The Feedinfo Podcast - Feed for Thought

In the pursuit of sustainable practices and environmental stewardship, the livestock industry finds itself at a crucial crossroads. Among the numerous challenges faced, the urgent need to reduce methane emissions from beef and dairy operations has emerged as a paramount concern. Recognizing the significance of this issue, Cargill Animal Nutrition is lending farmers in these sectors a hand to address it through their new initiative, Reach4Reduction™. The company's Senior Technology Manager Beef Cattle – Brazil, Pedro Veiga R. Paulino joins us for this special episode to talk about what Cargill Animal Nutrition's methane reduction efforts look like in one of the world’s key beef producing markets, Brazil. This includes the regulatory landscape and the involvement of the government and farmers, some of the innovative strategies, like drone technology, Cargill Animal Nutrition is investigating in the region, the impact of SilvAir (the company's methane emissions reduction solution) on grazing animals, consumer attitudes towards sustainably produced beef, and more. Read the accompanying interview on Feedinfo.com here: https://bit.ly/437PFWU

Inspired by a Bloomberg report that sales of plant-based meats are now declining, this brand-new episode of Feed for Thought goes behind the scenes with Mintec plant protein price reporter, Andraia Torsiello to find out what’s really been going on. In it she gives us an overview of what’s been happening in the sector over the last few years, including its rise and what is behind the current slowdown in sales. We also talk industry strategy, price parity with traditional proteins, a potential shift away from meat-like products, consumer tastes, the sector’s future and so much more! You don’t want to miss this one. And if you want to find out more about plant-based proteins, register for Mintec’s upcoming webinar on the topic: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/511820891465392731 [https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/511820891465392731]

In one of our most popular episodes of last year, we checked in with Feedinfo Senior Analyst, Karolina Zagrodna right before winter started to see how the European energy crisis could possibly affect makers of key feed additives on the continent. We’ve asked her back for this new episode of Feedinfo’s Feed for Though to tell us how things really went down over the colder months and how they could change now that Europe is heading into spring. This included taking a look back at why the energy crisis was such a big worry for the industry right before winter started, how some of the key feed additive makers were affected, updates on the current energy situation, and what other concerns are shaping the discussion around European feed additives now that the continent is heading into spring, such as raw material costs, animal disease, logistics, and more.

In this packed, almost 30-minute Season Four premier episode of Feedinfo’s Feed for Thought podcast, Editor in Chief, Simon Duke shares key insights and opinions gathered from his conversations with industry leaders at this year’s IPPE event, including Alltech President and CEO, Dr. Mark Lyons, Cargill Animal Nutrition President, Adriano Marcon and more. This includes what the sentiment in the US animal nutrition sector is right now and the main challenges that are keeping animal nutrition companies up at night. He also shares key insights learned about the continued growth of the pet food sector and what event goers had to say about the unprecedented spread of bird flu in North and Latin America. And with VIV Asia coming up, Simon looks into his crystal ball and shares what he thinks could be big topics of conversation at the event and what he is particularly keen on learning about some more.

In this season 3 finale of Feedinfo’s Feed for Thought podcast, we’re joined by a few members of the Feedinfo analyst team – Lydia Ma, Karolina Zagrodna and Heather Doyle – for a look back at 2022 and the developments that impacted amino acid and vitamins markets in Europe, Asia and the US throughout the year. This includes a look back at the issues that marked the start of the year and how the war in Ukraine and other developments throughout 2022 have changed the landscape in key markets since then. We also ask our analysts to look forward to 2023 to find out what the industry needs to keep an eye on as it steps into the new year.