2012 ALLTECH SYMPOSIUM TO ENVISAGE THE WORLD OF 2050
The world population is growing at an incredible rate, which means that people and industries alike must explore innovative ideas in order to plan for the future. Agriculture will play a tremendous role in shaping that future as producers grapple with the challenges of feeding the booming global population – projected to reach 9 billion people by 2050 – while dealing with diminishing resources and environmental concerns. To feed that population, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reports that global food production must double by 2050 to avoid mass hunger. According to Alltech, this can only be achieved through improved technology. During Alltech’s 28th Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium May
20-23, 2012, in Lexington, Kentucky, presenters will cover many topics related to feeding the world now and in the future. The event is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants from around the world. Participants will explore innovative solutions to growing industry and global challenges as they attend sessions and network with other professionals from across borders and industry segments. Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech, described some of the issues that
must be addressed by the agriculture industry. “As we look to our future, we have some major questions that we need to come together and answer through innovative solutions,” Lyons said. “For example, what does the future hold for our children’s world? What role will you play in it? Where will you be? As we look to our children’s future, we must revolutionize how we think about the business of food production.” Through more than 100 presentations by industry experts, including speakers from
major industry leaders such as Domino’s Pizza, Jack in the Box, Wendy’s, Nestle, Murphy- Brown, Future Farmers of America, PetSmart and the Harvard School of Business, Alltech’s Symposium will examine innovative strategies and focus on ideas for better use of resources, improved business practices and natural nutritional solutions. In addition to general sessions, the Symposium will provide opportunities for professionals
to attend breakout sessions in areas such as aquaculture, beef, dairy, equine, poultry, pig production, pet food and regulatory along with new focus areas offered for this year on food quality, traceability, crop science, legal, marketing, information technology and designer food. The Symposium will explore possible answers to questions facing the agricultural industry today such as: • How can we feed a world with 9 billion people? • Why does China succeed while the economies of Europe and America struggle? • What are the implications of a $100 billion Facebook? • How can agriculture benefit from the first global youth network? • Is aquaculture the future of protein? • Why does Alltech predict that epigenetics and programmed nutrition are the future of meat production?
• Why is salesmanship fundamental to building a business? • What does the next generation of lawyers, marketers and economists need to know about a growing new economy and a primary requirement of life – food? “When we come together through education and discussion, we create synergy that
allows us to develop revolutionary new ideas for sustainability in food production and to share market-oriented business strategies, agribusiness training and scientific research. This will lead us to technological solutions to the issues our industry faces,” said Dr. Lyons. “As an industry and as good citizens, we must address these issues now for the future generations who will inherit our world.” Alltech’s prestigious Medal of Excellence and Young Scientist Awards will also be presented during the Symposium. To learn more about the Alltech 28th Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition
Symposium and to register to attend, visit
www.alltech.com/symposium or contact
symposium@alltech.com. Additional details about speakers and sessions will be announced in the coming months.
GUARANTEE MINIMUM TERMS IN
EU DAIRY CONTRACTS - NFU EU Dairy Package regulations voted through the European Parliament in February are positive but don’t go far enough, the NFU has said. The amended text to the Dairy Package
does not guarantee minimum terms in contracts across the European Single Market. This was despite being recognised by
the European Higher Level Group of experts as an important step for delivering a better functioning market place for milk and dairy products in the EU. Mansel Raymond, NFU dairy board
chairman and Copa-Cogeca milk committee vice chairman, said: “The text of the Dairy Package establishes clear and sensible rules for price determination in milk contracts for farmers supplying a dairy other than a co-op. However, these explicit provisions for minimum terms in contracts are left to member states to choose to implement. “In the UK we know farmers are adversely
affected by poor contracts. As an example, it’s quite common for a contract to have 12 or more months’ notice requirement to leave, yet the price the farmer is paid can be changed at will by the processor without notice. “This isn’t a contract it’s exploitation.
The commission package establishes rules to address this and we believe no farmer in the UK should be subjected to this type of commercial relationship in the future. “In the UK, Defra is favouring a voluntary
approach to dairy contracts, via a code of practice. The NFU is fully engaged in this process, but the status quo of combining long notice periods with complete buyer’s discretion, with no option for farmers to leave the contract earlier if agreement on price change is not met, is an important line in the sand for the NFU and its members. “If the voluntary code doesn’t deliver a
more balanced distribution of risk and reward, it is important Defra steps up and implements this legislation in the UK. “The NFU will be working with interested
members in the coming months to establish levels of interests and specific rules for Producer Organisations. This is one output of the package available to farmers across the EU, and we believe it could deliver greater strength in negotiations for farmers”
BASF INCREASES PRICE FOR
VITAMIN E FEED GRADE BASF has announced an increase in the price for vitamin E for feed applications by 8.6% with immediate effect. All existing contracts will be honoured.
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