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Feedstuffs in Focus

Feedstuffs in Focus is a weekly look at the hot issues in the livestock, poultry, grain and feed industries. Join us as we talk with industry influencers, experts and leaders about trends and more. Feedstuffs in Focus is produced by the team at Feedstuffs.

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00:21:54

Pathways to Dairy Net Zero climate initiative garners...

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2021/10/15

Achieving something known as net zero – in other words, balancing the amount of greenhouse gas produced by an activity and the amount removed from the atmosphere – is a key focus of leaders in the global livestock industry and among food manufacturers and retailers. What will it take to achieve net zero, and how will the effort affect food production and consumption around the globe?Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, a ground-breaking new climate initiative, has launched with some 40 leading organizations,

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00:10:58

Optimizing nutrient management while decreasing...

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2021/10/08

EnTech Solutions has formed a joint venture with Northern Biogas LLC aimed at providing a sustainable energy future utilizing local agriculture, specifically dairy waste. Recently, EnTech added to its clean energy solutions portfolio an active biogas facility in the Middleton, Wis. Utilizing anaerobic digestion, the facility turns organic waste from local dairy farms into renewable energy. Feedstuffs editor Sarah Muirhead toured the facility on her way to World Dairy Expo to learn more about the

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00:11:36

Sustainable food production is focus of dairy...

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2021/10/01

Sustainability is such an oft-discussed topic of conversation in the food space that it’s become a buzzword. Who defines it? What does it mean? Aren’t farmers already doing a lot to improve soil, air and water quality?In this episode we talk with Lauren Brey, managing director of the Farmers for Sustainable Food Coalition. We caught up with Lauren at the World Dairy Expo this week in Madison, Wisconsin, to answer some of those big questions about sustainability. She is one of the farmers leading the

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00:08:51

Wrangling over budget, infrastructure funding, taxes

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2021/09/24

Between the budget battle, funding the infrastructure bill and an ambitious tax proposal, tens of billions of dollars in the agricultural economy hangs in the balance as legislators in Washington wrangle over signature pieces of President Joe Biden’s domestic policy agenda.In this episode we’ll hear from agriculture policy expert Emily Buckman of the American Farm Bureau Federation, a member of the banking community about her group's concerns with the House-passed version of the federal budget and a

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00:16:10

Quorum sensing: Understanding the science of...

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2021/09/20

Bacteria are all around us, and the role these microorganisms play in our environment – both on the farm and inside the animals themselves, is an increasingly important area of study in animal science.Quorum sensing is bacteria’s unique biochemical communication system. It’s how bacteria interact and talk with each other. Understanding how that communication works and how we can use it in a variety of applications is a new frontier in animal health and wellbeing.To explore how quorum sensing science

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00:11:51

Using genetic selection to reduce uterine prolapse in...

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2021/09/17

Uterine prolapse is a serious issue of concern to swine producers. A 2018 Iowa State University study involving 400,000 commercials sows found that vaginal or uterine prolapse accounted for 15% of all sow mortalities during the study period, and earlier research found that all pelvic organ prolapses cost producers roughly $5,220 per 1,000 sows per year.What hasn’t been as well understood until more recent research is the various factors influencing the incidence of uterine prolapse in the sow

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00:17:32

Assessing damage to grain, soy trade from Hurricane Ida

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2021/09/10

Hurricane Ida rocked the Gulf coast last month, making landfall at New Orleans and causing significant damage to the infrastructure that supports the U.S. soy and grain export business. It damaged at least one major terminal and left several without power for several weeks.In this episode we talk with Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition for a look at how badly Ida hurt trade at the gulf, what damage is yet to be repaired, and what lessons the industry might learn from this latest

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00:16:18

Policy Update: WOTUS and Infrastructure Spending

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2021/09/03

Quite a lot has happened in Washington recently, from work on the federal budget to movement on further COVID-related relief policy. How has agriculture fared in recent policy movement?In this episode we hear from Farm Progress policy editor Jacqui Fatka. Speaking with colleague Mike Pearson at the Farm Progress Show earlier this week, Fatka explains the latest wrangling over the Waters of the U.S. rule and what it means for farmers, the latest on the infrastructure bill as it relates to

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00:19:56

Challenge of manufacturing feed operation amid...

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2021/08/27

Producing more than 1.4 million tons of dry commercial feed every year is no small feat… doing it in a state beset by wildfires is another matter entirely. Western Milling’s facility in Goshen, Calif., is one of the largest and most diverse animal food production operations in the U.S., and currently handles more than 1,200 active and unique formulations. What does it take to not only operate at that scale, but to be recognized as one of the top commercial feed mills in the nation?Feedstuffs has

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00:12:26

Drought, COVID and the cattle cycle

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2021/08/20

We’re on the tail end of the cattle cycle, according to Oklahoma State University agricultural economist Derrell Peel, and a combination of COVID-19’s supply chain disruptions and drought across large swaths of cattle country have fueled a very interesting run in the cattle markets. How have those factors altered the outlook for cattle producer profitability over the next 12 months?In this episode we talk with Dr. Peel, a highly-respected expert in cattle marketing, about what’s happening as the

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00:16:11

Animal protein outlook remains strong despite...

