Fair Oaks Dairy Tour

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Video

The YouTubers at Alltech have put together a short video from the tour to Fair Oaks Dairy which I thought you’d enjoy. 2009 Global Dairy 500 Conference Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of the Global Dairy 500 Conference is sponsored by .

Breakout Discussions Open International Communication

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Audio, International

After the morning sessions and lunch the Global Dairy 500 participants sit at discussion tables. These breakout sessions are very lively and interactive and on many different topics. I followed along with one led by Brent Lawrence, Alltech. Brent handles the southeast territory of Florida and Georgia. At his table were dairy farmers from the USA, Germany, Korea and the … Read More

Dairy Farmers Share Challenges Globally

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Audio, International

The Global Dairy 500 Conference is a truly international one. There are farmers here from all over the world which requires a lot of translators who are working very hard in their booths at the back of the conference presentation rooms. One of the groups I ran into early is from Germany. They were all enjoying an early sample of … Read More

Tips For Making Feed Choices More Efficient

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Animal Health, Audio, Nutrition

To tell dairy farmers attending the Global Dairy 500 Conference what to “leave in and what to take out” was Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois. Mike is very passionate about the diary business and so enthusiastic that our translators had to get him to slow down so they could translate for our international audience. Hutjens addressed feed questions and says … Read More

More Efficiency In Dairy Production

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Animal Health, Audio

Providing the first remarks on the program for the Global Dairy 500 Conference was Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and President, Alltech. The theme of his opening remarks was to answer the question, “Is there a future for dairy in these turbulent times?” Dr. Lyons addressed the real challenges in the dairy business internationally. The Conference has attendees from all over … Read More

Welcome to Global Dairy 500 Conference

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Audio

The Global Dairy 500 Conference was kicked off with a welcome from Geoff Frank, Alltech. He pointed out that this is a “farmers” meeting and the second annual conference. Discussing problems and sharing new ideas is the main purpose of the meeting. So hopefully that is what will be accomplished. He says that he hopes Alltech will play a role … Read More

Global Dairy 500 Underway

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500

The Global Dairy 500 Conference is underway here in Lexington, KY. To get you started watch this video clip prepared to set the stage for the conversation over the next couple days. Remember to follow along with Allie on the Alltech Tweets Twitter account. World Dairy Diary coverage of the Global Dairy 500 Conference is sponsored by .

Global Dairy 500 Delegates Enjoy Ice Cream

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500

Attendees to the Global Dairy 500 Conference sponsored by Alltech had a great tour today. Alltech’s Allie Hembree passed along this note just a little while ago: Did you know that at Fair Oaks Farm they can milk 500 cows in one hour, ship 40 semi truck loads of milk a day, where the cows drink 30 gallons of water … Read More

A Legend Places Second at World Dairy Expo 2009

Cindy ZimmermanAlpharma, Charleston-Orwig, Hoard's Dairyman, Industry News, Novus International, World Dairy Expo

Frosty may have been crowned the supreme champion at World Dairy Expo 2009 on Saturday night, but it was the legendary Snickerdoodle who stole the show. The sweet 11-year-old Brown Swiss is an eight-time class winner, six-time World Dairy Expo Champion, and was named Supreme Champion in 2003 and Reserve Supreme Champion in 2008. At six years and nine months … Read More

Global Dairy 500 Conference Underway

Chuck ZimmermanAlltech, Alltech Global 500, Industry News

The Global Dairy 500 Conference sponsored by Alltech gets underway today as a group of attendees are on a tour today. Alltech’s Allie Hembree is with that group and I’ll have information and photos from the tour later on. Here’s a note I received from her via email just now: Good Morning on this beautiful Sunday! We are on our … Read More