Alltech California serves producers and farmers in California and Nevada.

California is a leading agricultural producer in the U.S., reporting $45 billion dollars in agricultural cash receipts. It is the leading producer of dairy, fresh produce and nut crops.

Nevada’s range livestock, like sheep, equine and beef cattle account for most of the state’s agricultural output. Cereal and hay crops are also grown throughout the state.

Last year’s participants generated more than $50 million in new qualified sales leads across 28 international markets

[DUNBOYNE, Ireland] – Following a highly successful first year, Alltech will select another cohort from across the world to participate in The Pearse Lyons Accelerator, a unique global accelerator backed by Irish entrepreneur Dr. Pearse Lyons. The three-month program will be hosted at Ireland’s leading startup hub, Dogpatch Labs, and will conclude on the main stage at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, where startups will have the unique opportunity to present to more than 4,000 attendees and some of the premier thought leaders in the world.

Last year’s startups collectively added $50 million in new qualified sales leads across 28 international markets by the end of the accelerator. Last month, seven of the 10 startups were featured by CB Insights* in “Agtech: 100+ Technology Companies Changing The Farm,” illustrating the quality of the startups involved. The accelerator was described as “by far streets ahead of any ag-tech accelerator out there,” according to Gary Wickham, CEO of MagGrow, one of the participants in the 2017 accelerator. Since completing the accelerator last year, Hargol FoodTech won WeWork’s The Creator Award, six international innovation competitions as well as closing a $2.5M round of funding.

Activity in ag-tech continues to grow, with startups raising more than $4.4 billion in the first half of 2017 alone, according to the AgFunder AgriFood Tech Investing Report, in no small part due to an ever-increasing global population. The latest forecast from the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs predicts that between now and the close of the century, our global population will increase from 7.6 billion to more than 11 billion people. The question of where our food comes from and how we produce it is becoming more and more pressing.

“Alltech’s roots are in entrepreneurial innovation, and as a global industry leader, we are well-positioned to open doors for the next generation of industry disruptors,” said Dr. Lyons. “It is essential to empower the next generation of ag-tech entrepreneurs who are pioneering for a sustainable future.”

In its first year, The Pearse Lyons Accelerator received 183 applications from 38 countries across six continents, and the startups selected for the 2017 cohort hailed from eight different countries with an average funding of $3.5 million each and $35 million collectively.

The startups had direct access to the founder and management of Alltech as well as the ability to drive business development through Alltech’s global network. The program culminated at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, where the startups pitched to leading agri-business leaders, high-profile investors and the press. The startups shared the stage with thought leaders such as Peter Diamandis, founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation and co-founder of Singularity University, and George Blankenship, former executive at Tesla Motors, Apple Computer and GAP Inc.

A clear route to market remains a challenge in the industry, and this programme seeks to accelerate startups’ access to this global market, with a comprehensive package of support to help them navigate the challenge of scaling their operations to service large corporate customers.

“Last year saw some amazing outcomes for the participating startups,” said Patrick Walsh, managing director of Dogpatch Labs. “We’re excited to welcome a new cohort from across the world. This program focuses on a unique environment for the accelerator applicants to drive sales and secure investment as well as mentoring and resources for founders through our connection to the startup ecosystem.”

The deadline for applications to The Pearse Lyons Accelerator program will close on Dec. 22, 2017.

Alltech Belarus opened in 2005. With our core business now well established, our focus is now on the development of our on-farm presence.

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Alltech Lienert Australia provides customers with innovative, highest quality products and services from feed formulation to the development of complete nutritional programs, and biosecurity products – all supported by outstanding customer service. Our team of qualified animal nutritionists design premixes and feed formulations tailored to meet customer’s specific requirements in a range of sectors including livestock producers, commercial feedmills and resellers in Australia, Asia and the Pacific Islands.

Alltech Armenia was established in 2006 and is located in Yerevan, Armenia's capital city. From the outset, Alltech Armenia has endeavoured to improve profitability and performance for our customers with a particular focus on the poultry industry.

