🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 1886 – Genetic Modification, Engineering and Editing…Hopefully Increasing Milk Consumption

  • Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 1
  • Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 2
  • New Dairy Product

00:01:05 – Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 1: Starting today’s show is Alison Van Eenennaam, a U.C. Davis professor of cooperative extension who was a speaker at K-State Cattlemen’s Day. Alison talks about genetic modification, genetic engineering and gene editing and what has been done so far in the industry and where we could be going.

00:12:05 – Gene Editing in Agriculture, Part 2: Alison continues the show with her conversation about genetic modification, genetic engineering and gene editing in her second segment.

Alison Van Eenennaam

Animal Biotechnology at U.C. Davis

00:23:05 – New Dairy Product: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show looking at a new product from Dairy Farmers of America that contains less sugar than regular milk and 9 grams of crude protein. The goal is to increase consumption of fluid milk and offer a healthy alternative to plant-based beverages.

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

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