Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced details of a “framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers and rural communities by providing more options, increasing access, and creating new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size producers.” Vilsack said the framework “builds on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions caused by Russia’s war …
Alltech Business Session Showcases Startups
Innovation is one of the keys to achieving the Alltech vision of a Planet of Plenty, which is why the company sponsors the Pearse Lyons Cultivator (PLC) program. Participants in the year-round program were part of the business track of the Alltech ONE Conference last week in Lexington. Alltech European Growth Officer Robbie Walker says the program was introduced as …
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers – Feeding America on Rising Food Costs
The latest Agri-Pulse Newsmakers is out with food prices and hunger as the focus. Rising food prices are having a big impact on the need for assistance from the nation’s most vulnerable consumers, which is leading to swelling demand at the nation’s food banks. Feeding America’s Vince Hall joins Newsmakers to discuss the current situation and look ahead to what …
USDA Announces Meat Supply Chain Actions
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack used an appearance before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday to make a few announcements, including issuing a new Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking, making available $200 Million to expand competition in meat processing, and investing $25 million in workforce training. Vilsack said the actions build on President Biden’s whole-of-government effort to promote competition in …
Alltech ONE Presents Two Humanitarian Awards
The Alltech ONE Conference (ONE) wrapped up this week with a closing session featuring a double dose of inspiration – Mick Ebeling, founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, and world-class blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer, who were both presented with Alltech Humanitarian Awards. “We are pleased to present friends and first-time double Alltech Humanitarian Awards to Mick Ebeling and Erik …
MyLand Expands Leadership Team
Soil health company MyLand announces that Matt Kessel is the new Vice President of Operations, Environmental Health, and Safety. Matt will oversee MyLand’s in-field service operations in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas and build the company presence nationally, as well as outline and implement safety programs throughout the organization. “We are grateful to welcome Matt to the MyLand team as …
IFAJ Officers at the #AlltechONE
Members of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) were happy to be able to meet up in person again at the Alltech ONE Conference this week in Lexington, Kentucky. Like most other organizations, IFAJ has also been unable to meet in person since 2019, so it was great for officers from three different continents to be together again. Vice …
Alltech CEO Thrilled With Open of ONE
Alltech President and CEO Mark Lyons was thrilled to be back on the stage in the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky today to welcome over a thousand of his closest friends from around the world back to the Alltech ONE Conference in person. “It was a three year hiatus so it was a bit different than what we’ve done …
Alltech Welcomes World Back to Kentucky
Alltech welcomed the world back to Lexington, Kentucky this week for the 2022 Alltech ONE Conference, the first time the legendary international symposium has been held in-person since 2019. “This is my 32nd symposium/ONE, if I include the two virtual ones,” said Alltech Vice President European Operations Patrick Charlton during the welcome reception Sunday night. “Although the virtual program has …
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers – USDA’s Emergency Relief Program
Episode 15 of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers is out with a focus on USDA’s Emergency Relief Program announced this week and how that impacts the crop insurance program. The Department of Agriculture rolled out a $6 billion program aimed at helping producers who suffered disasters in 2020 and 2021. USDA’s Gloria Montaño Greene joins the program to discuss what producers should know …