At Alltech, we realize that raising high quality, efficient and healthy animals is far more than a simple task, which is why our support goes beyond nutrition.

The Alltech^® On-farm Support program partners with producers around the world to help them reach their goals, troubleshoot issues and lay a foundation for a profitable and sustainable future. Bringing together almost four decades of research and field-proven products with a team of committed experts, the Alltech On-farm Support program can help you increase your efficiency, productivity and profitability.

Providing practical and proven nutritional solutions for your animals

Through our innovative study of nutrigenomics, our nutritional technologies help animals maximize the nutrients in their feed for optimal well-being and performance.

We work with producers across the globe to address the issues most important to them, including feed efficiency, antibiotic-free production, food enrichment and the management of mycotoxins, gut health, protein, enzymes and minerals.

Our gut health technologies, for example, are backed by extensive research, including more than 730 trials. As antibiotic regulations tighten globally, we are positioned to provide field-proven solutions for the intestinal integrity and overall well-being of animals.

Ask your feed provider how you can take advantage of Alltech technologies in your operation.

Gaining a competitive edge with our on-farm analytical services

• Get the most out of your pig and poultry feed with Alltech True Check^TM    
• Take an inside look into feed formulation with Alltech^®In Vitro Fermentation Model
• Detect and address the risks caused by more than 40 different mycotoxins using Alltech 37+^® 
• Protect your animals' feed quality and reduce the risks of mycotoxins with Alltech^® MIKO
• Transform your productivity with Alltech^® Dairy Audits
• Improve your efficiency and sustainability with Alltech^® ECO₂

Building a high-quality team through customized workshops at your farm

Finding experienced workers continues to be a challenge for farmers across the world. The Alltech On-farm Support program can provide customized, bilingual workshops for your team, helping you ensure that all employees are following the same protocols and routines, and understand the reasons behind them.

The process of using and implementing third-party-verified products can be daunting. For clarity and ease of use, Alltech has several products supported for use in organic, non-hormone-treated cattle in no-antibiotic and no-animal-byproduct systems. For more information on these products, and for the documentation to support their use in organic production, please contact us via the submission form at the bottom of the page. This information is applicable to the U.S. only.

OMRI Listed®: The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) is a non-profit organization that reviews agricultural inputs to assess their suitability for use in organic settings. For more information, please refer to the OMRI website.

Alltech currently has the following products listed with OMRI:

• Actigen®
• Agolin® Naturu
• Bioplex® Cobalt OA
• Bioplex® Copper 10% OA
• Bioplex® Copper 12% OA
• Bioplex® Hi-Four OA
• Bioplex® Iron OA
• Bioplex® Manganese 15% OA
• Bioplex® Zinc 15% OA
• Crop-Set®
• Integral® OA
• Sel-Plex® 2000 OA
• Sel-Plex® 2000 OA BR*
• Sel-Plex® 3000 OA
• Sel-Plex® 3000 OA BR*
• Sel-Plex® 3000 WO
• Sel-Plex® 3000 WA BR*
• Soil-Set®

*This product is available for sale as Brazil origin only.

Excluded methods/non-GMO: For more information, please refer to the National Organic Program, which is organized by the USDA.

Alltech products supported with the excluded methods/non-GMO documentation:

