It was tweetup time at the Alltech International Symposium last night at the Lexington Brewing location downtown. We had a big crowd show up to meet each other in person and enjoy some fun and fellowship. Alltech played a lot of what I would call farmer agvocacy film clips, many of which I had never seen. Most were funny and …
Discussing Different Topics at Alltech Dinners
At the end of the second day’s program here at the 2013 Alltech International Symposium a series of discussion dinners are held on a variety of topics. I chose Crisis Management which ties in to a full session on the topic that I participated in earlier in the day. I’ll have more on that in a later post. Our dinner …
Re-imagining Nutrition
The emerging change in the culture of nutrition was one of the topics of discussion in the afternoon session of the Alltech International Symposium. The session featured areas of research that are revolutionizing the world of nutrition. Among the interesting topics discussed were the use of enzymes as a feed additive for beef, neonatal nutritive programming in chickens and feeding …
Food Branding Important in Reaching Consumers
One of the Tuesday morning sessions at the Alltech International Symposium included a Food Branding Panel. The panel was made up of individuals with experience in the restaurant business, retail, local foods, social media, and science. According to Dr. Mark Lyons, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Alltech, the panel was a really good opportunity to talk about miscommunications and …
An Alltech Marketing Forum
We’re all about marketing here on AgWired. That’s why “The Marketing Forum, Branding at its Best” session at the 2013 Alltech International Symposium caught my eye. This session dealt with subjects like transparency, different cultures and protecting the brand. One of the presenters was Carrie Chestnut Mess, known to the world on Twitter as @DairyCarrie. Carrie is also a committee …
Kentucky Night Interviews
Last night at Kentucky night, I had the opportunity to catch up with a few of this year’s symposium attendees and ask them why they chose to come. The first person I caught up with was Clark Springfield division manager with O.H. Kruse Grain and Milling. Springfield is attending the Agribusiness Summit at symposium. The summit is a discussion opportunity …
Alltech Kentucky Night
A highlight of the Alltech International Symposium is the Kentucky Night dinner at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Alltech Arena. After a busy day of conducting business and attending sessions we get casual and relaxed with good food and good friends. There’s also a band and dancing. You can see it in our photos! We’re now on day two …
Alltech Symposium Press Conference
Alltech held a press conference this morning at the 2013 Alltech International Symposium. Behind the microphones are (l-r), Dr. Mark Lyons, VP, Corporate Affairs, Alltech, CHIN; Dr. Pearse Lyons, Founder/President; Dr. Eugenia Wang, Gheens Foundation Inc. Chair in Aging Research, University of Louisville, USA/CHIN and Dr. Karl Dawson, Director of Worldwide Research. The session was moderated by Aidan Connelly, Alltech …
The Story Behind GLIMPSE
Dr. Mark Lyons explained the meaning of GLIMPSE, this year’s Alltech Symposium theme. The idea came from an article written by Aidan J. Connolly, Vice President of Corporate Accounts for Alltech, and Kate Phillips-Conolly that was published in the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. You can read the full version of the report here (PDF). The article pinpointed seven …
2013 Alltech Medel of Excellence Awarded
Dr. Eugenia Wang was the 2013 recipient of the Alltech Medal of Excellence. The photo shows Dr. Pearse Lyons presenting Dr. Wang with the award. Dr. Wang is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Louisville. Her focus is microRNA and its affects on human and animal genomes. Her speech in the opening …