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ASH CLOUDBuilding a profitable animal biotech company with Mike Seely, Native MicrobialsAgriFoodTech Venture Capital investment is down by roughly 90% from the high of 2021 with the lack of exits or creation of profitiable agtech companies resulting from the billions invested frequently taking the blame for investors looking for alternative places for put their money. But there are success stories. Today we are joined by Mike Seely, the CEO of Native Microbials. Over the last 10 years Mike and his team has built a profitable animal biotech company. I recently caught up with Mike to hear about this journey and how Native created a product farmers wanted, were willing to pay f...
2025-08-3050 min
Mais Rúmen PodcastSÉRIE INTESTINOS: MICRO-ORGANISMOS BENÉFICOS - Dr. Bruno Cappellozza | Ep. 100Chegamos ao centésimo episódio do Mais Rúmen Podcast. Nada é por acaso! Teremos a honra de receber um convidado internacional para este programa. Além disso, fique ligado na sua caixa de email, pois teremos um sorteio especial para os ouvintes do podcast… (Spoiler: você terá a chance de interagir pessoalmente com dois pesquisadores que já passaram pelos nossos episódios e, por coincidência, dois mineiros).Neste episódio especial do Mais Rúmen Podcast, recebemos o Dr. Bruno Cappellozza, especialista em probióticos e DFMs (Direct Fed Microbials), que explica como microorganismos exógenos modulam o...
2025-08-2554 min
Vertical Farming Podcast - Conversations with CEOs, Founders & Leaders in AgTech & CEA168: Microbial Magic: Revolutionizing Agriculture from Inside Plants with LPC Naturals’ Jessica StahaAre you struggling to find sustainable solutions for your crops in an ever-changing agricultural landscape?I sat down with Jessica Staha, CEO of LPC Naturals, to discuss the fascinating world of microbials in agriculture. With a background in molecular biology and genetics, Jessica brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, having worked in various industries before finding her passion in agricultural technology.We delved into the unique challenges faced by both indoor and outdoor farming, and how microbials can provide innovative solutions. Jessica explained how their proprietary isolate of Beauveria bassiana works as a...
2025-07-0447 min
NovozymesTVHow Bacillus-based direct fed microbials workBreaking new ground in dairy cattle performance with Dr. Oscar Queiroz. Explore how Bacillus-based probiotics are redefining dairy cattle nutrition and performance. Learn why these innovative direct-fed microbials (DFMs) stand apart — and what they can mean for your herd's health and productivity.In this video, our expert will cover:How Bacillus-based direct-fed microbials (DFMs) work: understanding the role of Bacillus as a probiotic.The power of spore-forming technology: What makes Bacillus different from other probiotic strains.Resilience under pressure: How Bacillus survives extreme feed processing making it...
2025-05-0825 min
New Food Finance PodcastDecibel Bio: Disrupting a $100 billion industryIt was a great privilege to connect with Travis Bayer, founder of the recently launched biotech crop development company, Decibel Bio, and previously, founder of the hugely successful microbial biostimulants company, Sound Agriculture.Some highlightsBiggest driver for startup success: identify the unique business approach, the value proposition, including how to reach consumers, and then fit the science around that.Sound Agriculture: Core focus is using small molecule chemistry and natural products to signal to microbes for a more efficient and productive crop.How Decibel Bio is different: This is a nucleic acid, biotech platform, aiming to disrupt t...
2025-04-0825 min
Microbials MatterAll Microbials Are Not Created EqualAt first glance, it may seem like all microbes and microbial products are practically the same. However, if you take a closer look, there is more to the story. There is a difference when it comes to the quantity of microbials and knowledge of how direct fed microbials interact within the body and each other. Bio-Vet is a trusted source on all things microbials thanks to thirty years in the industry and a team that knows their science and cowside practice. Take a listen and learn that not all microbials are created equal. For more information or to access...
2025-03-0731 minMicrobials MatterVFD, Vaccines, and Microbials: What’s the Story?The story of microbiology and microbes is interwoven with management and animal health. Dr. Haas takes a bigger picture look at how this story ties together with industry changes, preventative measures, and price volatility. The Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) has brought about changes in relationships with veterinarians and how farmers manage animal health and preventative care. Since the use of medications requires move oversight, it has been an opportunity to focus on preventive care and immune support with vaccines and microbials. Price volatility is also a factor as farmers look to stabilize their expenses and get the most out...
2025-02-2124 min
Progressive Dairy PodcastGalaxis Frontier: Cow Health and What We Know About Bird Flu (Sponsored Podcast)In this episode, Native Microbials is joined by three customers — Mal Machado, Jason Nunes, and Gerrit Roeloffs — to discuss the importance of rumen health and their experiences with bird flu. The conversation addresses what we currently know about the virus, and how improved cow health can help mitigate its impact on milking herds.
This episode is sponsored by Native Microbials.
Native Microbials specializes in understanding the microbial environment in the rumen of dairy cows, and manufacturing rumen microbes that deliver significant profit for farmers. Its flagship product, Galaxis Frontier, is uniquely formulated with four...
2024-10-0332 min
Real Science Exchange-DairyAre Probiotics Just Magic Foo Foo Dust? With Dr. Callaway from the University of Georgia & Dr. Steele from the University of GuelphDr. Callaway presented on this topic in a Real Science Lecture series webinar on June 4, 2024. You can find it at www.balchem.com/realscience. The following podcast takes a deeper dive into the conversation.For years, probiotics were known as direct-fed microbials (DFMs) in livestock and probiotics in humans. Terminology has been updated to reflect different modes of action and composition. (9:07)A probiotic is defined as a living microorganism that will be beneficial to the health and/or performance of the host. Prebiotics are fermentable substrates that the host can’t use, but the microbes ca...
