Complete with cowboy hat, Bill Gates traveled a long way from the bustle of Seattle to witness the innovative techniques being used to raise cattle in the outback of Australia.

In a new post on the Gates Notes blog, the Microsoft co-founder writes about a visit to a ranch owned by the Australian Agricultural Company, where cutting edge genomics are being used to breed wagyu beef cows, a prized breed among consumers of high-end meat products.

Gates said that he was most interested in learning how the technology being used by AACo could transfer to lower-income cattle farmers working in similar climates — namely in Africa where the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is already focused on improving other quality-of-life aspects.

Read the source article at GeekWire