Jan 10

Transparency on Hickman's Family Farms

Categories: Agriculture, Food Safety, Food Traceability, Poultry, Sustainability
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Growing from 50 layers to 4 million layers, Hickman's Family Farm in Arizona is an example of how being transparent can not only boost a company's image, but their sales as well. People want to know where their food comes from and they want to feel good about it. Allowing the end consumer into the farmer's world can earn their trust and loyalty, and in turn, their business. Clint Hickman and his family farm have taken this challenge head on, teaching lessons along the way.

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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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Dec 12

Increased Opposition to Antibiotics in Europe and the U.S.

Categories: Ag Future, Food Safety, Food Traceability, Future of Farming, Sustainability
Increased Opposition to Antibiotics in Europe and the U.S.

The Danish Parliament has ratified a new protocol for the use of antimicrobials in animal production.  In announcing the changes which also introduced new standards for welfare, the Minister for Food Agriculture and Fisheries Metti Gjerskov stated “the new rules provide an incentive to make sure that medicine is given only to individual animals in need of treatment and not to the entire herd as a matter of course” She added “this is a significant step in the further reduction of the use of antimicrobials in farming and is a very important part in the fight against antimicrobial resista

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Jul 24

Building Trust as a Food Brand

Categories: Alltech Symposium, Food Safety, Food Traceability
Building Trust as a Food Brand Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown

Perdue’s Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown talked to food session attendees at Alltech's recent symposium about how Perdue builds consumer trust by meeting expectations for quality. In his presentation, Stewart-Brown used Perdue boneless skinless chicken breasts to discuss tenderness and the program Perdue uses to ensure chicken meets consumer expectations.

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