Alltech’s ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference scheduled for May 17-19 at Lexington, Kentucky, has been transitioned from in-person to a completely online platform for 2020. The company says the risk of COVID-19 is too high for convening a conference of more than 3,500 attendees from 70 countries. “Our first priority remains the health and safety… Read More
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Alltech, in partnership with AgriBriefing, has launched a global survey to gather information about gender equality within agriculture. The survey is open to women and men across all sectors of the agri-food industry. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the gender gap in the food and agriculture industry is extensive…. Read More
Production efficiency is said to be one of the biggest limiting factors in dairy production. So to that end, for the past six months, animal nutrition and health company Alltech has been researching and developing a new production efficiency program called Smart Dairy. It combines nutrigenomics (the study of how nutrition affects gene expression) and… Read More
Dairy farmers are all too familiar with the external signs of mastitis – from swollen quarters to excessive heat and hardening of the udder wall. At the 2016 Canadian Dairy XPO, Alltech Canada’s Dr. Roger Scaletti performed a tissue analysis of an udder to give producers an inside look at where milk comes from and… Read More
Alltech and Masterfeeds today announced that they have entered into a share purchase, where Alltech will acquire 100 percent of Masterfeeds Inc’s outstanding shares from Ag Processing Inc. The combined company will see over $2.1 billion in annual revenues and “become one of Canada’s largest animal nutrition offerings.” “This is a crucial time in agriculture, and… Read More
Two major players in the livestock health and nutrition business could soon be on the same team, as Alltech has entered an agreement to acquire Ridley Inc. for C$521 million. “This transformative transaction that combines two industry leaders allows Alltech to deliver better performance and value to livestock and poultry producers across the globe,” said Dr…. Read More