Alltech strengthens its on-farm presence and agri-environment
credentials with the purchase of The E-CO2 Project Limited
[STAMFORD, UK] – Global animal nutrition
leader Alltech has acquired The E-CO2
Project Limited (E-CO2) – a leading provider
of on-farm environmental assessments and
programmes – to strengthen its service
offering to livestock producers
The purchase builds on the recent close
business partnership forged between the
two companies to help farmers make their
operations more efficient, profitable and
sustainable.
“Carbon and water efficiency are a growing
issue within both the food chain and everyday
life,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and
founder of Alltech. “The acquisition of E-CO2
underscores Alltech’s long-term commitment
to strong, sustainable global agriculture,
as well as to food quality and safety for an
expanding population.”
For more than 17 years – initially through
CMS UK Services Ltd – E-CO2 has developed
its portfolio of environmental software and
services in response to the need to further
understand greenhouse gas emissions from
agriculture and the food chain. Its clients
range from small family farms to integrated
livestock operations and commercial feed
mills, as well as large retailers and processors
increasingly under pressure to reduce their
environmental footprint and meet government
and corporate sustainability targets.
Commenting on the sale, E-CO2 managing
director and co-founder Peter Darlington said
Alltech was the perfect partner to take the
business forward.
“Alltech believes that the future of agriculture
depends on solutions that are beneficial to
the animal, consumer and environment.
And so do we; the E-CO2 team believes
passionately that reducing the environmental
impact of agriculture involves simultaneously
delivering value to the farmer,” he said.
Recent environmental assessment work
conducted by Alltech on 58 dairy units
across Europe has shown just how much
farm efficiency improvements can boost
profitability, whilst also reducing the carbon
footprint of the enterprise at the same time.
In the study, carried out utilising E-CO2
environmental tools, various herd efficiency
improvements delivered an extra £204 per
cow per year, yet there was a significant drop
in the level of CO2 emitted.
Based in Crewe in the UK, E-CO2 will now
move forward as Alltech E-CO2. Alltech
E-CO2 assessments will continue to determine
the environmental impact of a farm as
a holistic measure of overall efficiency.
Assessments will be directly linked to
physical and financial performance, where
custom feeding regimes and management
practices can be developed to improve farm
efficiency and profitability, sustainably.
The acquisition gives Alltech a greater
presence on-farm and will foster improved
links with state institutions, processors
and retailers. Alltech E-CO2 will benefit
from access to Alltech’s global operations
in 128 countries and its extensive team
of scientists, nutritionists and marketing
experts. Alltech has three major bioscience
centres, complemented by 19 formal research
alliances with leading universities and
institutions around the world from the United
States to China. Alltech E-CO2 will also make
its wide and innovative range of products and
services available to all of Alltech’s global
offices.