VICTAM's Sebas van den Ende talks workforce shifts, automation, global market pressures and what he hopes exhibitors and attendees are talking about when VICTAM International opens its doors in Utrecht this June.

VICTAM International turns 60 with eyes on what comes next

In this episode of the Feed & Grain Podcast [https://www.feedandgrain.com/expert-insights/podcasts], host Steven Kilger [https://www.feedandgrain.com/home/contact/15391861/steven-kilger-fg] chats with Austin Therrell, executive director of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) [https://www.aafco.org/], about the association’s first graduate student poster presentation contest. Working with Kansas State University, AAFCO invites graduate students to present research applicable to regulatory authorities, focusing on protecting animal or human health. Ten selected students receive up to $1,000 travel assistance to AAFCO’s San Diego annual meeting, presenting to 500-plus industry professionals, regulators, and potential employers. Learn how AAFCO is creating pathways for students to understand regulatory work’s impact on animal food safety and builds tomorrow’s workforce.

AAFCO invests in next generation regulators

Amber Pankonin, RDN, award-winning nutrition educator and chef, joins Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, to discuss what's driving consumer demand for high-protein diets and why chicken is uniquely positioned to meet that moment.

Predicting chicken's role in the high-protein diet trend

When grain entrapment emergencies strike, every second matters. In this episode of the Feed & Grain Podcast [https://www.feedandgrain.com/expert-insights/podcasts], host Steven Kilger [https://www.feedandgrain.com/home/contact/15391861/steven-kilger-fg] interviews Jonathan Medemblik marketing manager at Walinga [https://walinga.com/], to discusses how the 3510G Portable Emergency Bin Rescue unit addresses critical gaps in traditional rescue methods. Medemblik highlights the need for better grain rescue equipment and how feedback from emergency responders shaped the 3510G’s design. Learn about the operational advantages that set this unit apart, including its mobility, integration with EMS equipment and unique blower and airlock components. Medemblik also covers practical considerations like handling different grain types and environmental factors that affect rescue operations.

Balancing power and mobility in grain entrapment vacuums

Brian Gier, CEO of Akralos Animal Nutrition, discusses the priorities guiding the integration of the ADM-Alltech commercial feed joint venture — and why people, customers and plants top the list.

How Akralos plans to leverage legacy brands in its first year

Zinpro discovery researcher Dr. Lucas Rodrigues explains how improving sow health through trace mineral nutrition can reduce staff burnout, lower turnover and strengthen return on investment across swine operations.

How trace mineral nutrition is improving sow health, labor efficiency

K. Scott McKenzie, Ph.D., director of technical services with Enviro Tech, discusses good litter management with Mark Clements.

Better litter, better birds — what makes for better poultry litter management?

Erik Visser, CEO of Hamlet Protein, joins the Feed Strategy Podcast to share his outlook on the forces reshaping the global animal feed industry in 2026. Drawing on a career spanning multiple continents and multinational companies, Visser makes the case that the industry is moving from a model optimized for efficiency to one that must be built for resilience.  Here, he also identifies two things the industry tends to underestimate: the structural — not cyclical — nature of volatility, and the urgency of attracting new talent to the sector.

Hamlet Protein CEO Erik Visser on trade volatility, China dependency and the supply chain reset

Elisa Tjarnstrom, Executive Director of Brazilian Food Industry Collaboration for Animal Welfare talks to Mark Clements about the work achieved by the food industry body since its creation in 2024

How industry body COBEA is strengthening Brazil’s animal welfare

Billy Hackett, director of the specialty product division, Arkion Life Sciences, and Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, break down how birds carry HPAI from wetlands to farmyards, and why managing the outside of the barn is just as important as what happens inside.

Raising the bar on biosecurity: Managing wild birds

Steven Kilger, managing editor for Feed & Grain, talks about the feed manufacturing and grain handling industries with those who know the industries best, those who work in it. Facility Managers and topic experts stop by to have a conversation about the issues affecting operations across the United States. The podcast explores short and long-term solutions, advice for the industry members, and where the industries are heading in the future.

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The global poultry industry is the fastest growing animal agriculture sector and is the largest source of animal protein for people around the world. Join WATT’s poultry editors as they discuss the issues impacting poultry and egg producers’ bottom lines such as climate change, animal welfare, antimicrobial resistance and nutrient pollution in “The Future of Poultry” podcast series.

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Podcasts focused on animal nutrition best practices, feed industry trends and offbeat agriculture news relevant to the global animal feed industry.

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