2024-08-201h 04
The Poultry Podcast ShowDr. Kevin Bolek: Poultry Gut Health | Ep. 88In this episode of The Poultry Podcast Show, Dr. Kevin Bolek shares profound insights into the dynamic world of probiotics and their impact on poultry health. From exploring the nuances between probiotics and Direct-Fed Microbials (DFMs) to discussing cutting-edge applications in feed additives, Dr. Bolek shares the multifaceted roles these elements play in enhancing poultry production. Tune into this discussion on major platforms today!“The early period is significant for trying to give the chick a stronger start, establishing a healthy microbiome and gut environment.” - Dr. Kevin BolekMeet...
2024-05-0748 min
Progressive Dairy PodcastImproving your dairy cow’s rumen genetics with Galaxis Frontier (Sponsored Podcast)With guest speakers Cornell Kasbergen (owner of Rancho Teresita Dairy) and Brooke Anderson (Scientist at Native Microbials).
While it’s known that improving a cow’s genetics can improve animal productivity, recent research shows that rumen genetics can be a more effective predictor of cow traits, including health and productivity. Cornell Kasbergen of Rancho Teresita Dairy and Brooke Anderson of Native Microbials discuss how feeding native rumen microbes are impacting a commercial dairy herd.
This episode is sponsored by Native Microbials.
2024-01-1910 min
In Search of SoilApplying Better Soil Microbes with Dr. Jane Fife - ISOS S2 #6In this episode of In Search of Soil, we’re talking to 3Bar Biologic’s Dr. Jane Fife to shed some light on microbial biologics, realistic expectations of what they can do to our soils and our crops, and a little bit about the biological products industry. Dr. Jane Fife is the Chief Science Officer at 3Bar Biologics as well as an Adjunct Faculty at The Ohio State University. With more than twenty years of applied research experience, she is a proven leader in research in agricultural application technologies, biologics, and precision agriculture. Her main points of inte...
2023-07-011h 10
The Beef Podcast ShowDr. Leluo Guan: Decoding the Rumen Microbiome | Ep. 28Understanding the molecular mechanisms behind the interactions between a host and their microbials is crucial for comprehending the complex relationship between cattle and their gut microbiota. Shedding light on how microbes contribute to the overall health and well-being of cattle is a major topic of interest, since several important traits in beef can be influenced by gut microbial ecology and harnessing their potential can help optimize feeding strategies, reduce environmental impact, and enhance overall productivity. In this episode, Dr. Leluo Guan discusses the work and research she has done on bovine "omics" and "microbes" and how it is crucial...
2023-06-0746 min
Progressive Dairy PodcastDr. Bryan Welly Discusses Results of a Galaxis™ Frontier Trial Conducted at Fiscalini Farms (Sponsored Podcast)How can you truly tell whether a feed additive is effectively delivering value? Dr. Bryan Welly of Fiscalini Farms in Modesto, CA describes a 6-month treatment/control trial conducted on farm with Galaxis™ Frontier. A wide range of outcomes were evaluated, including daily milk weights, pen level feed intakes, health events, culling, and fertility. The product far exceeded the goal of doubling the ROI (of milk alone), while delivering a significant improvement in feed efficiency, as well as providing other benefits.
This episode is sponsored by Native Microbials.
Native Microbials is a biotechnology co...
2023-05-0219 min
Microbials MatterYogurt for Cows – Microbials and Digestion in LivestockHow can we help livestock, help themselves? In this episode of Microbials Matter, we explore the nature of microbes and the microbiome that drives the health and productivity of animals. Dr. Zimmer sits down to chat about microbial and nutritional support and how we arrived here today. For information or additional episodes, visit Bio-Vet.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-03-0727 min
Farm4Profit PodcastTop Advice for Farmers w/ Robert SaikHave Faith in Tomorrow10/17/22 – Mon – F4P – E97 (E221) – Re-Train your brain for Success – Pastor Ashley Lentz, Don’t sweat the small stuff, because it’s all small stuff really. Don’t worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. Be the thermostat, not the thermometer. Remember to dream, it’s not a bad thing. 6/2/22 Th – F4F – E171 (E182) – Zoe Kent I wish I knew it was all going to work out. (As her dad has said) It’s all good now. 9/15/22 – Th – F4F – E186 (E215) - Larson Farms - Chet Larson, D...
2023-01-0248 minProgressive Dairy PodcastDr. Alfonso Lago: Feeding Native, Rumen Microbes Improved Milk Yield, Solids, and Feed Efficiency (Sponsored Podcast)Dr. Alfonso Lago, President and Chief Science Officer at the contract research organization, DairyExperts (Tulare, CA), summarizes the results of a trial he conducted on behalf of Native Microbials. The 40-week week study tested the effect of two microbial products consisting of microorganisms sourced from the rumen on the production of Holstein dairy cows. The study found that microbial feed supplementation improved economically important outcomes such as milk yield, solids, and feed efficiency. The study has been published by the Journal of Animal Science.
This episode is sponsored by Native Microbials.
2022-11-2920 minProgressive Dairy PodcastDr. Jim Drackley: Increasing milk production and feed efficiency with native, rumen microbes (Sponsored Podcast)Dr. Jim Drackley, Professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, summarizes the results of a trial he conducted on behalf of Native Microbials. The 20-week week study tested the effect of two microbial products consisting of microorganisms sourced from the rumen on the production of Holstein dairy cows. The study found that supplementation with native rumen organisms increased energy-corrected milk production and feed efficiency. The study has been published by the Journal of Dairy Science Communications.
This episode is sponsored by Native Microbials.
Native Microbials is a biotechnology company...
2022-08-2311 min
Farm4Profit PodcastBenefits of Microbials in LivestockWelcome to a Farm4Profit episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at farm4profitllc@gmail.comThe listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff. Head of the class no matter the cropTwitter message Anonymous : Listened to the two Shows with Elaine while baling hay. You could hear the Hayes boys squirming, I know I would. Thanks for bringing it up!515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4ProfitNative Microbials - Purpose built microbial solutions for your animal, from your animal.Lisa Marotz, PhDMicrobiom...