• Acid-Pak 4-Way 2X® OA
• Actigen®
• Actigen® BAC
• Actigen® WS OA
• All-Lac® BL OA
• All-Lac® SL OA
• Allzyme® SSF
• Allzyme® Vegpro
• Allzyme® Vegpro 10X
• Bio-Mos® 2
• Bio-Mos® OA
• Bio-Mos® W.S.
• Bioplex® Cobalt OA
• Bioplex® Cobalt 2.7 OA
• Bioplex® Copper 10% OA
• Bioplex® Copper 12% OA
• Bioplex® Hi-Four OA
• Bioplex® Iron OA
• Bioplex® Manganese 15% OA
• Bioplex® Manganese 20% OA
• Bioplex® Poultry NA OA
• Bioplex® Zinc 15% OA
• Bioplex® Zinc 20% OA
• Bioplex® ZMC 842 OA
• Brewers Yeast
• Crop-Set®
• DEMP®
• GH Maintenance Pak OA
• Grain-Set®
• Integral® OA
• Lacto-Mos® OA
• Lacto-Sacc® OA
• Microbuild®
• Natufly-X® OA
• Nucleo-Sacc™
• NuPro®
• Select BAC OA
• Select GH® OA
• Select PXP® OA
• Sel-Plex® 2000 OA
• Sel-Plex® 2000 OA BR
• Sel-Plex® 3000 OA
• Sel-Plex® 3000 OA BR
• Sel-Plex® 3000 WO
• Sel-Plex® 3000 WO BR
• Soil-Set®
• TFP-5P
• Tynagen® PET
• Yea-Sacc® 1026 OA

Non-Hormone-Treated Cattle (NHTC): The NHTC program is a USDA-approved, non-biased, third-party audit that verifies the source, age and non-hormone-treated status of cattle. NHTC-verified cattle qualify for export to the European Union and many other markets.  

Alltech currently has the following products approved for NHTC:

• Actigen®
• Amaize®
• Bio-Mos®
• Bio-Mos® 2
• Bioplex® Cobalt
• Bioplex® Copper 10%
• Bioplex® Hi-Four
• Bioplex® Iron
• Bioplex® Manganese 15%
• Bioplex® Zinc 15%
• Bioplex® ZMC 842
• Fibrozyme
• Integral® A+
• Select TC®
• Sel-Plex® 2000
• Yea-Sacc 1026
• Yea-Sacc 8417

No Antibiotics, No Animal Byproducts: The phrase "no antibiotics added" may be used on labels for meat or poultry products if sufficient documentation is provided by the producer to the agency demonstrating that the animals were raised without antibiotics. Animal byproducts are products commonly used as feed ingredients that are derived from unused parts of other animals — for example, meat and bone meal, feather meal and/or manure, eggs and hatchery waste. Feeding animal byproducts is prohibited under the label “no animal byproducts.”

The following Alltech products are currently approved for No Antibiotics, No Animal Byproducts:

• Actigen®
• Amaize®
• Bio-Mos®
• Bio-Mos® 2
• Bioplex® Cobalt
• Bioplex® Copper 10%
• Bioplex® Hi-Four
• Bioplex® Iron
• Bioplex® Manganese 15%
• Bioplex® Zinc 15%
• Bioplex® ZMC 842
• Fibrozyme
• Integral® A+
• Select TC®
• Sel-Plex® 2000
• Yea-Sacc 1026
• Yea-Sacc 8417

Alltech utilizes IMI Global to provide NHTC and No Antibiotic, No Animal Byproduct product verifications.

Specialty Product Documentation Requests

With the continued rise of feed ingredient costs, there is increasing pressure to be as efficient as possible in animal diet formulations. 

Alltech True Check™ is a flexible analysis designed to stimulate the digestive systems of poultry and swine, providing a prediction of nutrient release from the feed. It allows us to quantify the benefits of adding enzymes and determine the best enzymes for individual feeds. This means we can help formulate feeds that will have the most benefit for the animal while reducing inputs and environmental impact. 

How does Alltech True Check work? 

Alltech True Check stimulates digestion using a system that replicates each stage of the digestion process. The feed is ground and diluted, then goes through different phases in which enzymes matching endogenous production, pH, temperature and time are carefully adjusted to mimic the crop, gizzard and small intestine of a chicken, or the stomach and small intestine of a pig. After this process, the samples are analyzed for phosphate, reducing sugars and alpha amino nitrogen.  

How can the analysis help optimize feed formulation? 

Analysis of free phosphates demonstrates the conversion of phytic acid into a digestible form. A higher free phosphate level indicates more phosphorus available to the animal. The use of enzymes to increase phytic acid hydrolysis reduces the need to add mineral sources of phosphorus to the diet and minimizes excretion of unabsorbed phosphorus into the environment.  

