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Managing Prosperity In The Beef Industry

An Alberta Agriculture specialist says, as the cow-calf business continues to provide strong margins, and producers look at where to invest their positive margins, the question becomes what to invest those positive margins in. In a presentation now available from Cow-Calfenomics risk management series, Rick Dehod, farm financial specialist, recommends producers first know their business costs with a goal of reducing those costs, not only when the farm is losing money, but also during the good years when margins improve.

Interview with Rick Dehod (3:29 minutes) (1.60 Mb)

Source : agric.gov.ab.ca

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What Really Drives Meat Quality in Pork? - Dr. Yan Huang

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Yan Huang from University of Arkansas explores how genetics, nutrition, and stress management shape pork quality. He explains how molecular pathways influence fat deposition, muscle growth, and meat flavor while balancing production efficiency. Listen now on all major platforms!

"The most important driver of pork quality. Feed plays a very important role in the meat quality."

Meet the guest: Dr. Yan Huang / yan-huang-77829421 is an Associate Professor in Nutritional Skeletal Muscle Biology at the University of Arkansas. With academic experience across China, South Korea, and the United States, his work focuses on the genetic and molecular regulation of muscle growth and fat deposition in swine. His research connects genetics, nutrition, and pork quality to improve production efficiency and consumer satisfaction.