Latest Livestock feed Podcast Episodes
KW FeedCast - 16 July 2024
KW FeedCast - July 17, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material expert. Chris starts by discussing where we are with the different markets and how generally we are seeing the same themes across all commodities. This being due to lack of demand and general harvest pressure mea...
Learning to listen to nursery pigs
Feedstuffs in Focus - June 27, 2024 23:26 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEarly feed intake. How important is it to nursery pig performance and getting pigs off to the right start? What might it mean when it comes to supporting pigs through future health challenges? Joining us today to provide tips to help swine producers better evaluate, monitor and improve nursery ...
KW FeedCast - 24 June 2024
KW FeedCast - June 26, 2024 15:00 - 15 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material expert and Laura Hana from our Procurement team. Chris starts by discussing the cereal markets where we have seen a continued decline, this is predominantly being driven by the Eastern European harvest. Laura t...
Lessons learned from wean-to-harvest biosecurity program
Feedstuffs in Focus - June 14, 2024 01:05 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFifteen research projects have now been funded as part of the Swine Health Information Center’s Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program. It is a program that is being conducted in collaboration with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff. What does the program mean for ...
KW FeedCast - 13 June 2024
KW FeedCast - June 13, 2024 12:00 - 9 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker our Product Lead for Straights. James starts by discussing the changes we have seen in the market and what opportunities there might be in regards to the agriculture commodity complex. Firstly we’ve seen an opportunity on the whe...
Producer tools for pig livability
Feedstuffs in Focus - June 07, 2024 11:48 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSwine health concerns can challenge pig livability and various avenues of sustainability like animal wellbeing and business continuity. There are Checkoff-funded tools producers can use to improve animal health, protect pigs and people with strict biosecurity, implement traceability standards, ...
Prop 12 fix, labor, foreign animal disease on pork industry radar
Feedstuffs in Focus - May 24, 2024 15:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA prop 12 fix of the farm bill, additional funding for foreign animal disease prevention and preparedness and year-round H2a visas to combat ongoing labor challenges. What does the pork industry have on its radar screen in this legislative session? During this week’s Global Hog Industry Virtual...
Versatility helps simplify mineral decisions
Feedstuffs in Focus - May 17, 2024 18:24 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen it comes to minerals, what should cattle producers consider for their herds? How best to achieve the mineral intake that the cows needs or that a product is labeled for? How best to get peak herd performance and results? Joining us on this episode of Feedstuffs in Focus to talk about miner...
KW FeedCast - 7 May 2024
KW FeedCast - May 09, 2024 16:00 - 17 minutesChris describes the market as a real weather market and coupled with significant fund shorts it has led to spikes in price, which is what we have seen in the last 7-10 days! Chris then discusses the weather conditions and how it has affected different parts of world, starting with Soya where pri...
Dried poultry litter unlikely cause of HPAI in dairy cattle
Feedstuffs in Focus - May 05, 2024 13:31 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe feed industry and regulatory officials are challenging media reports alleging the HPAI virus has spread to dairy cattle as a result of the consumption of chicken litter on farms. Neither the U.S. Department of Agriculture nor the Food & Drug Administration have found a link to HPAI virus t...
Raw material purchasing: The basics and the future
Feedstuffs in Focus - May 03, 2024 14:37 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRaw materials are the key to any feed or feeding operation. They are also one of the largest costs. How best for feed manufacturers and animal production operations to manage those costs and what does the future hold when it comes to feed manufacturing and ingredients acquisition. In this episo...
Connect to build trust around the tough issues
Feedstuffs in Focus - April 25, 2024 11:10 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen people work to see the value in each other and feel connected, the world becomes a better place. When people feel disconnected, daily 'threats' of uncertainty, doubt, and change, become all that they see. During PEAK 2024 in Minneapolis we caught up with Brian Fretwell, founder of Finding...
KW FeedCast - 22 April 2024
KW FeedCast - April 23, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker and Chris Pickles from our Procurement Team. James starts by discussing how currency and the escalations of geopolitics around the Black Sea and the Middle East are affecting the markets.Chris then delves into how this is affecti...
Getting the best out of a breeding operation
Feedstuffs in Focus - April 18, 2024 22:47 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn order to optimize your porcine breeding process, a number of factors need to come together to ensure success. High-quality semen collection, extension, packaging and storage are a must along with good hygiene and proper handling. Equipment and infrastructure also are essential. This episode...
SPECIAL REPORT: Global pork and food demand amidst rapidly changing demographics
Feedstuffs in Focus - April 18, 2024 10:01 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsGlobal demographics are rapidly changing. Global population is rapidly shifting. Countries like China are ramping up pork production. What about the aging of the population in general and how might that impact demand for pork products in the future? It is no longer about how we feed the world bu...
