Dr. Mark Lyons succeeded his father as president of the global animal nutrition business Alltech this year. He sat down with Poultry World to discuss the direction of the business and the legacy left by his dad.

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Dr. Mark Lyons has had to hit the ground running over the past six months, taking over as president and CEO of Alltech on the untimely death of his father, Pearse. Talking to Matt O’Keeffe, of the Irish Farmers Monthly, Mark acknowledged the challenge.

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A cross-Canada survey by Alltech’s mycotoxin management team showed while corn silage from Alberta and Saskatchewan had levels of mycotoxins lower than Ontario and British Columbia, the two Prairie provinces had increased risk from mycotoxins in barley silage.

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Jerry Kamphuis from Country Lane Farms near Calgary, Alta., grows 5,000-RWA broilers that are sold directly to consumers who have made online orders. About 15 years ago, he started using Alltech antibiotic alternative products as he sees them as highly research-based and advanced.

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While the United States spends only 6% of our income on food, there are many nations that spend 25% to 35%. I had the privilege this week to hear Joe Kerns, president and owner of Kerns and Associates, speak at the Alltech ONE Ideas Forum where he reaffirmed that very notion, especially when it comes to our future in markets.

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During Alltech’s ONE Ideas Forum this week, Hostetler shared four disruptive technologies that will drive animal agriculture forward, once they are properly regulated and consumers accept them.

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Wet weather in US corn-producing states is boosting mycotoxin presence in corn silage and could bring challenges for producers trying to use the feed ingredient.

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Silage management will be "extremely critical" this year due to historically wet conditions and mycotoxin levels, on average, are running up against high risk thresholds.

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For over a decade, farmers have been told that a systems approach will bring greater efficiency to their farms. In an article written by Aidan Connolly, chief innovation officer with Alltech, blockchain’s potential is clear and obvious by the list of companies and interests involved in developing their own value chains using the technology.

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From less milk production to an elevated risk of culling, lameness may cost more than you realize. Some of the expenses associated with lameness are obvious, like the cost of treatment. But there are many more costs you should be including when making lameness treatment and prevention investment decisions.

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