In this episode of The Sciencing Podcast, we are joined by Linda Midgley, Enterprise Sustainability Leader at Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health. Linda shares insights into integrating sustainability into the animal nutrition industry. With over two decades of experience across various sectors, Linda brings a wealth of knowledge on transforming sustainability visions into actionable strategies. Tune in the full episode to gain valuable perspectives on driving sustainability.

Meet the guest: Linda Midgley, currently serving as the Enterprise Sustainability Leader for Animal Nutrition and Health at Cargill, applies her profound expertise to enhance sustainability across global operations. With a Master's in Economics from the Tinbergen Institute and an Executive Master's in Internal Auditing from the University of Amsterdam, she brings a strong academic foundation to her role. Her efforts focus on making animal and aqua nutrition products more sustainable, delivering value for customers and stakeholders.

Connect with the guest on Social Media: LinkedIn

Timestamps:

• (00:00) Introduction

• (02:00) Sustainability in animal nutrition

• (04:07) Lessons from other industries

• (06:40) Strategic sustainability partnerships

• (11:20) Long-term sustainability goals

• (17:31) Embedding sustainability in daily operations

• (20:25) Closing thoughts

In this episode of The Sciencing Podcast, Carlos Dapoza from Evonik and Tamas Bukoveczky from UBM Feed Kft. share their insights on pioneering ways to make poultry feed production more sustainable. They talk about how their companies teamed up to achieve a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, all while keeping feed performance high and cutting costs. Tune in to discover how these innovations are setting new benchmarks in sustainable animal nutrition.

Meet the guests: Carlos Dapoza, Technical Account Manager Sustainability at Evonik Operations GmbH, has been leading sustainability efforts in the EMEA region, focusing on reducing animal nutrition's environmental footprint. Tamas Bukoveczky, Poultry Nutritionist at UBM Feed Kft., brings over two decades of experience optimizing feed for better performance and sustainability.

Connect with the guest on Social Media: Carlos Dapoza & Tamas Bukoveczky

Timestamps:

• (00:00) Introduction

• (00:22) Value chain collaborations

• (06:19) Low-protein diets

• (09:19) Greenhouse gas reduction

• (16:15) Precision feeding approach

• (25:30) Advice for feed producers

• (28:30) Closing remarks

How do you measure the sustainability of the entire US poultry supply chain network?

The Sciencing Podcast is back! In this episode, you'll hear all about the first multi-stakeholder reporting framework for poultry supply chains in the US: the US Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) Sustainability Framework.

Launched in 2022, the sustainability assessment covers the entire US supply chains for chicken, turkey and eggs, from farm to fork. It collects data on areas including water usage and quality, employee and animal well-being, waste, antimicrobial usage, land use, air quality, energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Data has been built on responses from US-RSPE members representing growers, integrators, processors, retailers, food service companies, civil society groups and NGOs. The resulting database reflects opportunities and clarity for the individual segments of supply chains, supporting continuous improvement in sustainability for the value chain.

Join Faazi as she talks to US-RSPE Executive Director, Ryan Bennett, to discuss learnings from the first-of-its-kind reporting framework, and how positive change is being implemented based on its insights.

You can discover more about Evonik’s solutions for sustainable food production here: https://animal-nutrition.evonik.com/en/sustainability

Podcast host: Faazi Adam, Director Sustainability, Evonik Animal Nutrition. Guest: Ryan Bennett, Executive Director at U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs and the International Poultry Welfare Alliance