Podcasts & Interviews

  • dsm-firmenich adapts as nutritional needs of fattening pigs evolve

    Interview

    Swine are undergoing changes, becoming leaner, with increased muscle protein retention, and thus, their nutritional needs are evolving. Maria Walsh, director of global marketing for swine at dsm-firmenich, elucidates on how the company is broadening its swine portfolio to meet these market demands with a new adaptive nutrition concept tailored for fattening pigs.

  • Consumer, retail & food service perspectives on food sustainability: Implications for pork producers – an interview with Dr. David Hughes

    Interview

    Dr. David Hughes is Emeritus professor of food marketing at Imperial College London and visiting professor at the Royal Agricultural University UK, also known as ‘Dr. Food’. This article summarizes an interview with Dr. Hughes on the topic of consumer, retail and food services perspectives on food sustainability and their implications for pork producers.

  • The interview with Benedict Standen, head of aqua marketing

    Interview

    Benedict Standen is the Head of Agua Marketing at dsm-firmenich. He obtained his PhD from University of Plymouth in 2015. My primary role as Head, Aquaculture Marketing Global, is to engage with internal and external stakeholders to define and drive the global aqua strategy, support product and pipeline management and coordinate marketing efforts to position dsm-firmenich as the partner of choice for sustainable aquaculture solutions.

  • dsm-firmenich VP of sustainability David Nickell on climate transparency in animal protein production

    Interview

    Animal protein production is by far the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, and David Nickell is on a mission to reduce its negative impacts. He is Vice President of Sustainability and Business Solutions at dsm-firmenich – a multinational with €12+ billion in annual revenues that was created by the merger this year of Holland’s DSM and Switzerland’s Firmenich.

  • ‘Good for me good for the planet’

    Interview

    By 2050 it is expected that there will be 10 billion people living on this little planet of ours and it is up to the agricultural sector to meet the challenge of feeding them. But at what cost? Ivo Lansbergen, Executive VP, at dsm-firmenich, opened the World Nutrition Forum in Cancun on May 9th with the message “Good for me, good for the planet”.

  • Review: Sustainability in pigs debated in 4 hot topics

    Interview

    Madrid, Spain was the centre of the pig producing world during a brand-new 3-day event from 15 to 17 February, set up by animal nutrition company DSM. On the topic of sustainable swine production, the event brought together experts and stakeholders from around the globe to share their views and thoughts.

  • Innovative Approaches Needed to Boost Farming Productivity While Meeting Sustainability Goals

    Interview

    Productivity improvement is a day-to-day concern for cost competitiveness, as well as a longer-term focus to feed the growing global population sustainably, DSM’s Christie Chavis tells Feedinfo. She touches upon a host of tools and a new understanding of the gut microbiome as ways to improve efficiency, address key challenges and improve the sustainability of feed and animal protein.

  • dsm-firmenich Supports Drive Towards Resilience and Sustainability in Tough Cost Environment

    Interview

    In the midst of high energy and raw commodity prices, the agrifood industry must find new ways to do more with less. A focus on productivity, sustainability and supply chain resilience go hand-in-hand to navigate these choppy waters, Fidelis Fru and Silvia Sonneveld of dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health tell Feedinfo. They outline the wide variety of ways our broad portfolio of innovative solutions serves to support feed and food producers and make food production more sustainable.

  • Data key for animal protein’s Net Zero​ journey

    Interview

    Better data will unlock market opportunities and power the sustainability transformation, according to dsm-firmenich The Dutch multinational recently launched a platform designed to reduce livestock emissions through feed, which it says helps improve poultry, swine, and ruminant operations. Speaking at FoodNavigator’s recent Climate Smart Food event, Dr David Nickell David Nickell, VP of Sustainability, Animal Nutrition and Health at dsm-firmenich, said the drive for sustainable animal protein requires accurate footprint measurement.

  • How dsm-firmenich’s Precision Services are Improving Productivity and Sustainability Across Livestock Agriculture

    Interview

    Feedinfo sat down with Ivo Lansbergen, President of Animal Nutrition & Health at DSM to better understand why companies like DSM are investing in the precision technology space, their current solutions offering, the link between precision farming and sustainability operations, how precision services are leading to efficiencies throughout animal protein value chains and what is next for this field.

