The Beef Podcast Show - #23 - Precision livestock management: bridging the gap between technologies and its adopters

A technology revolution is taking place across the livestock industry. So in order to keep improving our performance, it is necessary to improve the access, communication, and implementation of such technologies. In this episode, Dr. Yijie Xiong explains how agricultural engineering and precision livestock management can play important roles within academia as well as bridge the gap between technology and its adopters.

What you’ll learn:

1.  Agricultural engineering and its applications in the livestock industry

2. What does BSE stand for and what is its application?

3. Data does matter – but to whom?

4. What does it mean to be an effective researcher?

5. Differences between extension and teaching in technology

6. Major challenges in academia

7. What is precision livestock management?

8. Examples of technology for livestock

9. GPS and virtual fencing

10. How to communicate and show technology

Meet the guest

Dr. Yijie Xiong

Experience

     ○ Current: Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Precision Livestock Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Background

     ○ Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering (University of Illinois)

     ○ M.Sc., Agricultural and Biological Engineering (University of Illinois)

     ○ B.Sc., Agricultural Structural and Biological Engineering (China's Agricultural University)

Hobbies:  photography, hiking at national parks, cuddling with my spoiled cat.
Favorite book, movie or TV series: I like drama and superhero movies – I used to like drama more, but now I've been leaning towards sci-fi as it doesn't drain my brain (lol).
Favorite quote: "I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible" and "The only thing greater than the power of the mind is the courage of the heart" - both from the movie A Beautiful Mind
A tip for success: Be honest, be responsible, and be kind.

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