[LEXINGTON, Ky.] — ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE17), held May 21–24 in Lexington, Kentucky, is certain to inspire and motivate producers and agribusiness leaders, but more importantly, it will prepare them for the future. The three-day conference will bring together industry experts from across the globe to share insights and solutions to today’s most pressing issues within agriculture.

To provide an opportunity for every corner of production agriculture to engage in disruption, ONE17 will include various tracks, including a focus session specifically dedicated to beef production. From case studies on increasing carcass weight to profitable feeding strategies, ONE17 will give beef producers real-life solutions.

“We believe it’s important for everyone involved in agriculture to be inspired to harness disruption,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and president of Alltech. “We also understand the importance of balancing innovation against the bottom line. Our beef production focus session will challenge producers and ranchers to think differently about their operations, from the cow-calf pen to the feedlot.”

ONE17 beef focus session

• Argentine Beef: In the Land of the Gaucho: Argentina’s meat consumption rates are among the highest in the world, and their grass-fed animals have become world-renowned. Learn from their practices as well as their signature restaurant, The Gaucho.

• BioBarrel®: Providing Nutrition Without Pollution or Residues: The BioBarrel’s “ice cream cone” design saves water and maximizes efficiency.

• The SuKarne Model: The Reinvention of Subtropical Beef Production: A fully integrated operation, SuKarne has maintained compound annual growth of 20 percent for two decades. What makes Mexico’s largest beef producer and exporter so successful?

• Breaking the Mold: Better Meat, Better Profit: See how a two-year experiment with the world’s largest privately owned feedlot company, Cactus Feeders, disproves the notion that cattle have reached maximum efficiency and can’t increase carcass weight.

• A Head-in-the-Sand Approach: “Major polluters, massive water consumers, antibiotic-laden” — or are they? Learn how one company has pioneered bringing a unique, traceable and healthy beef product to the global marketplace.

• Regenerative Grazing: The Next Disruptor: Can manure from grazing cattle be a natural fertilizer for crop land? Is this a revolution or a little-told story?

• Disruption in Washington: What can we expect from the new leadership landscape? How could the food chain and global trade be disrupted?

• The Biologist’s Toolbox: Precise gene editing technologies are the newest tool in the biologist’s toolbox, but are we pushing ethical limits?

For more information on the ONE17 beef focus session, visit: one.alltech.com/beef.

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