  • What the World's First Bio-Based Vitamin A Means for Sustainability

    Interview

    Achieving global sustainability goals means moving away from fossil fuels. Earlier this year, we announced a breakthrough method to produce Vitamin A via a bio-based fermentation process using locally-available renewable raw materials. “Until now, the only way to meet the growing demand for Vitamin A has been to build new multi-step chemical production facilities requiring more finite resources,” Joerg von-Allmen, vice president of vitamins category management at DSM, recently told TriplePundit.com. “DSM’s new bio-based process will significantly reduce the carbon footprint and waste of Vitamin A manufacturing while still producing the top-quality customers expect.”

  • Do microbiomes help or hurt?

    Podcast

    Jack Geremia (Global Head Microbiome Discovery) sheds light on the latest scientific discoveries of Microbiome and busts the myth surrounding it. He also shares his take on why microbiome lies at the heart of sustainability in the field of animal production.

  • We Need a Faster Food Revolution for People, Planet and Livelihoods

    Interview

    There’s an urgent need to re-create our food systems in order to support healthy people, a healthy planet and healthy livelihoods, Ivo Lansbergen tells TriplePundit.com. The answer is a more farmer-centric system that rewards sustainability, clear and accurate data to support consumers’ smart choices and leveraging current technology to make significant progress on sustainability.

  • Improving Animal Nutrition

    Podcast

    Christie Chavis (VP, Animal Nutrition and Health Performance Solutions) shares her passion for animals, and how DSM uses our expertise to ensure animal health and welfare. You will also learn more about the We Make it Possible Initiative that we have committed to at DSM.

  • The Path to Net Zero Offers Companies New Opportunities

    Interview

    Over a fifth of the world’s largest companies have pledged to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Any such commitment to eliminate a company’s emissions within a generation, however, often creates more questions than answers — chief among them: Where does a company and its team of employees even start?

  • Reducing Methane Emissions from Livestock

    Interview

    Fighting climate change requires a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at scale. The agricultural sector can play a key role and be a key contributor to this strategy. The good news is that there is now new technology and innovation to help us cut down the methane emissions from cows and cattle and thereby creating a positive impact on our climate.

  • Scaling responsible meat from fork to farm

    Interview

    The World Economic Forum held an event that looked at the Scaling of Responsible Meat from Fork to Farm. It brought together participants from across the animal protein value chain to discuss critical issues of data availability and robustness, consumer trust, and our shared responsibility to work together to remain within the planetary boundaries. Feedstuffs 365 talks with Maria Walsh, Global Marketing Director for Swine at DSM Animal Nutrition and Health, to get her take on the initiative and future of meat production.

  • Feeding Resistance: Farming beyond antibiotics

    Podcast

    Joining Philippa to discuss how we can move beyond antibiotics in farming systems is Dr Nataliya Roth, from DSM, a company focused on solutions for health, nutrition and bioscience who are developing novel animal health products that help reduce the need for antibiotics, and Dr Kristen Reyher a veterinarian and Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Population Health at the University of Bristol, who works alongside veterinarians and a variety of livestock stakeholders to help reduce antimicrobial use on farms in the UK.

  • dsm-firmenich announces new commitments

    Podcast

    Listen to Christie Chavis – Vice President Specialties Business – on our We Make It Possible initiative, Sustell™ - our intelligent sustainability service – and innovative feed additives such as Bovaer®.

  • Dairy Dialog podcast

    Podcast

    The need to provide enough animal protein for a growing population, while reducing the environmental costs of farming will require smart science and innovative solutions. To address this challenge, DSM Animal Nutrition & Health has in place a strategic initiative: We Make It Possible.

  • LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the workplace

    Podcast

    Listen to Corinne Bonadei – Director Marketing Communication, Digital Strategy and Marketing & Sales Excellence – podcast with Women in Food and Agriculture, on how she is compelled to make the food and ag industry a more diverse and inclusive place.

  • Christie Chavis, dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health

    Interview

    Animal production has to ramp up its output tremendously in the years to come to be able to meet the demands of an ever-increasing world population. Poultry World talked with Christie Chavis Vice President at DSM Animal Nutrition and Health about this issue and embracing sustainability.

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