As the first year of the Trump administration's second term passes its midpoint, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has navigated a complex landscape of trade negotiations, regulatory changes, and supply chain vulnerabilities while pushing for critical legislative reforms. AFIA President and CEO Constance Cullman joins the podcast to share how U.S. feed industry stakeholders have upped their engagement with key policymakers. Progress aside, she warns that ongoing staffing cuts at key federal agencies and the administration's tariff strategies present opportunities and risks for feed producers seeking to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers — particularly China's dominance in the vitamin market — while maintaining competitive export positions.
WATT PoultryUSA editor Elizabeth Doughman joins the podcast to share consumer insight and highlights from the 2025 Chicken Marketing Summit.
DSM-Firmenich's David Nickell explores how life-cycle assessment tools and real-time data reduce the environmental footprint of feed and animal protein production.
From bird health to bottom-line profitability, learn how structured water assessment prevents the costly issues caused by contaminated water.
Dr. Alastair Thomas with Anitox discusses the enhancement of poultry health through the microbiome.
Fortiva's Dr. Stacie Crowder discusses immune modulation, nutritional strategies and the evolving science of protecting livestock through feed innovations.
AFIA President and CEO Constance Cullman shares insights on the potential impacts of Trump's executive orders, trade relations with Mexico and Canada, and evolving sustainability initiatives in the feed industry.
Modern feed manufacturing requires sophisticated tools to manage complex operations, control costs and maintain quality across multiple facilities.
Adisseo's Marc Perel explores how a unique combination of cutting-edge products and hands-on technical expertise help feed manufacturers optimize their processes and achieve superior results.
Rachael Hardy of Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health discusses how precise enzyme application can the reduce poultry's environmental impact while maintaining broiler performance.
Susan Miller, 5MetaCom's public relations director, shares insights into how internal and external communications should be managed before, during and after an incident.
Dr. James Gruich, cybersecurity expert and educator, discusses measures feed and grain businesses can take to mitigate cyber threats.
CoBank's lead protein analyst Brian Earnest talks about the state of the poultry and feed market and looks ahead to 2035 to examine how Gen Z will affect chicken demand.
Rabobank's senior protein analyst Nan-Dirk Mulder joins the pod to review highlights of RaboResearch's Q2 poultry report.
Dr. Francene Van Sambeek, a distinguished technical adviser at Elanco Animal Health, discusses how poultry producers can better monitor their flocks for this disease and how to prevent them from contracting it.
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.
Hugo Romero-Sanchez, global poultry technology lead for Novus International, discusses how trace minerals benefit birds.
Sorghum United CEO Nate Blum discusses how this versatile crop can be used and why it is important for global food security.
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.
Amaru Sanchez, an associate at law firm Wiley Rein LLP, discusses California's Proposition 12, which went into full effect in January.