National Chicken Council Allied Leader Adisseo has been named the winner of the AgGateway 2013 Information Technology (IT) Innovation Award for its web-based platform, Precise Nutrition Evaluation (PNE). The award, sponsored by AgGateway and CSC, was presented last week at the AgGateway Annual Conference, according to an AgGateway press release.
The award recognizes distinguished efforts in the promotion of electronic standards and protocols in agribusiness. It also serves as a “grand prize” of IT awards presented by three AgGateway member associations during the year: the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA), CropLife America (CLA) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA).
The winning PNE platform, launched in September 2012, combines an Internet-accessible database with near infrared spectroscopy technology. It provides industry specialists with dynamic information about the nutrient content of 25 common feed ingredients, giving nutritionists, livestock producers and feed manufacturers more control over the nutritional composition of their feeds. It also allows purchasing decisions to be adjusted based on ingredient quality, giving buyers and purchasing groups the ability to shop for the best value and to verify product quality in a timely manner.
