Tuesday,May 22 - Is Green the New Black?

Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry, a cattle farmer and strong supporter of Kentucky's diverse agriculture industry, welcomed the over 1,500 people in Lexington at the opening session of Alltech's 23rd International Feed Industry Symposium. Mayor Newberry shared the rich agricultural history of the Bluegrass state with symposium participants. As he talked about the positive impact the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 will have on Lexington's economy, Mayor Newberry highlighted Lexington's title as "Horse Capital of the World" and invited all participants to return to the city for the Alltech Games in 2010.

Alltech President Dr. Pearse Lyons' presentation, 'Fast Forward: The Challenge of the Future,' focused on how we, as a society, will feed a hungry world while providing energy requirements in an era of increasing consumer demand for energy. Dr. Lyons emphasized that the world can have a strong future in energy and food, but the focus has to be on developing efficient technologies such as Solid State Fermentation (SSF) and how to utilize renewable energy sources such as those found in celloluse. "We have the opportunity to create an environment and programs to make science exciting and encourage innovation for the future," stated Dr. Lyons. "That is the answer to making this the Greenest Generation!"