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 Global animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, recently held a huge conference along with seminars and the idea was to come up with some great ideas for beef and dairy producers. I was taken with 8 of these ideas and spokesperson Allie Hembree tells us about how “Eight Big Ideas” played out.

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 a cheaper alternative but the rumen is designed to use it.

7.               Nutrigenomics: This is a nutrition revolution. Nutrigenomics allow us to study how nutrients switch genes on and off. We can then develop programmed nutrition plans for young animals to increase efficiency and performance for life.

8. Social Media: We have to tell our story.