NEWS 84 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE January 2026 Alltech presented the 2025 Most Valuable Employee (MVE) Award to Alejo Gutierrez of Enchanted Dairy in Little Falls, MN. This award recognizes the value of a dairy farm employee with an exceptional work ethic who exhibits integrity and who engages in their responsibilities on a dairy farm. Nominations are made by a farm manager, dairy owner, farm consultant, or nutritionist based on qualities such as perseverance, honesty, and integrity. The finalists were honored during the annual Alltech Dairy Summit on Dec. 11, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “Alltech is proud to honor Alejo Gutierrez as this year’s Most Valuable Employee Award winner for his hard work and dedication,” said Jorge Delgado, Alltech on Farm Support, People+. “This award is designed to recognize the people behind the cows and their exceptional work ethic and integrity.” The other finalists honored during the Alltech Dairy Summit included Ken Walsh, of Soaring Eagle Dairy, Newton, WI, nominated by Julie Maurer; and Chris Granius of Ebert Enterprises, Algoma, WI, nominated by Michelle Shambeau, Jordan Ebert and Robb Bender. “Congratulations to each of these employees on your nomination for this award. We acknowledge the dedicated work that you do every day,” said Delgado. “And thank you to the individuals who nominated each employee and for recognizing their dedication, talent and understanding the importance of employee recognition in our industry.” Read more>> Dairy farm employees honored at Alltech Dairy Summit Innovasea, one of the global leaders in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, is leading a new $4.8 million project, which will enable hydropower sites to automatically identify fish species. This initiative, dubbed Species Aware, is one of six new projects funded in part by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC). As part of this operation, Innovasea will partner with Canadian-based power companies to test its new, automated fish species identification models at select hydro dams. “Through the Species Aware Project, we’re delivering the next wave of AI innovation for fish passage monitoring,” said Mark Jollymore, Innovasea’s CEO. “By automating species identification, we’re helping hydropower sites further streamline compliance, reduce downtime, and collect vital data to protect and support their surrounding ecosystem.” The species classification capabilities will be integrated into Innovasea’s HydroAI product, an AI-powered solution designed to automatically provide accurate, real-time fish counts. The new models, which were trained on real-world footage, utilize a series of visual features – including size, shape, and color – to automatically identify fish species as they pass in front of the system’s cameras, Innovasea highlights. This next, crucial step is expected to allow Innovasea to test and fine-tune the solution, preparing it for real-world deployment. Read more>> Innovasea leads $4.8M AI project for automated fish species identification Photo: Innovasea
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