Managing the avian influenza outbreak in the dairy industry
Feedstuffs in Focus - April 10, 2024 21:56 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLast week, California dairy producers requested that the State of California use its authority to ban all cattle coming into California from HPIA-infected states until further notice. Following the industry's request for additional action, the California Department of Food & Agriculture increase...
Food circularity: Time to disrupt linear model of current food system?
Feedstuffs in Focus - April 04, 2024 16:59 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOf the food we grow annually, 40% is lost or wasted. Globally, food loss and waste is responsible for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, rates of food insecurity continue to skyrocket. In 2022, nearly 828 million people faced acute food insecurity, an increase of more than 60% si...
Expansion of innovative solutions drives Novus acquisition of BRI
Feedstuffs in Focus - March 29, 2024 00:18 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNovus International, Inc., announced its acquisition of enzyme company BioResource International, Inc., also known as BRI, in March. Under the terms of the agreement, NOVUS became the owner of all BRI’s products and intellectual property and takes control of the company’s facilities. In making ...
KW FeedCast - 27 March 2024
KW FeedCast - March 28, 2024 11:00 - 12 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker and Chris Pickles from our Procurement Team. Chris starts by discussing the recent volatility in regards to the wheat market and how the situation in the Black Sea is affecting the market. James then talks through the USDA pla...
Animal feed part of food waste, loss solution
Feedstuffs in Focus - March 20, 2024 20:22 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFood waste and loss are a growing concern around the world. Food left in the fields. Food not pretty enough for supermarket display cases. The list goes on and on. All too often perfectly good food ends up in landfills or is left to rot in the field. But, is there a role for animal agriculture w...
Pork industry resiliency makes world a better place
Feedstuffs in Focus - March 13, 2024 16:08 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings2023 was a year marked with numerous challenges for the pork industry but along with those challenges came opportunity. Opportunity to step back and reevaluate. Opportunity to have conversations that needed to be had with government regulators and policymakers. Opportunity to move forward with t...
KW FeedCast - 12 March 2024
KW FeedCast - March 13, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker and Laura Hana from our Procurement Team. James starts by discussing Friday’s USDA report and how it has affected the markets. Laura then delves into the fact that although on the day traded levels of Soya look better than Rape...
Live swine traceability minimizes disease risk
Feedstuffs in Focus - March 08, 2024 16:37 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe pork industry took a proactive step to protect animal health and producers’ livelihoods this week with the approval of a resolution aimed at enhancing the country’s live swine traceability system. The goal of the new standards is that of better controlling the spread of a foreign animal dise...
Lessons learned from going Prop 12 compliant
Feedstuffs in Focus - March 01, 2024 17:51 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor those farms that became Prop 12 compliant, the industry is eager to learn about the challenges, opportunities, production considerations and lessons encountered along the way. Joining Feedstuffs’ Ann Hess in this episode to discuss Country View Family Farms’ journey to become Prop 12 compli...
KW FeedCast - 29 February 2024
KW FeedCast - February 29, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Materials expert. Chris kicks of the podcast by discussing how cereals continue to be the biggest mover over the last few weeks. The amount of material coming out of the black sea is having a big impact on the market. ...
Market growth, White House Egg Roll are focus of US egg industry
Feedstuffs in Focus - February 23, 2024 15:40 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe American Egg Board has a number of strategic priorities in place for 2024. They include the assessment of new revenue streams, food chain outreach and engagement as well as the development of new farmer support resources. Big things also are already in the works around this year’s Easter Egg...
Sustainable livestock systems can contribute to climate action
Feedstuffs in Focus - February 15, 2024 20:21 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSustainable livestock systems can contribute to climate action in several ways, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, improvement of resource efficiency, enhancement of carbon sequestration and minimization of environmental impacts. At the same time, there needs to be recognition...
Documentary: What’s a world without cows?
Feedstuffs in Focus - February 07, 2024 22:32 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAmid narrow views about cows and climate change, there is an important conversation to be had. A conversation about the role cows play in our daily lives and world around us. A conversation about the what if … what if there were no more cows? Joining us on this episode is Dr. Mark Lyons, Allte...
Hatchability remains major industry challenge
Feedstuffs in Focus - February 02, 2024 12:53 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe U.S. in recent years has seen some of the worst hatchability numbers since the late 1980s. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in January 2024 reported average hatchability at 79.6%. There are many factors in play, in the barn and the hatchery, that can impact hatchability. Some blame poor ...
Swine industry now in charge when it comes to PRRS
Feedstuffs in Focus - January 31, 2024 15:23 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a significant disease and cost the swine industry some $660 million annually. For multiple decades, the industry has had its hands tied when it comes to PRRS but new research out of Pipestone shows that may no longer be the case, and in fac...