New From Novus For Beef

Chuck Zimmerman

Novus International is new to the beef market and at the NAFB Trade Talk session their focus was on preparing for winter feeding and early spring calving. With them to talk about research he’s done on their products was Dr. Monty Kerley, University of Missouri. Dr. Kerley says that he’s had a special interest in “strategic supplementation” which means putting …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Beef, NAFB, Novus International

Overview of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica

Chuck Zimmerman

To get a complete overview of Boehringer Inghelheim Vetmedica Dr. Steve Peterson, DVM, Senior Manager, spoke to the media gathered in St. Joseph, MO recently. Steve started out his presentation showing us a Flomax commercial as an example of how diverse the parent company is. BI is a family owned company that was started in 1885 and he calls the …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim

More Cattle Market For Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica

Chuck Zimmerman

It sure sounds like Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica did very well in the cattle market with their acquisition of a portion of Ft. Dodge Animal Health. To tell us about is Tim Bettington, Director Livestock Marketing. He says that although BIVI has been a long standing player in the cattle business it has only been in certain segments like the stocker …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim

BIVI Cares For Your Pet

Chuck Zimmerman

As we’ve learned what the acquisition of a portion of Ft. Dodge Animal Health means to Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica we’ve heard about cattle, hogs, dairy but how about dogs and cats? You’ll find many of them at your average farm of course. But this is a huge area for the animal health business. According to Matt Musselman, Executive Director, Pet …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim

R&D Doubling At Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica

Chuck Zimmerman

When it comes to R&D at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Kevin Fowler is a go to guy. He’s seen here showing research labs at the BIVI facilities in St. Joseph, MO to a group of ag media. The first thing that excites Kevin after BIVI acquired some of the Ft. Dodge Animal Health business is the ability to expand more into …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim

BIVI Sees Big Jump In Cattle Business

Chuck Zimmerman

The head of the U.S. cattle business for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica is Colin Meyers. Colin says the main thing the acquisition of Ft. Dodge Animal Health means to the company is that they now have a much broader range of products to offer. One product in particular, Cydectin, moves them into the anti-parasitic market with a very well recognized name. …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim

BIVI Vision is Value Through Innovation

Chuck Zimmerman

The President of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, George Heidgerken (pictured on left), attended today’s media event and spoke with reporters about changes in the company after the acquisition of Ft. Dodge Animal Health. He says the purchase is a big deal for BIVI here in the United States and globally since it essentially doubles their business including their ability to innovate …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Media Day

Chuck Zimmerman

I’ve now got a photo album started for today’s Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica ag media day. Here’s Betsy Freese, Living The Country Life, posing in her lab coat before our R&D tour. I will have interviews to post later since I neglected to bring along the right cable for my audio recorder. I just interviewed George Heidgerken, President of BIVI. He …

Animal Health, Boehringer Ingelheim

What’s New With Boehringer Ingelheim

Chuck Zimmerman

Boehringer Ingelheim is holding an ag media day to provide an overview of changes in the company and its product line due to the recent acquisition of a portion of the Ft. Dodge Animal Health products. As an example, in the opening presentation on cattle products, Colin Meyers told us that the new products “complete their cattle vaccine and pharmaceutical …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Boehringer Ingelheim