Jan 28

Tomorrow's World: Looking Into the Future with Algae Applications

Categories: Ag Future, Agriculture, Algae, Animal Nutrition, Aquaculture, Future of Farming, Poultry, Sustainability
Tomorrow's World: Looking Into the Future with Algae Applications

Becky Timmons on DHA

Becky Timmons, Director of Applications Research and Quality Assurance, discusses the importance of DHA at Alltech's Global 500.

The world’s population is quickly increasing, by the year 2050 the population is expected to increase to 9 billion people! High quality protein and other nutrients are needed to feed this growing population as the current food system in place cannot sustain this influx. Becky Timmons of Alltech, sees this challenge as an opportunity for the agriculture industry to sustainably provide the necessary nutrients for this growing population.

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Jan 08

A GLIMPSE into the future of Agribusiness

Categories: Ag Future, Agriculture, Alltech Campus, Education, Food Traceability, Future of Farming, Sustainability
A GLIMPSE into the future of Agribusiness

How will we feed 3 billion new people within the next 40 years?

An article in the recent edition of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Review provides a new platform for considering this question. Authors Aidan Connolly, vice president of corporate accounts at Alltech, and Kate Phillips-Connolly, Centre for Global Business Systems, Trinity College, Dublin, have organized seven key obstacles under the acronym GLIMPSE™.  They provide a thorough examination of each obstacle and the associated opportunities.

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Jan 07

Antibiotics may Impede Trade with Korea

Categories: Ag Future, Aquaculture, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cows, Feeding the World, Pig, Pigs, Poultry, Swine
Antibiotics may Impede Trade with Korea

In June 2012, the Government of South Korea announced a total ban on inclusion of non-therapeutic antibiotics in feed for livestock. The action by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MFAFF) in S. Korea corresponds to the EU ban on antibiotic growth promoters issued in January 2006. The EU directive followed similar restrictions imposed by Nordic countries between 1986 and 1998 and also by Switzerland in 1999.

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Dec 19

Dialogue at 2011 Presidents’ Club Translates to Article Addressing China’s Food Industry

Categories: Ag Future, Agriculture, Feeding the World, Sustainability
Dialogue at 2011 Presidents’ Club Translates to Article Addressing China’s Food Industry

After several decades of rapid growth and prosperity, China will emerge as the world’s largest economy by 2020. With the challenge of feeding a population exceeding 1.2 billion, China is calling for greater quantities, higher quality and more variety of food products. According to agriculture business leaders, several economic factors are shaping China as a branded food industry.

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