon Spronk and Dr. Jon De Jong of Pipestone System detail their research on biosecurity measures in feed to reduce risk on farm.