There is a sizable investment being made in agricultural research, which should result in new technologies, but it takes time for development and adoption, and then for the benefits to be realized. Historically, it takes about 30 years. We don’t have 30 years.I also see technology adoption as a major shortcoming of the beef industry. This will be a continued theme of this blog and my extension program.
But, in this post I want to discuss the unresolved concern raised in Troy Smith's article. He quotes Buchanan as saying, "“We’ve done pretty well, but we could do better. But better selection tools just get us into trouble faster if we aren’t selecting for the right things.”
Yet, the article does not suggest what are the "right things". In your experience and based on scientific information, what are the right things?
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