Record Number of Dairy and Beef Producers Attend Alltech’s
Global 500  Record Number of Dairy and Beef Producers Attend
Alltech’s Global 500  Alltech’s biggest ever Global 500
conference concluded, after welcoming nearly 700 dairy and beef
producers from 32 countries to Alltech’s home in Lexington,
Kentucky.  President and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons
opened the conference with his “Eight Big Ideas” for the dairy
and beef industries:  1. Efficiency: the cow is a fermentor, it
is designed for fiber, we can increase efficiency and feed
fiber. 2. Green house gases: We cannot stick our head in the
sand. Green house gases are a real problem and sooner or later
we will be taxed. 3. Mineral wastage & pollution: .75 kilo of
mineral waste per cow means that a ton of mineral waste per day
on a 1,000 cow farm. 4. Creating more nutritious milk and beef.
5. Branding: Branding is essential. Why is soda $5 per gallon
when milk is so much better for you? 6. Fiber: Grain is
expensive or unavailable. Fiber is not only