In this episode of The Invisible Industry, we delve into the world of aquaculture – a topic we discuss regularly at NARA and in the rendering industry, but until now have yet to cover in a podcast episode.

Luckily, our guest today makes the wait worthwhile; Dr. George Chamberlain, President of the Center for Responsible Seafood, joins our host Marcus Wintzer to educate our audience on aquaculture. Our interview with Dr. Chamberlain starts off with the basics of the industry but dives deep into its many sustainability benefits, how it affects rendering (and vice versa), how vast the industry really is, and even how to carve out your own path to a career in aquaculture.

For questions about aquaculture, please visit www.responsibleseafood.org, and to learn more about rendering visit us at www.NARA.org.

In this episode of The Invisible Industry, we take a fresh approach in discussing the many career options in the rendering industry – we let those with rendering careers tell you themselves!

Alongside special guest (and co-host), NARA Chairman, Michael Glenn, host Marcus Wintzer covers a list of questions we asked those in the rendering industry, including our Chairman, to answer via videos they made and sent us.

This episode is enlightening for everyone from those who have never heard of the rendering industry, to those who thought rendering careers ended at the plant – we aim to educate on just how many varied career paths there are in our sustainable and rewarding industry (many you wouldn’t expect)!

If you are interested in learning more about a career in the rendering industry or to see the current job openings for all NARA’s member companies, visit nara.org/about-us/careers/.

Learn more about rendering by visiting www.NARA.org.

This is the 2nd episode in our series entitled "Where Do Rendered Products Go?" In this ongoing series we explore exactly where rendered material goes and how it is used after it is processed. Episodes from this series feature our host Marcus Wintzer interviewing those who work in the many industries that use rendered products in a variety of applications - many that we come into contact with every day!

For this entry we are exploring the plasma industry. Marcus is joined by Dr. Yanbin Shen, Global Technical Services Director and North America R&D Director at APC, Inc., as he discusses the important role rendered material plays in the production of plasma, as well as how and in what industries plasma is utilized. APC is a global manufacturer and supplier of porcine, bovine plasma and hemoglobin.

Learn more about rendering at www.NARA.org.