2022-08-2246 min
The FieldLink PodcastMicrobials vs. Enzymes, USDA Update and Growing LettuceIn this episode, we visit with James DeMoss, a Helena Product Manager in Louisiana, who shares insights on how microbials compare to enzymes. James discusses his field experience with Zypro, a Helena product that optimizes the native microbial community of the soil, accelerating the release of nutrients with more flexibility and compatibility than microbials. You’ll also hear from strategic advisor Jody Lawrence as he sheds light on the USDA’s annual survey-based report that shows what U.S. farmers intend to plant for the 2022 season. Finally, we travel to Yuma, Arizona, to speak with Jose Cabrera and Samantha Hard...
2022-04-0752 min
Agtech - So What?Investing Beyond the Farmgate with Ben Barlow, New Edge MicrobialsBiologicals in agriculture have a wildly exciting future. It’s a segment responding to innovation in science, changes in markets, and the urgent pressures of adapting to climate change. New startups coming into the space are generating plenty of buzz, but there are also established players with products in the hands of farmers today.Ben Barlow is a veteran executive and the Managing Director of New Edge Microbials, a company that has been supplying farmers with legume inoculants and other biologicals for over 20 years. Growing a business in the biologicals space has been just one more step on Be...
2022-03-2332 minProgressive Dairy PodcastGalaxis Frontier is set to change the dairy game - Native Microbials (Sponsored Podcast)Mallory Embree (Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer) and Lisa Marotz (Microbiome Scientist) work at Native Microbials, a company that specializes in creating novel microbial products for dairy cows. Native is on the verge of launching a flagship product that will have a big impact on the dairy industry - Galaxis Frontier.
In this episode you’ll learn why the rumen microbiome is so important, what makes Galaxis Frontier different than other products on the market, and how the product improved energy corrected milk by 8 lbs/cow/day in a recently completed trial conducted in Tulare, CA.
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2021-11-1616 min
Beekeeping Today PodcastSeasonal Pollens and Nutrition Research with Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-HoffmanToday we talk with Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman. Gloria is the Research Leader at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona. Gloria and the researchers there are involved in several projects, but today we talked to her about just two that are both new and promising for beekeepers and their bees. Modeling honey bee nutrition requirements on a seasonal basis is an area that has not received much attention to date, as they have been for many other animals. It turns out that the pollens that bees collect satisfy those requirements on a seasonal...
2021-09-2043 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBeemmunity with James Web & Nathan Reid What on earth is a microsponge? And what do beekeepers do with them? In this episode, we talk with James Webb, CEO, and Nate Reid, Operations Manager at Beemmunity Labs on the exciting research and product development underway. They fill us in on a very creative way that our honey bees can now manage exposure to common agricultural pesticides. They have created a microparticle that is composed of a detoxifying treatment encapsulated in a protein shell that can be fed to your bees in a sugar syrup solution. This treatment detoxifies pesticides that...
2021-09-0650 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBeekeeping and ABJ with Editor Eugene MakovecEugene Makovec has been Editor of the American Bee Journal for only a short time and isn't well known in the Beekeeping world. He is working to change that. He grew up helping his father keep the family's bees, so has a good background in the craft. He spent time building his career for a few years after graduating with a journalism degree, but when he came back to bees when his father was around to help him get started. When that happened, he began working with some local associations, drifting to the communication side...
2021-08-2348 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHiveTracks' Beekeeper's Companion with James Wilkes On today's episode, we welcome back friend of the podcast, James Wilkes, beekeeper, professor and Founder of HiveTracks. HiveTracks continues to evolve and grow from the 'simple' 2008 technology platform focused on recordkeeping for the beekeeper to an entire ecosystem of management decision making tools. In past episodes staring with Episode 007 we talked with James about the 'computerized hive' and then in Season 3, with James and Joseph Cazier, about the development of 'Bee-XML' as a means to standardize data recording and sharing within the industry. The HiveTracks team also continues to evolve and grow with James...
2021-08-1657 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBee City USA with Xerces' Molly Martin & City of Olympia's Amy StullIn this episode we talk first with Molly Martin, the coordinator of Bee City USA, and Bee Campus USA, both supported by the Xerces Society. The Xerces Society is as Pro Pollinator as any group can get, there's no doubt about that. Of course, our honey bees are probably the best-known pollinators, but there are thousands more out there – other bees of course, but butterflies, birds, bats, beetles, and a host of other creatures. It all began some years ago when Phyllis Stiles developed a program that cities, and then campuses could adopt that would en...
2021-08-0955 min
CAHSS Podcast Series - Animal Health InsightsRacing against Resistance with Dr. Maud de Lagarde: Animal Health Insights, Ep. 8, Aug. 7, 2021We're all racing neck and neck against antimicrobial resistance - trying to preserve antibiotics for use in the most critical situations. This equine specialist pinpoints actions horse owners and veterinarians can take to minimize spread of resistant pathogens in horse populations and facilities.
With fewer anti-microbials in our equine veterinary toolkit, it is essential that we learn all we can about how antimicrobial resistant pathogens travel between horses and their handlers. Without being able to identify and track antibiotic resistant bacteria, we are left in the dark when we try to adjust our management of our animals...
2021-08-0717 minBeekeeping Today PodcastNectar Technologies - Max Cherney & Rae OlssonMax Cherney is Director of Operations at Nectar Technologies and Dr. Rae Olson is a postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University. Together they work with Precision Beekeeping in Quebec, Canada developing a data driven app for commercial beekeepers to use to seasonally track not only individual colonies but entire beeyards, with each colony having an individual identity within that beeyard. Using GPS technology to identify a location, a beeyard, or a colony, can be tracked for an entire season. This can tell a beekeeper location differences as far as a host of variables is concerned, plus a long list...
