Professor Alison Van Eenennaam works in co-operative extension, translating agricultural research into education and practical action.Alison grew up in Melbourne, Australia, but was working in California when the Flavr Saver tomato became the first commercially grown GMO food to be approved for human consumption. She quickly found herself immersed in the world of biotechnology and agricultural science.In this conversation, Alison and Kirsty talk about GMO foods, bringing the science of universities into farming operations, the value of science outreach to communicate facts, not fear, for controversial research, and the future of genomics in cattle production to optimise genetic gain in breeding programs.Read more about Alison’s work: https://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/people/faculty/alison-van-eenennaamHelp us tell more fascinating stories about incredible women working in science: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/women-in-science-podcast