The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) will take effect in 2017. Alltech is ready to help bridge the gap and help swine producers focus on alternative strategies to VFD drugs and to successfully make the transition to antibiotic-free production. Alltech will discuss the challenges that can occur and the support producers will need to move in … Read More
Alltech Launches EPNIX Feedlot Program at NCBA
Alltech is launching a new feeding program that aims to give their cattle customers a competitive advantage in the feedyard. EPNIX stems from Alltech’s nutrigenomics and epigenetics research platforms and provides a targeted nutritional approach to improving the carcass weight and performance of feedlot cattle independent of antimicrobial or beta-agonist supplementation. The launch of EPNIX will take place at their … Read More
Alltech’s IPPE Breakfast on Antibiotic Alternatives
Alltech is hosting their annual breakfast meeting at the upcoming International Production Processing Expo. Dr. Stephen Collett, clinical associate professor at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, University of Georgia, will present, “Antibiotics: The Cost – Public perception, trust and hospital-acquired infections. What are the alternatives?” The event will take place Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 with registration at 7:45 a.m. … Read More
Alltech's 100% Acquisition of Masterfeeds is Official
Alltech has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Masterfeeds, Inc., a leading commercial animal nutrition company in Canada, in a share purchase agreement with Ag Processing Inc (AGP). Masterfeeds is now part of the Alltech family of companies, which includes 12 other companies that Alltech has acquired globally since 2011. “Masterfeeds has long been a partner and friend of … Read More
Alltech Tested 10,000th Sample for Mycotoxins
The Alltech Mycotoxin Management program ended 2015 on a high note as its extensive mycotoxin analysis completed testing on its 10,000th sample since the Analytical Services Laboratory of Alltech opened in September 2012. An international standard that recognizes the competence of testing laboratories, ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is the basis of laboratory accreditation in more than 35 countries. The Analytical Services Laboratory … Read More
Ridley Opens New Corporate Headquarters
Ridley president Steve VanRoekel and local Mankato officials cut the ribbon to the feed company’s new headquarters in Mankato, Minnesota. The Ridley Tower, located on the corner of Riverfront Drive and Cherry Street, comprises five floors, totaling 50,000 square feet. The new facility has more usable area than their former location at 424 North Riverfront Drive and provides improved space … Read More
Season's Greetings from Alltech
The folks at Alltech send warm Season’s Greetings. We wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and good health and happiness throughout the new year.
Meeting Demand from Oceania Dairy & Beef Market
Alltech has expanded its production facility in Forbes, New South Wales, producing Optigen II™, a slow-release, non-protein nitrogen source, in Australia for the first time. The nitrogen source has been used world-wide for over 10 years and is supported by in vitro, in situ and in vivo research. “Farmers are facing extreme challenges in Australia and New Zealand,” said Rob … Read More
Alltech Wisconsin’s Dairy School – One Team, One Dream
More than 200 farmers, nutritionists and industry professionals recently gathered for Alltech Wisconsin’s Dairy School “One Team, One Dream”. There they discussed the latest strategies for successful dairy farming and goals for industry. Joseph Kerns, co-owner of Kern and Associates, opened the conference with the topic of risk management. Kerns highlighted this year’s abundant harvest, with dry grains and relatively … Read More
Alltech Harvest Analysis Shows Risks in Livestock Feed
Inconsistent weather patterns this past summer wreaked havoc on the 2015 North America crop, producing irregularities in plant growth that now put swine, poultry, dairy and beef cattle at high risk for mycotoxin exposure, according to Alltech’s North America Harvest Analysis. Alltech’s annual study surveyed over 250 samples of North American corn, corn silage, and wheat crop from across the … Read More