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

Hinda Mitchell, the president and founder of communications and marketing firm, Inspire, and Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, discuss how new dietary trends provide chicken marketers with new opportunities to connect with consumers.

What MAHA, GLP-1s and high-protein diets mean for chicken

Dr. Claudia Osorio, associate advisor, Elanco, and Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, talk through what good anticoccidial sensitivity testing looks like, how to interpret the results and how to use it responsibly in modern production systems.

Interpreting anticoccidial sensitivity testing in poultry programs

In this insightful episode of Feed & Grain Podcast [https://www.feedandgrain.com/expert-insights/podcasts], host Steven Kilger sits down with Lara Moody, executive director of the Institute for Feed Education and Research [https://www.ifeeder.org/] (IFEEDER), and Dr. Yuan-Tai Hung, senior manager of Research at IFEEDER, to explore the organization’s recent growth and expanded research initiatives. They discuss key reports released over the past year, including feed ingredient consumption, pet food ingredients, and a strategic assessment of vitamin and amino acid supply chains, highlighting the critical impact of nutrient supplementation disruptions on animal productivity and industry sustainability. The conversation also covers IFEEDER’s new project submission guidelines designed to engage industry committees in shaping future research priorities, ongoing outreach and education efforts, and the important role IFEEDER plays in providing data-driven insights to support policy and industry decision-making. Listeners gain a comprehensive view of how IFEEDER is evolving to meet the needs of the feed industry while fostering collaboration and innovation.

IFEEDER expands research capabilities, launches project warehouse to address industry priorities

UVC LED lights can give poultry producers an extra layer of biosecurity. Learn more in this edition of the Future of Poultry Podcast featuring Jimmy Weng with Silanna Group.

Employing UV light in the fight against N5N1

Giles Houdart, Global Head of Micronutrition & Health Solutions at Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health, discusses AI-driven R&D, the synergies of recent acquisitions, shifting customer demand and a changing regulatory landscape.

Precision nutrition, microbiome science change the feed additive game 

Take a look at the factors motivating the high protein trend and how chicken can stand out in this episode from Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, and Kevin Ryan, founder and CEO, Malachite Strategy and Research.

How chicken wins the high-protein trend battle

Ranjit Maharahjan, ANDRITZ head of product group - automation solutions, explores the use of digital twin technology to enhance feed mill safety, maintenance and operation.

How AI simulators elevate feed mill operator training

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.

Feed & Grain Podcast 

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.

Future of Poultry

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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