2021-08-0252 minBeekeeping Today PodcastRoss Rounds & More with Ben & Kimberly Carpenter (S4, E6)In this episode, we talk with Ben and Kimberly Carpenter of Hungry Bear Farms, current owners of Ross Rounds Honey Supers and Sundance Pollen Traps. Ross Rounds Honey Supers were created by Tom Ross several years ago, then the business was purchased by Lloyd Spears, who then developed the Sundance Pollen trap to increase his business. In 2017 he sold his business to Ben and Kimberly Carpenter, who run Hungry Bee Farms in New England as commercial honey producers, a bee supply business and now these very unique pieces of beekeeping equipment. Ben and Kim do...
2021-07-261h 02Beekeeping Today PodcastDr. Gene Kritsky on Honey Bees and CicadasIn this episode we talk with Dr. Gene Kritsky, who has authored or edited 10 books and over 250 papers on subjects as diverse as entomology, Egyptology, evolution, history of science, dinosaur biology, insect poetry and insect mythology. The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt is one of his Egyptology stories in a book, and Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition was released this spring, just before Brood X began singing their mating songs (at up to 90 decibels at their peak) in the Eastern US this spring. He is the Dean, and a Professor in the department of...
2021-07-1955 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHoney Bee Health Coalition: Part 2 - Pests and PredatorsWe continue this week exploring the work of the Honey Bee Health Coalition we started on the March 29th, Season 3, Episode 44, with Matt Mulica. The HBHC has several goals, tasks and programs it is pursuing and the one we are exploring today, with Dr. Dewey Caron, Representing the Western Apiculture Society and Mary Reed, Texas Apiary Inspector and Secretary to the HBHC organization. Together they represent the Pests and Predators arm of the Hive Management group. Of course, Varroa, and the viruses they transmit, are at the top of the list, and Dewey and Mary have several...
2021-07-1251 minBeekeeping Today PodcastCharlotte Ekker Wiggins and A Beekeepers DiaryCharlotte Ekker Wiggins, author of two books about beekeeping and beekeepers, is our guest today. Her first book, Bee Club Basics, Or How To Start A Bee Club, dealt with managing teachers mentors, students, classes and the basics of organizing a start-up beekeeping organization. Her second book, just recently released is A Beekeeper's Diary. Self Guide To Keeping Bees. [Late breaking news! "A Beekeeper's Diary" just won a Bronze Award in the Home & Garden Category from the Independent Publisher Book Awards! Congratulations Charlotte!] This is a beginner's book, certainly. But it is different than any you have...
2021-06-1443 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe National Honey Board with Margaret Lombard & Catherine Barry (S3, E54)In this episode, we talk with Margaret Lombard (CEO) and Catherine Barry (Dir. of Marketing) from the National Honey Board. The NHB is an organization designed with the express purpose of marketing honey. There are 10 Board Members, consisting of Honey Packers, Honey Importers, beekeepers and Sioux Honey who handle more than 250,000 pounds of honey/year and who pay a penny and a half/per pound for every pound over that amount. They have USDA Oversight, and are involved in almost anything and everything honey. They have an incredible web page at www.Honey.com that has a...
2021-06-0747 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Art of the Bee & Honey Bee Genetics with Dr. Rob PageToday, we invite Dr. Robert E. Page, Jr. to the podcast to talk about his research on honey bee genetics and his new book, The Art Of The Bee. Shaping the environment from Landscapes to Societies. Rob is an Emeritus professor at both Arizona State University and The University of California, Davis. He has published hundreds of research papers, and he is the author of two other books. And he is the recipient of numerous awards, fellowships and recognitions from institutions around the world. Rob Page is a geneticist and has studied the workings of...
2021-05-3147 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHive Types - Part 5: The Future of Hives - The HyperHyve with Mike JamesThis is without doubt, the most technologically advanced, commercially available, honey bee hive monitoring system developed so far. Mike James has a background in home automation and when he started keeping bees not all that long ago, a first thought was supporting his package bees with some insulation. And, to no one's surprise, his insulated package colonies took off faster than those in his regular hive boxes. So, he developed an insulating technique using a polycarbonate foam sprayed on the inside of his boxes, moving them from a R-0.75 value to an R-6 value. The walls are...
2021-05-2447 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHive Types - Part 4: AZ Hives with Paul LongwellIn Part 4 of our 5-part series on hive types other than the standard Langstroth, we talk with Paul Longwell about the AZ Hive. Paul has been keeping bees for quite a few years. He's a Master Beekeeper and has bees in Langstroth hives, top bar hives and has a shed with his AZ Hives. AZ hives, if you're not familiar with them were developed in Slovenia, which has a long history with bees and beekeeping. Basically, AZ hives are in a small shed that the beekeeper goes into to work the bees. To work these hives, they...
2021-05-1749 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHive Types - Part 3: Long Hives with Tina SebestyenIn Part Three of our five-part Hive Types Series, we talk with Colorado Master Beekeeper and columnist Tina Sebestyen about the Long or Horizontal Langstroth. Horizontal hives are very much like the traditional Langstroth hives, which are vertical stacks of boxes, except horizontal hives are only one box high and about three boxes long. The very best thing about horizontal hives is that you never have to lift a very heavy box off the top of a hive to get to what's below that box. Essentially, no lifting for the beekeeper. Horizontal hives, using 30 frames, can have...
2021-05-1045 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHive Types - Part 2: Top Bar Hives with Christy HemenwayWe continue with our five-part series on hive types other than the standard Langstroth, with Christy Hemenway. Christy has been working with top bar hives for just over 14 years now and has developed a good sense of how they work. She started out liking them because – It's all about the wax – clean wax was important to her and top bar hives produce clean wax. No foundation to fuss with and no contaminants to worry about, so it's perfect for cut comb honey, or the crush and drain method of harvesting liquid honey. But there's a lot...
2021-05-0338 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHive Types - Part 1: Flow Hive with Stuart Anderson (S3, E48)This week, we start our multi-part series on hive types other than the standard Langstroth. We start with the Flow Hive. In this episode, we talk with Stewart Anderson, who, with his son Cedar imagined and then created the Flow Hive, certainly the most cosmic jump in the technology of honey harvesting developed since the first mechanical honey extractor conceived by Major Franz Elder von Hruschka in 1865. It started on a hot summer day 16 years ago when Cedar had spent a long day cranking his extractor harvesting his honey crop. Cranky bees, humid tropical weather...
