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Zinpro Corporation Names Alyssa Cornelison as Research Assistant
Zinpro Corporation announces that Alyssa Cornelison has joined the company as research assistant. She supports the company’s Research and Nutritional Services (RNS) team and its swine nutrition research efforts.

“We are pleased to add another talented research assistant to our team,” says Molly Frensko, RNS project coordinator, Zinpro Corporation. “Alyssa has a strong and diverse knowledge of the swine industry, and her background in animal care, research design, data analysis, and interpretation of results will be a great help to advance our research and benefit Zinpro customers and their animals.”

Cornelison earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in animal science from Iowa State University, where she also worked as a research assistant. She has authored and co-authored both peer-reviewed swine research and Cooperative Extension Service publications. Prior to joining Zinpro, she worked as a swine technical sales representative.

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Zinpro provides trace mineral nutrition for livestock, poultry, swine and aquaculture. Its products and educational tools help customers improve the performance and profitability of their operations.

Paul Peetz Adds Experience to Lely Team
Lely North America is proud to welcome Paul Peetz to its team. Recently named the milking technology Manager, Peetz brings more than 20 years of experience working within the dairy industry to the Lely team.

Paul Peetz

Born and raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, Peetz received his bachelor’s degree in Science-Agricultural Mechanization in 1987. Most recently, he was the territory sales manager for Milkrite Interpuls, a position he had been in since 2012.

Peetz will focus a lot of his work on how dairy producers can fully utilize the information generated by the milking robot. Citing the many capabilities it offers, he wants to narrow down what data is most important for producers to pay attention to and why they are important.

 

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