NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE January 2025 21 Alltech Wisconsin presented the 2024 Most Valuable Employee (MVE) Award to Hector Lobato of Schilling Farms in Darlington, Wisconsin, USA. This award recognizes one outstanding dairy farm employee in Wisconsin, Minnesota or northern Illinois each year. Nominations are made by a farm manager, dairy owner, farm consultant or nutritionist based on qualities such as work ethic, perseverance, honesty and integrity. The finalists were honored during the annual Alltech Dairy Summit on Thursday, December 12, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Alltech is proud to honor Hector as this year’s Most Valuable Employee Award winner for his hard work and dedication to Schilling Farms for the past 18 years,” expressed Jorge Delgado, Manager of the Alltech Training, Talent Development and Retention Program for Dairy Workers (Alltech T²R Program). “This award is designed to recognize the people behind the cows and their exceptional work ethic and integrity, and Hector is most deserving of this honor.” Hector Lobato was nominated by his employers, the Schilling family, who said: “Hector can be best described as dedicated. He comes to work every day with a smile and ready to do his absolute best. We have been fortunate enough to have Hector working alongside us for the last 18 years.” The other finalists honored during the Alltech Dairy Summit included Monte Guenther of Hil-Ray Farms in Minnesota City, Minnesota, and Fernando Maceda of Wayside Dairy in Greenleaf, Wisconsin. Read more>> China's New Hope Group, a pioneer in agriculture and renewable energy, plans to expand its presence in Egypt with a $100 million investment. The New Hope Group delegation met with Egyptian Local Development Minister Manal Awad and members of the Egyptian-Chinese Entrepreneurs Association for the new feed factory it plans to build with this investment. According to a statement, the meeting voiced the possibilities of localizing Chinese industries in Egypt, using Chinese experience in various fields, and setting up industrial zones. New Hope is determined to expand its investments in Egypt, under the government's support. New Hope already has five feed production facilities in Egyptian governorates of Menoufia, Beni Suef and Beheira, in Hosh Issa and Wadi El Natroun, and in the city of Gamasa in Dakahlia. These facilities produce 650,000 tons of feed annually, representing 10% of the country's total feed production. Read more>> Alltech honors dairy farm employee New Hope expands feed production in Egypt to 1 million tons
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