A Wisconsin charity has started a unique initiative to try to help starving people in West Africa. The Rural Empowerment Initiative just announced a new program called Harvest Shares Initiative. They want to raise $30K and are seeking it from household gardeners, community farmers, quilt makers and other volunteers. Rural Empowerment Initiative (REI), a Wisconsin charitable organization, announces Harvest Shares …
Alltech Symposium Kentucky Night Dinner
One of the highlights of the Alltech International Symposium is the Kentucky Night Dinner. This year it was held again at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Alltech Arena. This was the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. So we ate well, enjoyed good fellowship and had a band and dancing. I’ve updated my photo album so …
Alltech iPhone App For Pork Producers
Now Dr. Pearse Lyons can say, “There’s an app for that.” That app is the Alltech iPhone App. It was just announced this morning during the Alltech International Symposium. I’ve got it on my iPhone. The app: Helps pig producers search for information about swine health issues, environmental concerns and pork quality. Includes customizable commodity listings and local weather forecasting. …
Alltech Future of Farming Announced
The founder and President of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons, gave us a number of game changing ideas today at the Alltech International Symposium. These included: 1. Fiber not corn 2. No antibiotics 3. Programmed nutrition 4. Feed to the genetic potential 5. Algae – the farm of the future 6. Be a leader You can listen to him describe each …
Dr. Ronan Tynan Keeping The Faith
Did I happen to mention that I like Dr. Ronan Tynan? In fact, I’m a new fan. I really appreciate Christina Lombard, Alltech, for taking a photo for me. I spoke with Ronan before the press conference that just concluded here at the Alltech International Symposium. He had a “game changing” message for us: “I think the biggest game change …
Dr. Ronan Tynan Receives 1st Alltech Humanitarian Award
The first ever Alltech Humanitarian Award was presented this morning to Dr. Ronan Tynan. What a voice this man has. I’ll add some audio to this post later. His talk is awesome. Post Update: Here’s Ronan’s presentation from this morning. I highly recommend it. If you can listen to his message and not be moved then I feel sorry for …
Dr. Inge Russell Receives Alltech Medal of Excellence
This morning Dr. Inge Russell received the Alltech Medal of Excellence. She was presented the award on stage by Dr. Pearse Lyons, Alltech President, during the opening general session. Professor Inge Russell is an accomplished researcher. Her work on the biotechnology and fermentation of yeast and algae has resulted in significant improvements in the production of feed, food, beverages, and …
wiffiti Screen Projected During Alltech General Session
The Twitter stream for the Alltech International Symposium is being projected on the wall here in the general session using wiffiti. You can follow along with the #AlltechSymposium hashtag. I’ll be we’ll see more of this at ag conferences! That’s why we’re the “Game Changers.” Follow the action on the Alltech Innovations Blog, including photos, interviews and there will be …
Getting With Gibbs & Soell
Gibbs & Soell is the highlight in this week’s ZimmCast. This is another installment in my series of interviews with the leadership of agricultural marketing and communications agencies. I spoke with Ann Camden, Senior Vice President. You can bet we talked about social media and how that has impacted their business. But we also talked about sustainability. Gibbs & Soell …