2021-04-2656 min
Everyday Health Hacker by Dr. Liza LealImprove your Immunity NowIn today’s podcast we will reveal the top five secrets to immune building optimal wellness.
We will share top supplements and therapies ranging from IV vitamins, IV ozone hemotherapy, umbilical chord stem cell therapy and more. For additional information www.meridianhealthinstitute.com
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Feeling puny having some brain fog, tired of being sick and tired IV vitamin therapy can improve the enzymes that help decrease inflammation. Have a joint that is hurting consider stem cell therapy or PRF (plasma rich fibrin) therapy. All simple proce...
2021-04-2411 minBeekeeping Today PodcastDr. Samuel Ramsey - Varroa & Tropilaelaps Updates and More! (S3, E47)Dr. Sam Ramsey is back with us again, looking at all sorts of questions than bother beekeepers, and working with smart kids and science! Sammy hasn't not let any grass grow under his feet since he was forced to return home from his research in Thailand studying Tropilaelaps mites (Tropilaelaps clareae and T. mercedesae) so we are ready if and when they arrive in the US. It turns out there is a very clever way to identify which species of Tropi-mite, as they call them in Thailand, is infesting a hive. Believe it or not, they actually "...
2021-04-1954 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Climate Change Impact on Bees & Floral Sources with Dr. Christina Grozinger (S3, E46)In this episode, we talk with Dr. Christina Grozinger, from Penn State's Department of Entomology. Her recent research and paper of climate changes impact on honey bee survival and plant growing season has confirmed many suspicions on the long term impact these changes have on all bees, both native and honey bees. Climate change, growing degree days, too warm, too wet, not wet enough, too cold, not enough nectar, last summer's weather, winter temperatures – all of these environmental experiences have some effect on honey bee behavior. But this research at Penn State indicates, interestingly, that the temperature la...
2021-04-1242 min
Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil HealthEp. 184 – Mike Seely and Mallory Embree – Native MicrobialsMike Seely, Co-Founder and CEO of Native Microbials, and Mallory Embree, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Native Microbials, joined me to discuss the products they currently have on offer and those they will be bringing to market early in 2022. We talked about how they work, how they are administered, and how they are different from the current regime of supplements on the market.
2021-04-0600 minBeekeeping Today Podcast2021 Asian Giant Hornet Update with Sven-Erik Spichiger (S3, E45)In this episode, we have a return visit with Washington State Department of Agriculture's Sven-Erik Spichiger, to see how our honey bees' newest threat, The Giant Asian Hornet, did last season in the Pacific Northwest. The AGH was wildly sensationalized last year, picking up the moniker of "Murder Hornet", which actually helped garner some attention to both this beast and the Department's quest to locate nests and capture specimens. Over 900 traps were placed in very northern Washington by department officials, 325 by private land managers and park officials, and private citizen scientists in the state put...
2021-04-0557 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Honey Bee Health Coalition with Matt Mulica (S3, E44)Meet Matt Mulica, Senior Project Director of The Honey Bee Health Coalition a group of more than 50 organizations who have come together to implement solutions to achieve a healthy population of native and managed pollinators. These include beekeepers, growers, researchers, government agencies, agribusiness, conservation groups and production agriculture. Working together, they have identified several major areas they feel need the most attention. These include forage and nutrition, hive and certainly varroa management, and crop pest management. They've developed best management practices for corn, soybeans and canola, outreach to growers, beekeepers, agribusinesses, the pubic and anybody needing more...
2021-03-2948 min
2021-03-2500 minProgressive Dairy PodcastThe rumen microbiome and implications for dairy farmers - Mallory Embree, Native Microbials (Sponsored Podcast)Mallory Embree is Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at Native Microbials, a company focused on improving animal health and nutrition by leveraging the microbiome. The company has invested several years to scientific discovery to understand the complexity of the rumen microbiome, and the critical role it plays for cows.
In this episode you’ll learn about the importance of the microbiome, implications for the dairy industry, and how Native Microbials is delivering novel feed additive solutions that can benefit farmers. Mallory is joined by Alfonso Lago, President of DairyExperts.
This episode is brought to yo...
2021-03-2328 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe 2021 Almond Season & Indoor Wintering with John Miller (S3, E43)John Miller is a commercial beekeeper based in Gackle, North Dakota and New Castle, California. His family has been keeping bees since 1894. Their season starts each spring when John and his sons take their bees to the almond orchards in Central California. In this episode, John gives us an update on the 2021 almond pollination. For the past three years, John overwintered his thousands of colonies in a specially designed building in Gackle. Moving them indoors has reduced his winter losses from about 35% to about 8%. It is a very special building. The red light...
2021-03-2242 min
IFA PodcastsBiologicals in Action: Nitrogen FixationManish Raizada, Professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph and Marcus Meadows-Smith, CEO of BioConsortia talk with IFA’s Deputy Director-General, Patrick Heffer, about the benefits and potential of Nitrogen-fixing microbials as a tool available to farmers to improve plant nutrition.
2021-03-2229 minBeekeeping Today PodcastRussian Honey Bee and EAS Updates with Dan Conlon (S3, E42)In this episode, we invite Dan Conlon back to learn how the Russian Honey Bee Program is progressing, since now is the time to consider trying packages, nucs or queens for the coming season. Arguably, Russians are the most tested breed of honey bee in the US due to the fact that the USDA Honey Bee Genetics Lab has had a hand in the selection and breeding program from the very beginning. Not only that, they have stayed involved, with improvements in breeding, selecting for the right traits, making sure the genetics of resistance and honey production...