Animal feed includes fiber, which is largely composed of non-starch polysaccharides found in plant cell walls, such as cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin. Non-starch polysaccharides are composed of sugars but are not easily digested by monogastric animals. Enzymes can be used to help convert the longer polysaccharides into digestible sugars, measured as reducing sugars, allowing increased energy availability to the animal. 

Free amino nitrogen analyzes the amount of protein being converted into digestible free amino acids. Increasing protein release from feeds allows for lower crude protein formulation in diets. Reducing dietary crude protein is crucial to reduce excretion of nitrogen into the environment and can also improve animal health. 

By simulating the digestive process in the lab, Alltech True Check provides a fast, effective screening method for novel diet formulations and enzyme additions. Use of Alltech True Check can reduce wasted nutrients, increasing production efficiency while also minimizing the environmental impact of animal production.

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What is Alltech IFM™? 

Alltech IFM is an in-vitro fermentation model for beef cattle and dairy cow rations that simulates rumen fermentation and allows producers to receive a customized report assessing a ration’s digestibility and potential for optimal rumen function. Alltech IFM is a nutritional tool used by farmers and feed manufacturers to screen individual ingredients, formulate rations and make informed decisions on the quality of feed or total mixed rations (TMR).

Why use it?  

By using Alltech IFM, we can identify barriers to rumen fermentation, formulate rations based on nutrient availability and help to reduce energy losses and feed wastage. 

Nutritionists rely on nutritional models and chemical feed characteristics to formulate diets. However, this information is static and does not provide a complete evaluation of nutrient availability. Alltech IFM is a dynamic diagnostic tool that measures the digestion of feed in the rumen in real time. This allows us to get a comprehensive view of feed digestion as opposed to a snapshot from a single point in time. 

How does it work? 

Feed samples are incubated using rumen fluid and a buffer system to mimic natural rumen fermentation in the animal. Feed samples can include concentrates, fresh forages, silages or total mixed rations (TMRs). As digestion progresses, volumes of fermentation gases, such as methane and carbon dioxide, are continuously monitored using an automated system.

• Alltech IFM measures gas production, taking into account all nutrients fermented (solubles and insolubles). Total gas production is separated into fast-fermenting carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) and slowly-fermenting carbohydrates (e.g., fibres) using mathematical equations. 
• Estimates of rates of degradation of the different carbohydrate fractions provide additional information on the nutritive value of the feed. 
• Measurement of fermentation by-products includes: 
  • Yield of microbial biomass (i.e., source of metabolizable protein to the animal). 
  • Volatile fatty acid profile (i.e., source of energy to the animal). 
  • Total gas production. 
  • In vitro dry matter digestibility. 

Combined with a measurement of digestibility provided by Alltech IFM, we can calculate the amount of energy lost as methane and methane emissions per animal.  

Verified by the Carbon Trust, Alltech IFM is an effective tool for predicting farm- and feed-specific enteric methane emissions. 

How Alltech IFM can be used: 

• Nutritional tool to optimize ruminal function, ruminal starch availability and fiber digestion in the rumen, and protein balance. 
• Troubleshoot potential problems and develop supplementation strategies to optimize feed efficiency and profitability, which are tailored to your feeding programs. 
• Improve efficiency and reduce carbon footprint: Estimates of gas production can help identify total mixed rations that are less efficient and that produce excessive gas per unit of dry matter digested.  

Alltech IFM locations 

Submitting a sample 

For information on how you can submit a sample to one of our Alltech IFM labs, please contact your local Alltech office. 

When you hear the word "audit," you might automatically think of revenue or taxation auditors, but did you know that Alltech runs farm audits to help improve the efficiency, profitability and sustainability of your farm?

We believe the key to unlocking greater profitability in a sustainable fashion is by increasing the efficiency of production. This is the driving principle behind the Alltech E=P+S program, in which efficiency equals profitability plus sustainability. Alltech can predict the probable outcome in economic value and also highlight the expected reduction in carbon emissions from the projected added efficiencies. The program helps to predict and monitor the benefits on-farm as well as clearly demonstrate the advantages through our unique “What if?” tool.

