Ready To Change The Game At Alltech Symposium

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s almost time for the 2011 Alltech Symposium. I’m headed that way tomorrow so you’ll see coverage of this fantastic event on AgWired starting Sunday afternoon. Here’s some preview information: A record 2,100 attendees are on their way to Lexington, Kentucky; traveling from 72 countries and 46 U.S. States. As usual, the speaker line up for this year is full …

Agribusiness, Alltech

Alltech is Calling All Farming Filmmakers

Cindy Zimmerman

Alltech is looking for videos that tell the story of how game changing innovations are helping farmers feed the world. The Kentucky-based animal health and nutrition company has announced the first ever “Farming Film Festival,” offering a $2,000 grand prize. Following the theme of the Alltech 27th Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium, The Game Changers, video submissions should …

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Alltech Opens Iowa Office

Cindy Zimmerman

Alltech moved into the heartland of America this week with the opening of the animal health and nutrition company’s newest location in Ames, Iowa. From left to right, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds, Alltech Director of North America Dr. Mark Lyons, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Alltech President and Founder Dr. Pearse Lyons did the …

Alltech

Alltech Restructures Marketing Team

Cindy Zimmerman

Alltech recently announced the restructuring of its global headquarters marketing team based in Nicholasville, Kentucky. “The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games transformed Alltech,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech. “We are a stronger company internally as a result of the teamwork required to make the event a success, and our increased profile in the past few years …

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Alltech Investing In Children

Chuck Zimmerman

Aidan Connolly, VP, Alltech, was not in the booth when I did a walking photo shoot of the NAFB convention Trade Talk session but I got to interview him later. Pictured are Billy Frey and Susanna Elliott. Congratulations go to Aidan for being named an Associate Professor at University College Dublin’s (UCD’s) School of Business, for a five year period …

Agribusiness, Alltech, Audio, NAFB

Beef Producer Emphasizes Importance of Social Media To Ag

Chuck Zimmerman

This year’s Alltech Global 500 includes a full program for beef producers. As we’ve said many times before, if you’re in the dairy business, you’re in the beef business. So, I spoke with one of the beef farmers here, Charles Miller. He’s a Kentucky cattleman so he didn’t have as far to go as many who are here from 29 …

Alltech, Animal Health, Audio, Beef, Social Networking

Talking Social Media With Beef & Dairy Farmers

Chuck Zimmerman

Hey AgWired fans. You know social media is our “thing” so it was fun to do a presentation on the subject with my friend (and client) Billy Frey this morning at the Alltech Global 500. I joined Alltech’s, Billy Frey, on stage to present what social media is and encourage and beef and dairy farmers to use these new channels …

Alltech, Audio, Beef, Dairy, Social Networking