Jeff Simmons is the President of Elanco and he has truly made it his personal mission to educate the consumer on why technology is so critical to dealing with the 9 billion people problem in 2050. I had a RealAgriculture.com subscriber send me the link to the below video which is a very simple monologue… Read More
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There was a time when agriculture and food were sacred topics to the public. People were either on the farm or one generation removed which instilled a connection to the source of the food that we eat. In the past five years that has definitely changed as many food activists have begun attacking the large… Read More
Elanco Animal Health has received regulatory approval of its acquisition of Bayer Animal Health after agreeing to several anti-trust related conditions. The US$7.6 billion deal was announced in August 2019. As part of its review, Canada’s Competition Bureau found Elanco and Bayer Animal Health are each other’s closest competitors in several markets, specifically in poultry insecticides… Read More
Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Lyndsey Smith are “celebrating the food we love” today, in Ottawa. The duo discuss Canada’s Ag Day, what it means to them, and what’s going on in the country’s capital. Then: Today’s reality in the protein market, with Jeff Simmons, CEO of Elanco Animal Health Success in pulses, plant protein hype,… Read More
Three months after purchasing Lohmann SE, a German poultry health company, Elanco has announced plans to acquire yet another animal health company, but this time the added reach extends much farther than one livestock segment. Through a YouTube video shared via Tweet, Elanco’s president Jeff Simmons announced the $5.4 billion acquisition of Norvatis Animal Health,… Read More
Near the end of November last year, Bayer announced it would be making changes to its business, including a reduction of more than 12,000 jobs, in addition to other business restructuring changes such as selling off its animal health division. Today, Elanco Animal Health Incorporated has entered into an agreement with Bayer AG to acquire… Read More
A pork-producing family from Ontario and a dairy goat-farming family from Alberta have been named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2015. Mike and Amy Cronin of Bluevale, ON and Patrick and Cherylynn Bos of Ponoka, AB were recognized at the OYF national event in Edmonton this weekend. “Every year, our organization recognizes and welcomes more… Read More