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PORK: Mitigating ASF in Feed Critical to U.S. Biosecurity

Submitted by jnorrie on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 17:19

A new feed intervention is poised to help improve biosecurity and may even prevent transmission of viruses including Seneca Valley virus (SVA) and African swine fever (ASF) that may survive in feed. 

Pipestone Veterinary Services shared their research and their new strategic partnership with Alltech at the 2019 Alltech One Ideas Conference. 

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The Lane Report: Alltech, Lyons family announce establishment of new foundation with UK HealthCare

Submitted by jnorrie on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 14:24

Beneath the bright lights of Rupp Arena at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, Alltech and UK HealthCare at the University of Kentucky announced a momentous partnership to support lifelong wellness. The Lyons Family Life Foundation will honor the life and legacy of late Alltech founder Dr. Pearse Lyons.

National Hog Farmer: Finding a feed mitigant that stands up to ASF

Submitted by jnorrie on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 17:22

Through two isolation studies, three bioassay studies and one nursery performance trial, APC has shown efficacy in preventing the transmission of the PED virus as well as the PRRS virus and Senecavirus A in feed. This week during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, De Jong along with Gordon Spronk, veterinarian and chair on the Pipestone Veterinary Services board of directors, announced that Alltech is acquiring a new mitigant technology called APC from Cornerstone (a joint venture between Pipestone and Ani-Tek to explore the technology).   

AgriLand: Disappearing dairies: Small family farms ‘squeezed out’ of US market

Submitted by jnorrie on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 14:16

In November 2014 Eddie Gibson, a dairy farmer from Walton, Kentucky, became the first farmer in the state to install a robotic-milking system. 

But just five years later, Eddie tells AgriLand – during a farm visit organised as part of ONE19: The Alltech Ideas Conference – that his dairy ventures haven’t worked out quite as he had planned – from a financial standpoint at least.  

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Dairy Herd Management: Alltech ONE 2019: Innovation and Global Marketplace a Focus for Dairy

Submitted by jnorrie on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 14:05

Technology, genomics, direct marketing to consumers and emerging international markets are all having an impact on global dairy picture. During the Alltech ONE Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on May 21, attendees listened in on a variety of topics impacting dairy producers from across the globe.

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Drovers: Dear Ag: Here’s Your Pep Talk from Bear Grylls

Submitted by jnorrie on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 18:27

But it’s his failures, Gylls says, that got him where he is today. And Grylls has this message for people in agriculture: Never give up.

“Big moments in life leave marks,” Grylls says. “If there’s one message I want you to take away today, know the power of unwavering, unrelenting resilience.”

This message is the reason Alltech CEO Dr. Mark Lyons chose Grylls as a keynote at the 2019 Alltech One conference.

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