The series is expected to draw more than 1,000 farmers from across the U.S. Attendees will be challenged to think outside the box and consider the possibilities of saving $20 per ton on feed costs annually, gaining more milk per pound of feed, increasing forage yields by 10 percent and achieving better fertility and lower mortality.

The company will partner with AGCO, Big Ass Fans and Farm Credit Services of America to discuss opportunities for maximizing feed efficiency, increasing crop yield and improving overall operation profitability. This year’s “What If” presentations include:

  • Increasing Feed Efficiency With In-vitro Fermentation Model (IFM) (Alltech Inc.)
  • More Energy Per Acre (Alltech Crop Science)
  • What Are the Tests Telling Us? (Alltech Mycotoxin Management)
  • Fuse Technology: Connecting Technologies That Yield (AGCO)
  • Financing Future Growth: Trends, Opportunities, and Key Considerations for the Next 6-12 Months in the Dairy Industry (Farm Credit Services of America)
  • How Environmental Conditions Can Affect Production (Big Ass Fans)

Dates and locations for the 2014 Farm Innovation Series meetings are as follows:

  • 10 a.m. March 7, Romers, St. Henry, Ohio
  • 9 a.m. March 10, Hilton Garden Inn Sioux City Riverfront, Sioux City, Iowa
  • 9 a.m. March 11, Swiftel Center, Brookings, South Dakota
  • 10 a.m. March 12, Radisson, Fresno, California
  • 9 a.m. March 17, Glasgow Country Club, Glasgow, Kentucky
  • 9 a.m. March 18, Hilton Garden Inn, Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • Noon, March 19, Rochester Event Center, Rochester, Minnesota
  • 10 a.m. March 20, The Shady Maple, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • 3 p.m. March 21, University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Missouri

“It’s not only a question of ‘What If,’ but ‘Why Not?’ As industry leaders, we need to consider the growing population and explore the latest technologies to increase profitability and uphold sustainability on farm,” says company founder and president, Dr. Pearse Lyons.

“With the renewed appreciation for agriculture’s key role in the health and development of the world’s seven billion people that is soon to hit nine billion, we must ask ourselves, ‘What can we do to address it now?’”  end mark

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—From Alltech news release