Alltech honoured at Better Farming Awards

[DUNBOYNE, Ireland] – Alltech, a global leader in animal nutrition and agriculture, was honoured at this year’s Better Farming Awards for the Best Journalistic Content of the Year for the World Without Cows documentary and the Best Adaptation Product for the KEENAN Diet Feeder. They were also finalists in the categories of Best Environmental Research Programme/Project for the Alltech EU Applications Lab, "Eminex and AD Additives: Advancing On-Farm GHG Reduction, Biogas Optimisation, and Sustainable Agriculture in Ireland"; and Best AgriTech Science Product for Alltech Optigen^®.

“These nominations and awards are not only a wonderful achievement for the teams from the Alltech Ireland family of companies and all that they work for day in and day out, but huge recognition for the global effort put into World Without Cows and the difference it can make for the agricultural industry far and wide,” said Rachel White, Alltech Ireland marketing manager.  

World Without Cows is a feature-length documentary that explores the complexity behind a seemingly simple question – “Would we be better off in a world without cows?” It is a Planet of Plenty^® production, commissioned by Alltech president and CEO Dr. Mark Lyons and developed and filmed by award-winning journalists Michelle Michael and Brandon Whitworth. Through interviews with farmers, ranchers, scientists, and others on the front lines of producing food and sustaining the environment, the filmmakers take viewers on a global journey to deepen their understanding of everything cows contribute and what the world might look like without them.

“KEENAN was crowned winner for Best Adaptation Product, recognising how the KEENAN system improves farm production efficiency and carbon footprint, and this research led to accreditation by the Carbon Trust,” said Robert Walker, chief growth officer at Alltech and CEO of KEENAN. “This is a proud moment and great validation for our team who have worked hard over the past 18 months. After making significant changes to our KEENAN business in 2023, we are pleased to report that we have a great pipeline of sales, our financials are strong, and we are working on some very significant innovations. Well done to our entire team!”

The Alltech team is also proud of their showing in the research category, as it was the most competitive category in the contest, with only five points out of a possible 300 separating all four finalists.

“Alltech's hard work was recognized beyond our walls at the Better Farming Awards as we were named finalists of the KPMG Best Environmental Research Project for our groundbreaking slurry additive research and biogas product development, all driven by the dedication of our Applications Lab team,” said Dr. Patrick Ward, Europe and Asia-Pacific applications manager at Alltech. “Our mission is to keep leading the charge in reducing on-farm GHG emissions, whether it’s for ruminants or swine, and to powerfully support the Irish and global biomethane industry. Congratulations to the entire team, and a heartfelt thanks to our partners at Alzchem, who stood with us at the awards.”

For more information, visit Alltech Ireland alltech.com/en-ie, KEENAN alltech.com/keenan and World Without Cows worldwithoutcows.com.