# 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. Page: Feed: --- ## Supply chain collaboration to drive regenerative agriculture _2026-08-07_ Four organizations can sit in the same supply chain and still act like they live on different planets. We wanted to see what changes when they stop acting alone. Sarah Muirhead talks with Paul Scheetz, Director of Regenerative Agriculture at ADM, about a new collaboration with General Mills and Walmart designed to accelerate regenerative agriculture on 40,000 wheat acres across Illinois, Indiana,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19614983-supply-chain-collaboration-to-drive-regenerative-agriculture.mp3) ## What's the real cost of the U.S.-Mexico border shutdown _2026-07-22_ A border closure can feel like a single policy switch, but the beef industry experiences it like a chain reaction. We sit down with Alvaro Bustillos, cattle rancher and founding partner of Vaquero Trading LLC, and president of the Chihuahua Cattlemen’s Association, to unpack what happens when the U.S.-Mexico feeder cattle trade stops moving, why the shutdown tied to New World Screwworm keeps… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19533993-what-s-the-real-cost-of-the-u-s-mexico-border-shutdown.mp3) ## Setting the agenda for better swine health _2026-07-10_ Endemic disease already steals margins, but a foreign animal disease outbreak could rewrite the rules overnight. From the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, we sit down with Marisa Rotolo, Director of Swine Health for the National Pork Board, and pork producer Paul Ayers to explain why the industry is building a National Swine Health Strategy and why it starts with one simple idea: let producers… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19475804-setting-the-agenda-for-better-swine-health.mp3) ## Agribusiness under pressure _2026-06-11_ Margin pressure in agriculture is not a headline, it is a daily operating constraint. When diesel swings, fertilizer tightens, and geopolitics disrupts supply chains, agribusiness leaders have to make decisions fast, often without the ability to simply raise prices and move on. Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Jim Clark of Granite Creek Capital Partners to map the biggest challenges to growth in… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19332259-agribusiness-under-pressure.mp3) ## New World screwworm alert _2026-06-05_ A parasite the US eliminated decades ago is back on the radar, and the clock starts the moment someone notices a “not quite right” wound. We sit down with Dr. Patrick Webb, Assistant Chief Veterinarian with the National Pork Board, to unpack what a confirmed New World screwworm case in southern Texas signals for pork producers and the wider livestock industry, and why early reporting beats waiting… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19299580-new-world-screwworm-alert.mp3) ## Simplifying Meat Industry Reporting _2026-05-29_ An excessive number of questions can turn “reporting” into a full-time job. So what happens when an industry decides to cut the noise and keep only what actually drives improvement? Sarah Muirhead sits down with Kristi Block, lead for the Meat Institute’s reporting strategy, to unpack the newly updated Meat Institute Reporting framework and what it means for packers, processors, and the wider meat… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19242042-simplifying-meat-industry-reporting.mp3) ## Right bug, right drug, right time _2026-05-13_ Antibiotics can save pigs and protect performance, but only when we stop treating “a problem” and start treating the right pathogen at the right moment. We sit down with Dr. Megan Hindman, swine technical consultant with Elanco Animal Health, to break down what smart antibiotic use actually looks like on farm and why so many disappointing outcomes trace back to one issue: mismatch. Wrong bug,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19056448-right-bug-right-drug-right-time.mp3) ## Layer immune health control programs go beyond single fix _2026-04-30_ Immune health is one of those topics everyone agrees matters, yet it’s easy to oversimplify until a flock starts slipping in ways you can’t explain. We’re joined by William Stanley, senior key account veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim, to get practical about what “strong immunity” really means for layer flock health and day to day decision making on farms. We start with what Stanley calls the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19104978-layer-immune-health-control-programs-go-beyond-single-fix.mp3) ## Smart bets in uncertain ag markets _2026-04-24_ Uncertainty in agriculture is hitting differently right now, not because we have never dealt with risk, but because so many forces are moving at the same time. Commodity price volatility, stubborn input costs, geopolitical shocks, tighter regulation, and fast-changing farm technology are stacking up and making it harder to know what to do next. So we sit down with Emily Sword, Vice President at… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19070571-smart-bets-in-uncertain-ag-markets.mp3) ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PWqV40ffEL4i) _2026-04-24 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## Ceasefire does little to ease fertilizer market woes _2026-04-09_ A ceasefire can change the mood overnight, but it cannot instantly move ships, lower insurance, or restore trust in a trade lane that suddenly feels risky. We sit down with Chris Vlachopoulos, fertilizer specialist and senior editor at ICIS , to unpack what the U.S. and Iran two-week ceasefire really means for the fertilizer market and for anyone watching input costs ahead of planting season. We… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/18989586-ceasefire-does-little-to-ease-fertilizer-market-woes.mp3)