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2021/08/13

The animal protein markets are very strong at the moment, given robust consumer demand for meat, milk and eggs, both in the domestic and export markets. The question then becomes how long that demand might hold if inflationary pressures dampen spending at some point in the coming year, or how additional COVID-related challenges such a surge in variant-fueled infections – and any new lockdowns or restrictions – might throw a wrench in the system.In this episode we talk with Brian Earnest, a protein

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00:16:01

Can animal health industry move environmental needle?

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2021/08/06

As consumer demand for animal-derived protein grows, so do concerns among some consumer segments about the overall sustainability of livestock production. Increasingly, the animal health industry is researching the development of products and services that enable livestock producers to deliver products that fit consumer preferences for environmentally sustainable protein options.In this episode we talk with Jenna Lansing, Director of the Agri-Food WatchDesk at Aimpoint Research, a global strategic

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00:22:39

Leading through adversity and change

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2021/07/23

In this segment of Feedstuffs in Focus, we talk with Chad Gregory, president and CEO of the United Egg Producers, and recently named Ag Association Leader of the Year by the National AgriMarketing Assn. We caught up with Gregory this week in Kansas City to talk about what it takes to lead in challenging times and to get an update on some of the issues the egg industry is currently facing and what’s likely ahead.One such topic of discussion what that of how COVID-19 changed the industry overnight,

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00:13:39

What research tells us about limited feeding heifers...

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2021/07/16

Stocking density and available bunk space play a significant role in determining rate of gain and feed efficiency in growing dairy heifers. While the research on heifer feeding isn’t as plentiful as it is in other areas of dairy nutrition, there are still some important findings for dairy producers and heifer developers.In this episode of Feedstuffs In Focus we talk with Feedstuffs columnist and longtime dairy nutritionist Dr. Al Kertz about what the literature says regarding limit-feeding heifers

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00:17:32

GIPSA, "Product of the USA" labels, ocean freight:...

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2021/07/09

On July 9th, President Biden signed a raft of Executive Orders targeted at strengthening the U.S. economy by aiming to, quoting from the press release, “reduce the trend of corporate consolidation, increase competition, and deliver concrete benefits to America’s consumers, workers, farmers, and small businesses.”The President’s directives had several issues specific to agriculture, including the livestock and animal feed industries.In this episode we talk with Feedstuffs and Farm Progress policy

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00:23:41

A pulse on beef industry’s environmental hoofprint

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2021/06/25

Last month Elanco and Ducks Unlimited announced a partnership to emphasize the strong bond between environmental sustainability and agriculture – specifically beef cattle production – across North America. Over the next two years Elanco will invest $50,000 annually with Ducks Unlimited to help purchase grass seed to support reseeding efforts on working lands in western Kansas, enough to reseed at least 1,000 acres during the course of the project.The grassland restoration initiative is part of the

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00:11:33

How worried should livestock and feed producers be...

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2021/06/18

As the U.S. economy pulls out of a pandemic-induced recession, the specter of inflation has reared its head. Wednesday the Federal Reserve hiked its expectations for inflation this year and signaled that it would move up the timetable for raising interest rates. All of this has great implications for the livestock and animal feed sectors, from the increased cost of inputs and materials to an increased cost of capital.Last week at World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, we sat down with Jayson Lusk, a

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00:14:15

What does Biden's infrastructure bill hold for...

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2021/06/11

President Biden has proposed a massive investment in U.S. infrastructure as part of his policy agenda, asking Congress to fund $2 trillion in a wide-ranging set of investments from roads, bridges, and waterways to electrification, broadband, and healthcare. But with a sharply-divided Congress, which – if any – of the President’s proposals will move forward?Earlier this week at World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, we caught up with Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition about the

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00:22:12

JBS ransomware attack highlights vulnerabilities in...

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2021/06/04

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that it continues to investigate the weekend cyberattack on JBS, revealing that the May 30 attack was the work of a Russian ransomware gang. The incident, which shut down nine beef plants across the U.S., was the latest cyberattack on U.S. infrastructure and one of the first in the food production industry to gain widespread media attention. While JBS said that production at all JBS USA and Pilgrim’s Pride facilities resumed Thursday, the incident

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00:19:11

African swine fever in Vietnam: An update and future...

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2021/05/28

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global disease keeping U.S. swine producers awake at night was African Swine Fever. A virulent disease that devastated the Chinese swine herd and ran rampant throughout several Eastern European countries, the virus was clearly something that hog farmers on this side of the ocean wanted to keep as far away as biologically possible. With China struggling to rebuild its herd due to the continued presence in country, the implications for our domestic pork and feed

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