Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 4426 From manual treaters and From manual treaters and basic pump stands to fully basic pump stands to fully automated prescriptive automated prescriptive treating systems, USC treating systems, USC offers the most diverse offers the most diverse product line available in product line available in seed treating solutions. seed treating solutions. Industry Leader. Industry Leader. Industry Innovator. Industry Innovator. www.uscllc.com www.uscllc.com 866.729.1623 866.729.1623 USC, LLC. | 2320 124th Rd | Sabetha, KS 66534 THEGenome Analysis Centre (TGAC), with partners in the United Kingdom, Colombia and Kenya combine their expertise in forage breeding and cutting- edge genomics and phenomics technologies to accelerate the improvement of Brachiaria, a livestock feed crop. More than 80 per cent of the world’s agricultural land is for grazing and supports growing demand for meat and milk. The scarcity of grass as a feedstock is a worrying constraint. Some Brachiaria species have been cultivated as forage grasses, providing nutrition for ruminants across the globe. The grasses have desirable genetic characteristics linked to drought and pest-resistance and adaptation to poor and acidic soils. During the past 25 years, several African species of Brachiaria have been used commercially as forages in the tropics; the most widely sown forage plant in tropical America. With its high nutritional value and stress resistant properties, the Brachiaria breeding program at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) crosses different species to pro- duce new varieties with superior traits. A particular Brachiaria species, B. decumbens, grants resistance to aluminum, which has a high concentration in acidic soils. Plant breeders focus their efforts with the end goal of boosting livestock productivity. FOCUS on FORAGES