Emphasizing the people side of the cattle business, Temple Grandin, PhD, recently told Wagyu breeders that all the technology you can buy won’t replace actually looking at your cattle.
(Equipment) makes handling a lot easier. (But) equipment doesn’t replace management.” – Temple Grandin, PhD
Source: Drovers, October 8, 2021. Link. Of the many lessons that COVID taught, Grandin said the beef business learned that big is fragile. It’s very efficient, but it can break easily. To overcome that, she believes the U.S. beef business needs a wider, more distributive model.
INSIGHTS: Today, animal health pros benefit from more than 50 years of Grandin’s observations and innovations. TIME magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in 2010.