Company News

The Semex Board of Directors and Executive Management Team is excited to announce the creation of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Semex Mexico, effective October 1, 2020.

“The Mexican dairy industry has seen consistent, steady growth. This is driven by their consumers turning to new healthier dairy products and a growing cheese market, the formation of the Semex Mexico subsidiary is a natural progression of our business,” says Horacio Larrea, Semex Director International Sales & Business Development, Latin America. “Mexico has always been a key market for Semex, with the Mexican dairyman demanding the product, solutions and services Semex is known for worldwide.”

Leading Semex Mexico is Ing Ernesto Padilla de Anda, with seven years of experience working shoulder-to-shoulder with dairymen across Mexico. Ernesto will work with our distribution network around the country, ensuring that Semex’s very best products and programs will be available to Mexican farmers.  

Semex Mexico joins Semex USA, Semex UK, Semex Australia, Semex Argentina, Semex Uruguay, Genbank (Hungary), Semex Deutschland, Semex N.Z. Ltd and Semex China within the Semex-owned subsidiary companies. Along with Ernesto and his distributor network, Semex is committed to Semex Mexico’s future growth and success.

Semex is a leading global genetic company focused on providing our clients with the solutions, innovations and technologies that positively impact their lives, as well as the lives of the animals on their operations and within our global community. This is Genetics for Life, our guiding compass. For more information please visit www.semex.com. For more information on Semex Mexico please visit www.semex.com/mexico
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EastGen members in Zones 3, 6, 9 and 12 are invited to submit nominations for a Director in their respective Zone for a three-year term. Any member seeking election as a director or any current director seeking re-election must file a signed, written nomination (early nomination form attached), co-signed by another member within the same zone. The nomination may be forwarded by mail, facsimile, or email to the Secretary of the Board (Brian O’Connor) and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the last Friday in October (October 30, 2020). Fax number is 519-821-1268 and email address is brian.oconnor@eastgen.ca. Each director shall have attained the age of majority (18 years) and at the time of election
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EastGen Members in Zone 3, 6, 9, and 12 are invited to submit nomination(s) for Delegate(s) and Alternate Delegate(s) in their respective Sub-Zone for a three (3) year term.  This nomination may be forwarded by mail, facsimile or email to the Secretary of the Board (Brian O’Connor) but must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2020. Fax number is 519-821-1268 and email address is brian.oconnor@eastgen.ca
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WHY IS SELECTING FOR IMMUNITY IMPORTANT?
Disease frequency in the global dairy population has been increasing
each year since 1996. Selection of traits with low heritability that
do not directly measure an animal’s ability to resist diseases has not
provided a signifi cant change in health of the dairy population.
HOW CAN IMMUNITY+ HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?
Immunity+ sired animals have genetics which have been proven
to provide robust immune systems capable of dealing with a large
variety of potential immune challenges, both viral and bacterial in
nature, encompassing nearly all major diseases that have an
economic impact on
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EastGen’s Role and Responsibility - Navigating Through COVID-19

Since mid-March, EastGen has continued to monitor and follow the direction of Public Health officials and all levels of government in an effort to do our part to stop the spread of COVID-19. We want to continue to ensure that we are taking all reasonable precautions individually and collectively to keep our customers, staff and families safe and
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Avoid Common Semen Handling Mistakes: It is important to follow recommended protocols to maximize the viability of sperm. Failure to follow recommended procedures for removal, thawing and gun loading results in damaged
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EastGen is pleased to announce that our first education module is now available in the EastGen 4-H Speaker Series. This module is presented by Brian Carscadden and walks 4-H members through effective judging reasons.  Brian is a 4-H Alumni who is recognized as one of the most respected and highly regarded judges in the world.
This recorded module is available at the link below: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/record/6460395381271165697
More Speaker Series presentations and details can be located on EastGen's Youth Programs page:  CLICK HERE
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Agricultural Advocacy 101 - Standing Up For Your Industry

Looking for content for your next 4-H meeting? We are pleased to announce our second online live event in our 4-H Speaker Series:  

We're going LIVE on June 22, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. with Andrew Campbell, Fresh Air Media and Kelly Daynard, Farm & Food Care Ontario, who will focus on giving 4-H members tools, tips and resources for communicating with confidence about farming while ensuring public trust and confidence in our food system.   

Sign up today! Please forward this link to all of your members to sign up individually. This registration is a 1-Step Process. 

REGISTER HERE   

Please watch for additional resources available to 4-H clubs from EastGen coming soon: - Pre-recorded instruction segments from industry experts.
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