The 20 Lessons I Learned After Consistently Getting Out of My Comfort Zone
This is a pretty special article for me to write, because it was 20 years ago that I moved from Brazil to Canada on a high school exchange program. When I look back at all of those years, I can say, with
Continue readingHow To Use Genomics To Sell More Genetics
For many years now, we have mainly talked about genomics as a completely separate word and process from genetics.The thing is: We can’t talk about genetics without talking about genomics, and vice versa.
Continue readingWhen Less is More: Lessons from the Livestock Genomics Industry
One of the problems with our industry is that we let ourselves get fooled by the various products. We buy into the illusion that the more products a company has, the more problems they are capable of fixing.
Continue readingSelection Indexes: If you are not in this business to make money, then good luck with your hobby.
“If you are not in this business to make money, then good luck with your hobby” This was the phrase I heard as I set foot into the 3-10 Room of the Ag Building at the University of Alberta- Canada.
Continue reading3 Reglas de Oro para un Programa de Mejoramiento Genético Libre de Estrés
El uso de pruebas agrogenómicas (pruebas de ADN) se ha convertido en algo común y cada vez más organizaciones están considerando incorporar estos servicios y productos dentro de sus programas de mejoramiento
Continue reading3 Golden Rules for a Stress-Free Genetic Improvement Program
Ever since the use of agrigenomics-based tests (a.k.a DNA tests) went mainstream, more and more organizations are looking at the idea of incorporating these services and products into their genetic improvement
Continue readingHow to Develop AgriGenomics Products And Get The Best Prices
For over 10 years now, we have heard of countless agrigenomics products hitting the market: Angus 384 (retired), Clarifide, GeneMax, Igenity Silver or Gold etc.. We have also heard of the i50k, GGP-LD,
Continue readingGenome Editing: What’s the Big Deal?
At the same Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) meeting this year, I had a chance to watch a few presentations on the status of the use of genome editing (or gene editing) technologies in our industry. Dr.
Continue readingThe Future of the Breed Associations
I just got back from attending the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) meeting held in Athens, Georgia. The last one I had been to, was in Nebraska, so I was ready to play catch up.There were great discussions
Continue reading7 Lessons to Practice if You Want to Successfully Transition from Academia to Industry
Two weeks ago, I had a chance to spend some time with Masters and PhDs students at the University of Kansas.I was there to share my wisdom and insights about how to make the leap from Academia to Industry.
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