Latest Livestock feed Podcast Episodes
KW FeedCast - 29 January 2024
KW FeedCast - January 30, 2024 15:00 - 12 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Materials expert and Chris Pickles our Blends Raw Material buyer. Chris P starts the podcast by talking through the downside we have seen over the last few days with Wheat. Chris D then moves onto discussing Soya an...
KW FeedCast- 16 January 2024
KW FeedCast - January 18, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Materials expert. Chris introduces our first podcast of 2024 by discussing which products are currently moving in the market. Chris starts with the mid proteins as this is where we are currently seeing the most intere...
IPPE: Eleven football fields of solutions and educational offerings
Feedstuffs in Focus - January 18, 2024 01:57 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe International Production & Processing Expo, also known as IPPE, is held annually in Atlanta, Ga. This year’s event is set for Jan. 30-Feb. 1 and will offer the largest trade show floor space ever and more than 80 hours of dynamic education sessions focused on current industry issues. Joini...
Unveiling economic challenges, investing in pork demand solutions
Feedstuffs in Focus - January 12, 2024 13:10 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe National Pork Board collaborates with third-party experts to analyze both micro and macro-economic implications related to the challenging business landscape that American pig farmers confront. Accordingly, NPB’s producer-led board of directors allocates Pork Checkoff funds judiciously, focu...
Robust, full-value pigs offer profitability advantage
Feedstuffs in Focus - December 28, 2023 16:17 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsToday's hog market is challenging, making profitability even more critical. Under such conditions, robust, full-value pigs can make all the difference. So how best to navigate to ensure your herd has the advantage of profitability? Joining Feedstuffs editor Sarah Muirhead to talk pig survivab...
Trust your tools and third parties to cultivate confidence
Feedstuffs in Focus - December 21, 2023 19:37 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere are businesses and organizations with advice, leadership and tools available to be a third-party in difficult situations. In this episode, Feedstuffs' Sarah Muirhead talks with Mary Preisler, program director, Farmer Lender Mediation Program, based in Minnesota, and Eric Osterhaus, lead ...
KW FeedCast - 18 December 2023
KW FeedCast - December 19, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker, Laura Wildash and Chris Pickles from our Procurement Team. James starts our final KW FeedCast of 2023 by welcoming a new guest to the podcast, Chris Pickles. Chris discusses Sodawheat and how we are already doing a lot of b...
Soybean meal – both a nutritional and prescriptive ingredient – mitigates respiratory disease impact on pig performance
Feedstuffs in Focus - December 13, 2023 15:32 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSoybean meal contains functional bioactive molecules that can help mitigate swine respiratory disease (SRD) effects on pig growth and development. Feeding elevated soybean levels can be especially cost-effective during winter/spring seasons, when barns are closed tight and SRD is more typically ...
Controlling and eliminating PRRSV L1C variant
Feedstuffs in Focus - December 07, 2023 17:57 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere is no right answer when it comes to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, but controlling the virus in the early days requires PRRSv herd stabilization and herd closure to be part of the conversation. In this episode, Dr. Paul Yeske, Swine Vet Center, walks us through different ...
KW FeedCast - 6 December 2023
KW FeedCast - December 06, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by James Barker, Laura Wildash and Jonathan Hanson from our Procurement Team. James introduces today’s podcast by mentioning how improved weather and the changes in the Argentinian government have caused movement in the Soya market. Jonathan d...
Program to highlight regulatory changes for feed industry
Feedstuffs in Focus - November 30, 2023 23:38 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRecent changes to animal food regulations and how such changes could affect the animal food industry in 2024 are among those topics on the minds of today’s animal food facility managers and operation/mill personnel. The big question being, of course, is how these latest regulatory requirements m...
Post-COVID regulatory environment brings increase in enforcement
Feedstuffs in Focus - November 22, 2023 17:08 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhat are the pressing issues for the animal feed and pet food industries as 2023 wraps up and we move into 2024. Rachael Dettmann Spiegel, a food lawyer with Faegre Drinker in Minneapolis, shares her insight on what to expect. To date, she says there has been an increase inspections and enforc...
KW FeedCast - 20 November 2023
KW FeedCast - November 20, 2023 20:00 - 13 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material Expert. Chris starts by discussing what has been happening within the markets particularly regarding Soya and what that looks like going forward. Chris also talks about the election that has taken place in Arge...
Sizzling success: Cracking the multigenerational pork market
Feedstuffs in Focus - November 09, 2023 18:05 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNational Pork Board helps producers protect their freedom to operate during these difficult times by continuing to focus on its research, education and promotion mandate. Now, more than ever, NPB’s work is to drive domestic and international market demand, to better understand and overcome the b...
KW FeedCast- 6 November
KW FeedCast - November 07, 2023 16:00 - 10 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material Expert and Laura Wildash our Straights Trader. Chris starts by discussing the situation in the US and how it is affecting the market particularly Soya. Chris also mentions how there is potential for the weather...
