Working with Novus International yesterday I conducted several interviews that I’ll be featuring here on AgWired. To start out, I talked with Scott Carter (left). Scott is the global poultry market manager so he was a good one to provide an overview of how important the poultry market is for the company. He says it’s the market they started in …
Novus International Invites You To IPE/IFE
I’m back on the floor for the start of the trade show portion of the International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo. My coverage sponsor, Novus International, created a welcome invite to their booth. I’ll be there shortly. 2011 International Poultry Expo/International Feed Expo Photo Album AgWired IPE/IFE coverage sponsored by:
From The Lab To The Dinner Table
Giving a keynote address to a Novus International luncheon for poultry industry scientists was Charlie Arnot, Center for Food Integrity. His remarks were titled “From The Lab To The Dinner Table.” He presented consumer trust research they conducted in 2010 that found out some very interesting things including the fact that it was the first time consumers have said their …
Keynote Speakers for Animal Ag Conference Announced
Leaders in research and industry will headline the upcoming 2011 Annual Conference of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, April 11-14th, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas, as they talk about how to feed a world that’s expected to need nearly twice as much food in 2050 than what is needed today. To discuss this issue (and more), NIAA will feature …
Average Cattleman Explains Farm Life To HSUS President
I love Xtranormal movies. Just saw a tweet link to this one where an average cattleman tries to explain things to the president of the HSUS. It would be funny if it wasn’t so sadly true.
Beef Producer Emphasizes Importance of Social Media To Ag
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 …
Dairy and Beef For Alltech
Dairy or Beef. The choice is yours at the Alltech Global 500. We’ve got two conferences taking place this year as the company expands on its successful dairy conference. I’ll be focusing on dairy quite a bit while Alltech’s Dave Butler takes care of the beef side but we’ll be sharing content. My photos will be loaded into this album …
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Have Begun
The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are underway at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. I’m here courtesy of one of the sponsors of the games, John Deere. I’ll be tracking some of their activities here for the next couple days. To get things started I spoke with the Vice President of Alltech, Aidan Connolly. Aidan has been here …
A Swine Health 3-Way Called 3FLEX
They really need to simplify the pronunciation of these swine diseases. However, when it comes to simplifying how to treat them Boehringer Ingelheim has that covered with 3FLEX. THE ONLY USDA-APPROVED COMBINATION PACKAGE FOR PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS, MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE AND PRRS Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. brings you the 3FLEX™ combination package, the first 3-way combination approved by the USDA to be …
Customer Reaction To BIVI 3FLEX Announcement
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica introduced 3FLEX today. This new vaccine that treats the three most significant diseases in the swine industry was met with a lot of approval from the attendees here at the 2010 Swine Health Seminar. We’ve heard from BIVI on the announcement. Now let’s hear from some of those in the audience. You can listen to some reaction …