The Vice President of Corporate Accounts for Alltech is Aidan Connolly. He is just one of the team that I’ve had the pleasure to get to become friends with and always enjoy seeing. We joke about how often we run into each other at events around the country. This year Aidan moderated the Alltech Symposium Game Changers Debate once again. …
Alltech International Symposium Concludes
The 2011 Alltech International Animal Health & Nutrition Symposium has concluded and with a resounding message to dream the impossible dream. Dr. Pearse Lyons took the stage to summarize what we learned and to provide some takeaway ideas that included five things that should be on your business survival action list. 1. No fads, no fashions, just change 2. Don’t …
Ag Groups Call For Trade Agreement Approval
Since May is both World Trade Month and National Beef Month, it was appropriate for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to host a news conference on Capitol Hill today urging the Obama administration to send pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea to Congress immediately. NCBA was joined by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), American …
Food & Farming Are Game Changers For Humanity
The author of “An Edible History of Humanity” is Tom Standage, Business Editor, The Economist. He’s actually still presenting on stage but I always say, why wait? Thanks to Aly Rowell again for providing me with an interview she did with Tom. I have not read the book but perhaps I will after hearing Tom’s presentation. It’s very interesting to …
Transforming Your Company is a Game Changer
As part of the game changing experience that 2,200 people are having here at the Alltech International Symposium Damien McLoughlin, National University of Ireland, spoke about transforming your company using five ideas from companies that have done so in a big way. Damien says that the whole idea of game changing has been driven by marketing efforts in the technology …
Troy Hadrick Agvocates For Alltech
At this year’s Alltech International Symposium there is a new educational track called The New Ag Network. It is a series of presentations on how businesses can market themselves in the new media world we live in today as well as dealing with new regulations and more. One of the presenters is Troy Hadrick, farmer and social media speaker. You …
Alltech Future of Farming Announced
The founder and President of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons, gave us a number of game changing ideas today at the Alltech International Symposium. These included: 1. Fiber not corn 2. No antibiotics 3. Programmed nutrition 4. Feed to the genetic potential 5. Algae – the farm of the future 6. Be a leader You can listen to him describe each …
Dr. Ronan Tynan Keeping The Faith
Did I happen to mention that I like Dr. Ronan Tynan? In fact, I’m a new fan. I really appreciate Christina Lombard, Alltech, for taking a photo for me. I spoke with Ronan before the press conference that just concluded here at the Alltech International Symposium. He had a “game changing” message for us: “I think the biggest game change …
Dr. Ronan Tynan Receives 1st Alltech Humanitarian Award
The first ever Alltech Humanitarian Award was presented this morning to Dr. Ronan Tynan. What a voice this man has. I’ll add some audio to this post later. His talk is awesome. Post Update: Here’s Ronan’s presentation from this morning. I highly recommend it. If you can listen to his message and not be moved then I feel sorry for …