Episodes
Michigan State University surveyed more than 1,000 Americans to learn whether they know about farm animal production, their opinions on animal welfare, and their views on precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies. Professor Janice Siegford discusses the survey results.
Published 05/15/24
Hugo Romero-Sanchez, global poultry technology lead for Novus International, discusses how trace minerals benefit birds.
Published 04/30/24
Published 04/30/24
Sorghum United CEO Nate Blum discusses how this versatile crop can be used and why it is important for global food security.
Published 04/18/24
Hiep Vu, associate professor of animal science at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is part of a team studying porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus. Vu discusses the project.
Published 03/29/24
Amaru Sanchez, an associate at law firm Wiley Rein LLP, discusses California's Proposition 12, which went into full effect in January.
Published 02/06/24
ForFarmers CEO Pieter Wolleswinkel discusses what the future may look like for the company, and the feed industry as a whole.
Published 12/13/23
Maria Zieba, vice president of international affairs at the National Pork Producers Council, talks about some of her work representing the U.S. pork industry overseas, and how the industry is focusing on sustainability, among other things.
Published 10/27/23
Garrett McDonald of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing discusses China's plans to lower soybean content in animal feed produced there.
Published 09/29/23
Ida Grong Aursand, senior business developer at SINTEF Ocean, a Norway-based institute that conducts research and innovation related to the ocean environment and aquaculture technologies, talks about new developments in fish meal alternatives and why those innovations are important.
Published 09/20/23
Megan Niederwerder, associate director at the Swine Health Information Center, talks about developments in the production and distribution of two African swine fever vaccines in Vietnam.
Published 09/11/23
Rob Payne, director of poultry nutrition and technical services at Cargill Animal Nutrition in North America, discusses how digital tools such as near-infrared imaging and cloud-based data management can improve layer performance.
Published 08/21/23
Kane Miller, CEO of Axitan, discusses novel antibacterial enzymes known as endolysins, which his company has developed to target Clostridium perfringens and other pathogens.
Published 08/10/23
Professor and food safety expert Rudolf Krska discusses how to balance the risks of toxins in our food with the benefits of a healthy diet.
Published 07/31/23
Bill Potter, poultry food safety technical adviser at Elanco Animal Health, discusses the potential benefits of using active live yeast cultures in broilers, breeders and layers to reduce the incidence of Salmonella.
Published 07/20/23
Gary Huddleston, director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs for the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), discusses recently released data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about worker safety in the animal feed manufacturing industry.
Published 07/10/23
Dustin Pendell, a professor in the department of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, was recently named head of the Americas region of the Collaborating Center for the Economics of Animal Health. This is a five-year project supported by the World Organisation for Animal Health, which aims to develop decision-making tools and improve communication on the economic impacts of animal disease, ultimately improving the health of those animals.
Published 06/30/23
Ismael Roig, president of ADM Animal Nutrition, talks about how feed additives can boost animal performance and sustainability.
Published 05/31/23
Find out why Chr. Hansen’s Steve Lerner thinks ‘every person and every animal in our care should be on an effective probiotic every day from Day 1.’
Published 05/15/23
Cassie Jones, professor and the teaching coordinator at the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University, talks about the risks the feed industry could face if African swine fever (ASF) were ever to make its way into the U.S., and what feed facilities should be thinking about now to be better prepared for an outbreak.
Published 04/28/23
Gerardo Santoma of Trouw Nutrition Spain discusses how feed formulators can source alternative ingredients during a prolonged period of price volatility.
Published 03/31/23
Alltech president and CEO, Mark Lyons, discusses regional trends in animal feed production, return to travel, the importance of partnerships in the industry and more.
Published 03/15/23
Agrifirm CEO Dick Hordijk discusses the importance of a responsible food chain, efforts to reduce deforestation and emissions, and how the industry is coping with fallout from the war in Ukraine.
Published 02/28/23
Adriano Marcon, president of Cargill Animal Nutrition, talks about nutritional tools and digital solutions that can improve efficiency in animal production.
Published 02/15/23
Erin Bryan, swine nutritionist at Land O'Lakes Purina, discusses pig immunity and how nutrition and animal husbandry can help boost a pig's immune system during challenging periods in its life.
Published 02/01/23