2021-03-1540 minBeekeeping Today PodcastResearch for Hire with Jessie & Bobby Louque (S3, E41) Today, we talk with Jessie and Bobby Louque, of Louque Agricultural Enterprises. Testing the interactions of pesticides and honey bees is what this company does on a daily basis. They have combined their passion for bees with their passion for science. They are what is called a Contract Research Organization, or CRO. Companies hire them to do the specialty research required with honey bees to provide the EPA with the measures and data needed to make decisions on the introduction or expansion of a pesticide or honey bee food label. When a new product is...
2021-03-0855 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBoris Baer - Center for Integrative Bee Research (S3, E40)Our guest this week is Boris Baer, Professor of Entomology at UC Riverside. Boris is the recent recipient of a $900,000 grant from the University of California's Office of the President. He is the Principal Investigator of a four-campus network of bee researchers and engineers to boost dwindling honey bee populations working in the Center for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER). Boris is working with a team of researchers and students looking at the interaction of nutritional supplements when bees have been exposed to pesticides, and how to harness the natural honey bee microbiome to this assault. The research...
2021-03-0151 minBeekeeping Today PodcastSteven Coy - APHIS and Chinese Tallow (S3, E39)Steven Coy, Executive Board Member of American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) returns to the podcast. This time, he discusses the USDA-APHIS call for comments on the elimination of the Chinese Tallow Tree and the impact the elimination of this tree could have on honey producers from Texas to Florida. PLEASE NOTE: At the time of the podcast recording, the published comment period ended on Feb. 22. It has been extended to April 23. You have another 60 days to comment, but please do if the issue is critical to you. Also on the show, Jim Tew stops by...
2021-02-2234 min
LYME Voice116 Use Your Mind To Heal Your Mold & Lyme with Dr. Diane MuellerMysterious and unrecognized symptoms can leave you feeling overwhelmed and confused about what protocols to implement, whom to trust and where to put your resources.Dr. Diane Mueller believes that "there is NO one size fits all in medicine" and that different people respond to different therapies and approaches. She speaks from both experience and education!This episode is packed with practical advice about:-Doctor Hopping-"When to hop and when to stop."-Mindset (Fight) + Action (Heal)-Medical PTSD-Reacting vs. Responding-Decision Fatigue-Pulsating Microbials-Social...
2021-02-1659 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Bee Squad with Bridget Mendel and Becky Masterman (S3, E38)In today's episode, we talk with Bridget Mendel and Becky Masterman of the University of Minnesota Bee Lab's "Bee Squad". Dr. Marla Spivak created Bee Squad as an outreach group 10 years ago in the Twin Cities area to help local beekeepers and other people just wanting bees in the backyard, with just a couple of volunteers. It has blossomed into a dynamic, nationally known UMN Extension Program that is helping hundreds, even thousands of people – beekeepers and non-beekeepers alike. The Bee Squad was originally headed by Becky who recently 'passed the hive tool' of leadership to Bridget. To...
2021-02-1555 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Bee Corp with Ellie SymesThis week we talk with Ellie Symes, CEO of The Bee Corp. We met Ellie at the recent Almond Growers virtual conference. With pollination hives in almonds renting for around $200 each, almond growers want to make sure they are getting good, strong hives so they get maximum production from their orchards. Beekeepers want to make sure they are not spending time and money moving hives that don't measure up to a grower's standards. So, what's the best way to make sure both beekeepers and growers get the biggest bang for their bees? One answer - fast, accurate grading using...
2021-02-0852 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBee Downtown with Ben DictusIn today's episode we talk with Ben Dictus, beekeeper for Bee Downtown. The good people in the Bee Downtown organization have taken bees and beekeeping to a new level of education, promotion and opportunity. They have combined beekeeping and leadership training, with business leaders and employees: Bee yards with corporate landscapes. Ben manages about 150 colonies in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, working with the likes of corporations such as SAS, Delta Air, Burt's Bees, Blue Cross to establish colonies on their corporate grounds. The hives are not hidden behind an outbuilding or the 'back acreage...
2021-02-0149 minBeekeeping Today PodcastKaylee Richardson - The Honeystead with KirstenOn today's show, we chat with Kaylee Richardson, who runs the Farm on Quail Hollow and posts about her life as a modern-day homesteader @the_honeystead. She shares the nitty-gritty details of what it takes to produce most of your food from your own farm both in beautiful photos and via informative YouTube videos. She's grown her apiary substantially, building up from a couple of hives into a small, sideline business. Currently she's in the process of relocating her colonies from her garden to a separate spot, where their flightpath won't be obstructed by foot traffic.
2021-01-2549 minBeekeeping Today PodcastReturn of the Regional Beekeepers - Winter Perspectives (S3, E34) In this episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, we reconnect with our beekeeping friends from Season 2, Episode 29. They come from across the country including Central North Carolina, North East Ohio, the western slope of the Rocky Mountains and the West Coast of Washington. We talk with them about last season, this winter and what they expect for next season. We start out in North Carolina with Mark Smith, who has had bees since 2014 and is running 20 – 30 treatment free colonies. His season last year had some real surprises and he was playing catch up most of the su...
2021-01-1857 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Importance of Propolis with Dr. Marla Spivak (S3, E33)Marla Spivak is a honey bee researcher at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her work has covered a variety of subjects over the years including queen breeding and disease prevention and lately she has been working on the relationship of honey bees and propolis. Propolis is simply a mixture of resins honey bees collect from a variety of plants. These resins protect these plants from diseases and pests that would otherwise harm them. She first became interested when she read that some properties of propolis had a positive effect on human HIV disease. Then she attended...
2021-01-1145 minBeekeeping Today PodcastTwo Queen Honey Production with Tom Theobald (S3, E32)In this episode, we welcome back Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald. Tom had a small commercial operation in Colorado in the late 70's, running up to 200 or so colonies when he first started using two queen colonies. The biology of running two queens in a colony does make sense if you use the technique Tom perfected, but the better you get, the more lifting you are going to do. His finished production hives had three deeps for brood production and seven mediums for honey storage. At the time, an average to strong colony in his part of Colorado would make...
