All things water were discussed this morning during the Food Dialogues: Toledo event. On August 2, 2014 a toxic algal bloom caused nearly 500,000 people to be without water. The event led to discussions around how to balance the need for clean water with the need for food. The conversation was continued through two panel discussions with the first panel, …
Growing the Farmers Business Network
In a very short amount of time the Farmers Business Network (FBN) has not only registered a lot of farmers as members but also millions of acres. This means there is a big and growing amount of data in the system. In this week’s ZimmCast you can listen to Charles Baron, co-founder, talk about what the Farmers Business Network has …
Antimicrobials in Livestock – A Thing of the Past?
Dr. Karl Dawson, Chief Scientific Officer and VP at Alltech, talked antibiotics at the recent REBELation in the beef breakout session. Companies like McDonald’s and Costco have said no to antibiotics. Is it time for the industry to be a REBEL and say no too? “The term antibiotic is somewhat controversial. I prefer to talk about antimicrobials. The use of …
Pharmacist is New Holland ‘Next Gen’ Finalist
A pharmacist from Canada might not know a lot about blue tractors, but she knew enough about the song to be a New Holland Voice of the Next Gen Contest winner. Melinda Lee is from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and was turned on to the contest by a Facebook friend. “They didn’t want to sing themselves, so they sent it to …
Alltech Answers Fish Oil Shortage Dilemma
It is hard to find a more diverse company than Alltech. At their recent REBELation, breakout sessions covered topics from digital media to aquaculture. Headlining discussion on algae was, Becky Timmons, Director for Applications Research and Quality Assurance for Alltech Algae. She started with Alltech 30 years ago and also has a very diversified background. She has been everything from …
Meet Another Voice of the Next Gen Contest Winner
It’s time to meet another of the New Holland Voice of the Next Gen Contest winners. Shawna Starbird hails from Nashville, TN and found out about the contest from Facebook, but almost missed the deadline to enter. With three hours to spare she got her video uploaded and it paid off. Shawna said the New Holland peeps went all out …
BASF Sponsors Student Space Research
Three twelfth-grade students will have the scientific and financial sponsorship of BASF as they launch their research project to the International Space Station (ISS). The students from the ag program at Edith Stein School in Ravensburg, Germany have created an experiment to test the growth of plants in microgravity conditions. Up to this point research being done on crop growth …
To Be A REBEL…Think Future
What does it mean to be a REBEL? Aidan Connolly, Alltech’s Chief Innovation Officer said to him a rebel stood for R – Revolutionize, E – Evaluate, B – Business, E – Environment and L – Legacy. All key elements of Alltech REBELation were focused on the future. Aidan said we all need to future-proof our businesses. “The marketplace is …
Coach Cal Receives 2015 Alltech Humanitarian Award
John Calipari, head men’s basketball coach for the University of Kentucky, received Alltech’s prestigious 2015 Humanitarian Award for his extensive work in Haiti. Dr. Pearse Lyons presented it to him on his home court at Rupp Arena while addressing the congregation of attendees at REBELation. Known as a “dream maker,” Calipari has guided six college basketball teams to the Final …
Changing Media ZimmCast from Alltech REBELation
It has been interesting to see some of the tweets and Facebook posts following my panel discussion on The Changing Face of Media during the Alltech REBELation. I was hoping a lively discussion with good audience questions would stir up some debate and feedback. In this week’s program I’m sharing interviews with Frank Mulrennan, Celtic Media Group, who moderated our …