Recent analyses have shown regional weather conditions through summer and fall, primarily due to greater rainfall, could be contributing to more mycotoxins in feed.

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Do you know your tech? Innovation in swine management could change the way you farm forever.
Interview with Aidan Connolly, Alltech and Agritech Capital, discussing current and future technology that will change the way we produce pigs and pork forever.

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A new study has been launched to help dairy farmers control feed waste. The study, run by global animal feed and nutrition firm Alltech, will assess the total level of feed waste onfarm, which experts believe could be as much as 45%.

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#4: Infographic: Top 7 animal feed-producing countries of 2017
In its 2018 Global Feed Survey, Alltech reported that global animal feed volumes reached 1.07 billion metric tons, up 2.57 percent from the previous year.

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See what topics related to the poultry industry attracted the most attention during the past year. 
#2: 9 disruptive technologies coming to the poultry industry. On January 31, as part of the 2018 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Aidan Connolly, chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate accounts for Alltech, analyzed nine technological forces that will likely shake the poultry industry in the near future. 

Alltech’s Pearse Lyons Accelerator

If you’re an agtech startup, there are still a few days left to apply for this one. Alltech makes animal nutrition products and supplements, with an emphasis on reducing environmental impact. The Pearse Lyons program caters to late-stage startups across the agricultural industry.

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People within and outside of agriculture are quick to blame current global trade disputes for the problems facing dairy producers. Dr. Mark Stephenson, director of Dairy Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of the Center for Dairy Profitability, says the problems are more complex, and have been developing over several years.

Mycotoxins are a concern for livestock producers, as they have toxic properties that affect feed quality as well as animal health and performance. Harvest samples from across the U.S. that have been submitted to the Alltech 37+ mycotoxin analytical services laboratory in 2018 show high levels of mycotoxins, particularly deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone, fusaric acid, fumonisin and HT-2.

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Mycotoxins in U.S. corn silage samples are also showing an increase in occurrence this year.

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