Abstract
Technology adoption is the key to advancing the meat industry and meat science. Although the meat industry is greatly rooted in tradition, innovation in the means of producing meat products, and furthering the academic research responsible for expanding and validating meat science understanding, is critical to enabling the continued production of safe and high-quality meat products. Dr. Phil Bass of the University of Idaho will set the stage for this discussion of some of the newest technologies available to the meat industry and academic community.