It’s simple, according to Kevin Dardis, global dairy marketing manager for Alltech.

“Farmers are looking to the opportunities that abound in dairy and beef production," he said. "Alltech is uniquely positioned to help resolve inefficiencies and boost profitability in a more sustainable way.”

How does Alltech's E=P+S program work?

Alltech’s E=P+S program is comprised of a number of components that, when taken together, provide farmers with a complete audit and recommendation package for any farm unit.

The first component is silage production and quality. This is combined with advice on feed formulation and mineral specifications. Then, our technicians audit the management of the herd using the Alltech program. We also carry out manure sieving to help identify the amount of undigested feed passing through the rumen in a wasteful manner.

Let us do the number crunching for you

Our technicians are fully trained in feed formulation using Plurimix, a dedicated formulations program. Plurimix models the existing diet and allows for a comparison of the potential benefits of alternative diets. All diets can be compared nutritionally, by cost and by carbon output of the herd’s diet. This information can then be transferred, along with the basic operating performance indicators of the farm, into the unique Alltech “What if?“ tool. Calculations indicate the degree of cost benefit from the resolved inefficiencies to the farmer with the added bonus of reduced herd carbon footprint, which is great news for the consumer,who is more concerned than ever with how their food is produced.

All of these components are brought together into a comprehensive recommendation for diet, mineral specification, alternative protein sources and, if required, mycotoxin control. Following implementation, the results and performance are regularly monitored by technicians to ensure that the predicted improvements are achieved or bettered.

Sounds simple, right? If you are interested in seeing if Alltech can help you today, contact your local Alltech representative.

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High levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA) present in grain and forage samples across Canada

[GUELPH, Ontario] – The 2017 growing season was a variable and challenging one across Canada. From drought conditions on the prairies to above-average rainfall in Ontario, weather conditions can not only reduce yield, but can also increase plant stress and lead to challenges with mycotoxins. Results from samples submitted for the Alltech 2017 Canadian Harvest Analysis show that grains and forages from across Canada are at risk of mycotoxin contamination.

Samples submitted between Sept. 1 and Oct. 15, 2017, show that grains contained mixtures of mycotoxins, including deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA). Forages such as corn silage, barlage and haylage samples also contained multiple mycotoxins in 2017, particularly from mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species of moulds, such as DON, ZEA and T-2/HT-2 toxins.

As a result of the late-season rains in many provinces, especially following the dry conditions during the summer in the prairies, there is additional potential for mycotoxins such as fumonisins.

Mycotoxins are a regular concern for producers, as they influence feed quality and animal safety. They are produced by certain species of moulds and can have toxic properties that impact animal health and performance.

“Farmers should carefully consider if and how feed with mycotoxins is used,” said Dr. Alexandra Weaver, Alltech® Mycotoxin Management technical specialist. “Even minimal changes in feed quality can have a big impact on an animal’s production over time.”

Mycotoxins are seldom found in isolation, and when multiple mycotoxins are consumed, they may have additive, or even synergistic, interactions that increase the overall risk to performance and health. As a result, an animal may have a stronger response than what would be expected if it was only experiencing a single mycotoxin challenge.

For feedstuffs harvested in 2017 and currently being fed, it is important to conduct a mycotoxin analysis that identifies storage mycotoxins, including the Penicillium and Aspergillus mycotoxin groups, as there is added potential for additional mycotoxins to develop during storage. Proper mycotoxin management techniques can reduce the risk of mycotoxins coming from feed materials as well as help to prevent the negative effects mycotoxins can have on animal health and performance.

Alltech Canada will be hosting two webinars to review the 2017 harvest analysis results with Weaver on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2017. The Western Canada webinar will take place at 9:00 a.m. MT, and an Eastern Canada webinar will take place at 2:00 p.m. ET. Reserve a spot for the Western Canada webinar via this link and for the Eastern Canada webinar via this link.

For more information on mycotoxin management, visit knowmycotoxins.com.