Supporting sows and swine producers post-Prop 12
Feedstuffs in Focus - November 02, 2023 14:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsCalifornia’s Proposition 12, which restricts gestation crate usage and requires 24 square feet of space per sow, has been a hot topic of conversation in swine circles since the Supreme Court upheld the law earlier this year. While some producers swear they won’t make the change on their farms, o...
Strategizing for a successful succession plan
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 26, 2023 21:12 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSeparating farming and non-farming assets between heirs, bringing in outside investors and management, and preparing for life’s unexpected challenges are just a few of the issues to consider when building a succession plan for your farming operation. Joining our Ann Hess to walk us through var...
Special Report: Practical ways to handle the most expensive swine pathogen
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 26, 2023 21:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsProduction costs continue to climb across the swine industry, and the health costs associated with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome only make it worse. PRRS is estimated to cost the industry $1.8 million per day. Host Sarah Muirhead talks with Dr. Katie Coleman from Iowa Select Far...
KW FeedCast - 20 October 2023
KW FeedCast - October 23, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material Expert. Chris starts by discussing Soya and how it compares to other commodities in the market alongside how the weather and currency is affecting prices. Moving on to the mid proteins, the increases have bee...
Emerging diseases: Sapovirus
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 20, 2023 18:38 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere are plenty of diseases that can affect a production system, but what happens when the standard culprits don’t show up on a diagnostics test? Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Dr. Tom Petznick of ArkCare to discuss lessons learned in uncovering and controlling porcine sapovirus. They di...
Special Report: Emerging diseases: Sapovirus
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 20, 2023 18:38 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere are plenty of diseases that can affect a production system, but what happens when the standard culprits don’t show up on a diagnostics test? Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Dr. Tom Petznick of ArkCare to discuss lessons learned in uncovering and controlling porcine sapovirus. They di...
Maximizing labor efficiency with feeds that challenge the assumptions
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 19, 2023 20:22 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsGood help can be difficult to secure for your ranch, and that makes finding ways to maximize animal performance with less labor input even more important to your bottom line. Joining us on this segment of Feedstuffs in Focus to explain how labor efficiency can be maximized through feed is Dust...
Roadmap to better animal welfare and its impact
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 13, 2023 14:20 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsCan animal welfare practices be related to gut health, and how can improvements in gut health contribute to overall animal welfare? Joining Feedstuffs’ Ann Hess today to share her expertise on animal welfare is Dr. Jennifer Walker. Dr. Walker is Co-Founder and Chief Animal Welfare Officer at Ki...
Special Report: Lawsonia: Silent robbers of feed
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 12, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings“There is no such thing as normal diarrhea.” This comes from someone who has dedicated nearly 40 years to controlling and establishing immunity to ileitis, a leading cause of diarrhea in pigs. Host Sarah Muirhead speaks with Dr. Nate Winkelman from Swine Services Unlimited about practical stra...
KW FeedCast - 9 October 2023
KW FeedCast - October 11, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material expert. Chris starts by discussing the events that have taken place in Israel and how this adds another layer of complexity when it comes to the markets. Throughout the podcast Chris talks about the different...
Drinking water challenges require identifying, correcting
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 06, 2023 10:40 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe quality of animal drinking water has been historically overlooked in production systems. The good news is that is changing and more attention is starting to be paid on-farm to water quality and quantity. Joining us to share her expertise on water is Dr. Susan Watkins. Dr. Watkins is a disti...
Special Report: Mycoplasma knocks down ADG and secondary cull markets
Feedstuffs in Focus - October 04, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn an industry where health challenges can determine the difference between profitability and loss, why not eliminate a challenge when you can? Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Dr. Amy Maschhoff from The Maschhoffs LLC System to discuss practical strategies, lessons and benefits seen from el...
Renewable fertilizer mines of the future
Feedstuffs in Focus - September 29, 2023 13:43 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIndustry disruptors. Those people, those companies and that technology that are changing things up and bringing forward new ideas and often times new solutions for agriculture. Joining us on this episode of Feedstuffs in Focus is a leading disruptor in the agricultural input sector. The compan...
Prop 12 certification: What do you need to know
Feedstuffs in Focus - September 22, 2023 00:20 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen it comes to animal welfare, the rules and regulations can often be vague and hard to keep up with. How best to sort through it all and make sure your operation is in compliance, particularly with Prop 12 on the horizon come January 2024? During this week’s Allen D. Leman Swine Conference w...
KW Feedcast - 14 September 2023
KW FeedCast - September 15, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutesThe latest episode of FeedCast is brought to you by Chris Davidson our Raw Material Expert. This episode has been delayed in order to wait for the release of the September USDA report. Chris dives into the USDA report, discussing what the end stocks are looking like in the US and around the wo...