2021-01-0442 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHoliday Replay: Dr. Sam Ramsey & The Varroa Mite (S3, E31)On this special Holiday Replay, we bring back one of our favorite episodes from the first season, when we invited Dr. Sam Ramsey to the podcast to talk about the Varroa Mite. Sam Ramsey is a life long entomologist. His interests in all things insects started in his youth along with his parent's encouragement and his siblings displeasure! He continued his studies in college (Cornell) and just recently completed his PhD this year at The University of Maryland under Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp. Dr. Ramsey made headlines earlier this year with the publication of his doctoral...
2020-12-281h 00
IBS Freedom PodcastHoliday Special - Gut Christmas List! (Special Giveaway at the end!)Christmas is just around the corner! and let's make this year extra special! For this episode, we decided to create our own Christmas List - in which it is all Gut Related! Listen till the end for a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Here are some of the things you ahve to watch out: -Best Dietary Advice from a Dietitian and Herbalist & Nutrition Practitioner-Favorite Anti-Microbials of a Dietitian and Herbalist & Nutrition Practitioner- Best Adaptogens- Supplements you should never try - ANNOUNCEMENTFollow us on our different social media plat...
2020-12-2156 minBeekeeping Today PodcastNewfoundland's Varroa Action Plan with Dr. David Peck and Peter Armitage (S3, E30)On today's episode, we talk with Newfoundland beekeeper, Peter Armitage and Dr. David Peck, a Professor from Cornell University, David Peck. Those of us south of the Canadian border tend to mispronounce the name of that big Island off the east coast of Quebec and just north of Prince Edward Island. We tend to slur it, saying 'Newfundlund' instead. But that is wrong. How do you say it right? "Understand New Found Land". Onomatopoeia to the rescue! (One of the cohost's still can't get it right…) The good people who live on Newfoundland Island have managed to ke...
2020-12-2142 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHoney Testing - QSI America with Tobias Wiezorek (S3, E29)QSI–America is a Germany based company that is in the business of testing honey for anything. Their US lab in Corona, California is led by Tobias Wiezorek, and employs about 35 scientists looking at the biochemical, microbiology, chemical and pollen aspects of the honey and wax samples. They can perform many tests, including moisture content, the presence of antibiotics or pesticides, the HMF content to determine if the sample has been overheated, sugar ratios to tell if it's a blend, pure or something else, they can identify the pollens found in a sample to identify the source and/or co...
2020-12-141h 08Beekeeping Today PodcastSanta Cruz Bee Company's Emily Bondor with Kirsten (S3, E28)In this week's episode, guest host Kirsten Traynor speaks with Emily Bondor of the Santa Cruz Bee Co about how she manages her colonies and those of other beekeepers without chemical intervention. Emily discuss the types of losses beekeepers should expect when foregoing varroa treatments, how to be an ethical treatment-free beekeeper, so that your sick colonies don't impact hives in the vicinity, and how her attitude toward treatments has evolved, because she also manages other people's investment in bees. Tune in for this in-depth discussion about the pros and cons about stopping varroa treatments of your bees.
2020-12-071h 01Beekeeping Today PodcastInterviews with Beekeepers, Author Steve Donohoe (S3, E27)Starting several years ago, Steve Donohoe wanted to find out more about beekeepers and how they kept bees. His travels took him to California, where he talked to Randy Oliver and Ray Olivarez, to Vermont to talk to Mike Palmer, then back the UK to talk to Murry McGregor in Scotland and Peter Little, who used to work with Brother Adam, then on to a New Zealand honey packer and finally to France to visit that country's largest queen breeder. These people were sort of his heroes, successful at their occupation and fairly well known in the...
2020-11-3042 minBeekeeping Today PodcastErnst Seed Company - Calvin Ernst with Kirsten (S3, E26)Protecting pollinators and improving the habitat for honey bees often entails planting nectar and pollen rich plants. In this episode, Kirsten talks with Calvin Ernst, founder of Ernst Seeds, who has been deeply involved with growing native plants for over 50 years. Learn how providing seeds for erosion control to the Department of Transportation helped him start his company and how he transitioned the company's focus to natives over time. He provides solid advice on preparing the ground prior to planting for pollinators. Learn more about this family run business and how it provides for pollinators in this week's show.
2020-11-2346 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBananas for Bees with Katharina Davitt (S3, E25)In this episode, Master Beekeeper, Katharina Davitt reveals the nutritional benefits honey bees derive from bananas. Yes, you read that correctly, bananas! We all know that bananas are good for people. They are full of carbs, minerals, vitamins, are good for digestion and just taste good. But the one thing all beekeepers learn when they start out is that when bees are threatened, they release alarm pheromone and that smells like bananas. So up to now, wise beekeepers didn't bring bananas to the bee yard. But it turns out feeding bananas to honey bees is...
2020-11-1653 minBeekeeping Today PodcastOregon Fires - Sharon Schmidt with Kirsten (S3, E24)This autumn wildfires cut through large swaths of Oregon, destroying towns, homes and habitat. In this episode, Kirsten talks with Sharon Schmidt, founder of Cascade Girl Apiary, who lost her home and apiary in Phoenix, Oregon. Sharon was visiting a friend when the fires roared into her town. The police would not let her return to her property. She expected the fires to be brought under control, but as she watched from the ridge line, her town went up in flames. Talent and Phoenix, Oregon were both early members of the Bee City USA program, changing their...
2020-11-0944 minBeekeeping Today Podcast"Show Me The Honey" with Dave Doroghy (S3, E23) Dave Doroghy works in the worlds of advertising and sports marketing and lives on a house boat on the Frasier River in southern British Columbia near Vancouver. His discovery of beekeeping wasn't the common story of being swept off his feet with this new found passion. No, his interest was primarily financial. Show me the Money was a part of his professional sports life, so 'show me the honey' became a part of his beekeeping life. His story is familiar to many new beekeepers. He makes just about every mistake that can be made with...
