Tony Adams, chairman and president, Golden Waves Grain [https://www.goldenwavesgrain.com/], and Steven Kilger [https://www.feedandgrain.com/home/contact/15391861/steven-kilger-fg], discuss the strategic thinking behind their $200 million vertically integrated grain mill and bakery in this episode of the Feed & Grain Podcast [https://www.feedandgrain.com/expert-insights/podcasts]. Adams talks through the market opportunity they identified in traditional bread supply chains and explains how their facility design creates competitive advantages that larger, established players struggle to match. The conversation covers the operational benefits of co-locating their 3,500 cwt/day mill with commercial bakery operations, and explains how their warehouse distribution approach delivers 35% cost savings that change the economics for retailers. Learn about the factors that secured strong backing from key investors and government partners, and discover how this facility will create 141 full-time jobs while serving as an economic catalyst for rural northwest Kansas communities.

Golden Waves Grain’s $200M vertical integration strategy

Max Grell, Ph.D., founder and CEO of BlakBear, explains how sensing spoiling gases inside packaging in real time can help companies better organize stock and reduce waste.

How dynamic stock control can help poultry companies

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] talks with Jeff Frazier, market development manager at Scoular [https://www.scoular.com/]’s Goodland Crush Facility in Kansas, about the rapid expansion of canola production in the High Plains. They discuss how advances in seed genetics, weather resilience and a growing renewable diesel market have driven acreage from 15,000 to nearly 50,000 acres in Kansas and Oklahoma over three years. Frazier highlights the benefits of canola’s profitability, improved winter hardiness, pod shatter tolerance and the facility’s capacity to support up to 400,000 acres.

Canola’s rise on the High Plains

Richard Griffiths, International Poultry Council president, shares details of the organization's new framework document.

The International Poultry Council’s Avian Influenza Crisis Preparedness and Management Plan

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

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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