
Improved Animal Genetics Combat Climate Change Effects
The role of improved animal genetic programs in combating the effects of climate change By Christina Ballard, grant writer, SMART Reproduction – a woman-owned biotech company specializing in small ruminant […]
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U.S. Livestock Genetics Exports, Inc.
U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (USLGE) is a nonprofit, nationwide trade association that brings together a broad base of U.S. livestock organizations. We represent the international marketing interests of the dairy, beef, swine, horse, and small ruminant (sheep and goats) breeding industries. Our members also include the embryo and semen industries, livestock export sector, and State Departments of Agriculture.
USLGE members match international producers with sources in the United States that offer genetics with superior credentials. The combined resources of USLGE members include most major species and breeds — resources that are unmatched by any other single organization. This unique broad-based team offers more sources for superior performance-oriented genetics than any other group in the world. USLGE works as a one-stop center to make the genetic selection process easier, more efficient, and more productive.
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U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. Joins U.S. Sustainability Alliance
Representing the U.S. dairy, beef, swine, horse, and small ruminant breeding industries, and with members including the embryo, semen and livestock export sectors, USLGE’s stated mission is to better serve world markets with superior livestock genetics.
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Could Technology and Innovation in Agriculture Feed the World?
Technology innovation in agriculture can play a vital role in feeding a growing world population, but only if we let it.
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Celebration of Sustainable Ag Takes Over the National Mall, Washington DC
The Association of Equipment Manufactures' (AEM) Celebration of Modern Agriculture showcased the latest developments in equipment technology, in-field conservation practices, plant genetics, bioproducts, and more.
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Something to Chew on – Feeding the World in 2050
The November issue of British publication Innovations in Food Technology features an opinion piece by David Green, Executive Director of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance. He highlights the urgent need for […]
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Feeding the World: The Challenge of Our Lifetime
How will we feed a human population that will triple in our lifetime without depleting the world’s natural resources? The 2019 Borlaug CAST Communication Award* winner Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a […]
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Data and Material Science will Help Increase Sustainability in U.S. Food and Farming
The U.S. food and agriculture system’s sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience can be increased further by convergent advances in data and material science, information technology and many other fields. These are […]
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Sustainable Agriculture. Hultgren Farms Takes it Personally
Nate Hultgren, a fourth generation farmer in central Minnesota takes sustainable agriculture personally. To Nate and his brother, it’s a familial responsibility, a duty to their consumers and an obligation […]
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Sustainable Crops Need Ongoing Plant Breeding Innovation
Continued innovation in plant breeding is essential to provide greater quantities of nutritious, sustainable crops that will feed a growing world and benefit ecosystems. The Council for Agricultural Science and […]
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