Get your fingers in gear to tweet or post a #ThankYou along with #TrueBlueSalute and make a donation to the Fisher House Foundation courtesy of New Holland. The company will make a $1 donation for each one up to $10,000! In grateful recognition of the bravery, service and sacrifice of the nation’s military and first responders, New Holland has announced …
Grant Contest to Support The Good Growth Plan
Syngenta announced a contest for creative ideas that will support one or more of the six measurable commitments of The Good Growth Plan. The Good Growth Plan Grant Contest will award one Grand Prize of $20,000 to help the winner implement the idea. Also, three runners-up will receive $10,000 each for the same purpose. Deadline for submissions is July 14, …
Africa: Land of Opportunity
Africa: Land of Opportunity was a very popular session during the Alltech International Symposium. The session was chaired by Aidan Connolly, Alltech, who opened the session with some remarks about the African marketplace. Following that opening the session included multiple panel discussions like this one featuring, Fu Wenge, Chinese Ministry of Agriculture; Mark Lyons, Alltech; Julie Borlaug Larson, Texas A&M …
How secure is my data?
There has been a lot of buzz recently over precision ag data and its recent integration into the world of cloud computing. This buzz has sparked quite a debate over who really owns this data. Does the grower own this data, or is this data available for others? This debate seems to be gaining as much traction as the classic …
Alltech Scientists Speaking Out
The agricultural media covering the Alltech Symposium this week heard from several key scientists during a lunch session. This provided an opportunity to meet them and ask them questions in an informal setting outside of their on stage presentations. First up was Becky Timmons, Alltech Global Director of Applications Research and Quality. Becky loves to talk about algae and the …
Corn Dogs Americans’ Regional Favorite Hot Dog
In a new survey, corn dogs were the top dog at 46% among consumers who said they have a favorite regional hot dog. New York hot dogs topped with mustard and onions were the second choice at 38% beating out the well-dressed Chicago dog, which were tops among 26% of Americans with a favorite. Chicago dogs feature mustard, onions, relish, …
Alltech Young Scientist Winners
This year over 8,500 students competed in the Alltech Young Scientist competition. That field was narrowed to eight who traveled to the Symposium to present their research papers to a panel of judges. On stage today, Dr. Mark Lyons and Dr. Inge Russell presented the global undergraduate and graduate awards. The undergraduate winner is Gillian Johnson, University of Limerick, Ireland. …
Alltech International Species Forums
Do you have a favorite species? Aqua, Beef, Dairy, Equine, Pet, Poultry or Pig? At the Alltech Symposium this afternoon we have separate moderated forums taking place on each of these topics and one on Agribusiness. These forums provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss issues with each other which makes for a more interactive experience than just listening to …
Alltech Founder Dr. Pearse Lyons Reminsces
In this week’s program I’m sharing a conversation with one of my favorite entrepreneurs, Dr. Pearse Lyons, Alltech, at the company’s annual Symposium. Since I’ve had the opportunity to attend the annual Alltech Symposiums I’ve told many people that it is the best conference I’ve ever attended that’s put on by a single company. That is still true this year. …
Alltech Kentucky Night
The Alltech Symposium isn’t all just educational sessions. It’s also a time for having fun with friends. Friends from around the world. Here’s a group from Brazil getting together during last night’s Kentucky Night dinner at the Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park. My ZimmGlass was a topic of discussion as it has been throughout the event. Most of …