Last month’s funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada may allow the two associations to improve data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into carcass quality and traits that can limit the environmental impact of beef production.

Numerous projects will be funded by $1.6 million from the federal government.

Collecting data on beef seedstock operations is a challenge, says Myles Immerkar, chief executive officer of the Angus association. Farms are getting larger, and with more cattle on pasture, taking the time to measure and gather data from those animals is a more difficult task.

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