2020-11-0246 minBeekeeping Today PodcastOrganic Beekeeping and Importing Manuka: Madhu Honey with Kirsten (S3, E22)In this episode, Kirsten sits down with Matthew Pettersson of Madhu Honey, who fell into beekeeping after a chance encounter with a giant jar of honey in a New York City apartment. Fascinated by honey bees and the golden honey they create, he ended up working for a commercial organic beekeeper in Germany, who runs four to six thousand colonies – much larger than one typically thinks about organic beekeeping, envisioning small bucolic apiaries with a beekeeper very much in-tune with their bees. Hooked, he didn't want to stop over the winter and so headed to New Zealand in...
2020-10-261h 01Beekeeping Today PodcastAmerican Honey Tasting Society with Marina & Raffaele (S3, E21)Marina Marchese is the President of the American Honey Tasting Society. She refined her learning and teaching skills in Italy and Raffaele Dall'Olio was one of her teachers. Today we discuss with them all of the aspects of honey tasting – the basics of how to taste a honey, using your tongue, your nose, your eyes. Learn the vocabulary to describe, and then to remember the flavors, the taste and aromas of all of the many varieties of honey available. Marina's American Honey Tasting Society offers honey tasting classes, similar to the three years of classes she took in...
2020-10-1955 minBeekeeping Today PodcastComb Building & More: Michael Smith, Ph.D with Kirsten (S3, E20)In this week's episode, guest cohost, Kirsten Traynor, editor of 2 Million Blossoms, talks with Michael Smith, Ph.D. Michael grew up in Panama, then went to boarding school in Wales, where he chanced upon a beekeeper with honey in a hallway. Together the two ended up launching a bee club that just celebrated its 15th anniversary. After being a gofer for a bee lab at a women's university, Smith convinced Tom Seeley to take him on as a graduate student. At Cornell, he investigated what triggers drone comb building plus ran a side project on who steals from a...
2020-10-121h 01
Poultry Health TodayDirect-fed microbials can impact Salmonella vaccine efficacySome direct-fed microbial additives with live cultures have been found to impact the efficacy of modified-live vaccines. Sanderson Farms’ Phil Stayer, DVM, said the firm made the findings relatively recently as part of work to reduce Salmonella levels on poultry going into processing plants.
2020-10-0506 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Ambeessadors with Steve Rogenstein and Kirsten (S3, E18) If you're interested in starting a honey festival in your city, you have to speak with Steve Rogenstein who founded the Ambeesadors. A former event manager, he fell in love with bees and has used his unique skills to organize honey festivals in both New York City and Barcelona. Currently he lives in Berlin, Germany. Steve is also involved with the COLOSS Survivor Taskforce, coordinating the citizen science project Honey Bee Watch. This project seeks to connect beekeepers, bee enthusiasts and scientists in identifying feral and wild honey bee colonies to help preserve their genetics...
2020-09-2852 minBeekeeping Today PodcastDewey Caron - "The Complete Bee Handbook" & More (S3, E17) Dr. Dewey M. Caron's latest book, The Complete Bee Handbook is quite the book. Not a scientific text, not a how-to beekeeping book, but one that's meant for all those folks who think they might want to keep bees, but don't know what's involved. Plus it includes sections on honey recipes, making candles, mead and honey beer, gardening for all bees, bee biology in just the right amount. Beautiful art highlights each chapter, with each chapter given an overview and summary. It is truly delightful. But wait: There's more. Dewey is very involved in working...
2020-09-2145 minBeekeeping Today PodcastBee Audacious with Bonnie Morse and Kirsten (S3, E16)The Bee Audacious conference brought together beekeeping luminaries like Mark Winston, Marla Spivak, Tom Seeley and many others. The event was created and organized by Bonnie Morse, who recently sat down to chat with guest host Kirsten Traynor. In today's episode they talk how Winston's editorial in Bee Culture encouraged audacious thinking about bee health inspired the event. It was an unusual conference focused on dialogue instead of talks, bringing together bright minds to try and find creative solutions to pressing issues in the bee industry. And what has she been up to since that first conference...
2020-09-1447 minBeekeeping Today PodcastThe Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium with Allie and Britteny (S3, E15)In today's episode we talk to Britteny Kyle, DVM, President of the Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium (HBVC) and Alexzandra (Allie) Mosel, DVM, who is the President Elect. Both are beekeepers and small animal veterinarians interested in getting more vets trained and interested in bees and beekeeping. Recall that as of January 2017, if a beekeeper needs to administer antibiotics to their honey bees, they are required to have a prescription or feed directive from a licensed veterinarian. The HBVC is made up of students and professionals from all segments of veterinary medicine and animal science who care about...
2020-09-0749 minBeekeeping Today PodcastHoney and the Good Food Awards with Sarah Weiner and Mark Carlson (S3, E14)In today's episode we talk with Sarah Weiner, the Executive Director of the Good Food Awards Foundation and Mark Carlson, the Committee Co-Chair of the Honey Category. Sarah brings a global perspective to her position having worked with Slow Foods International in Italy and the US, produced the Organic Food Festival in the UK, and has co-founded seedling projects. In his spare time, Mark is a California State Beekeepers Association Master Beekeeper and a Chemist at Micro-Tracers, Inc. They both sat down with us recently to talk about the Good Food Awards Foundation and what it takes...
2020-08-3153 minBeekeeping Today PodcastStrong Microbials with Drs. Vera and Slava Strogolova (S3, E12)Strong Microbials got their start producing probiotics to improve the health of cattle, dairy cows, poultry and swine. Their products improved animal food digestion resulting in overall animal health. In 2012 they became interested in doing the same thing for honey bees. In this episode, we talk with Vera and Slava about their probiotic use to aid honey bee health and well-being. Multiple bacteria are present in all nectars, pollens, propolis and the environment. Honey bees need these bacteria to aid not only in digestion, but also to improve immune response and combating stressors detrimental to their health. S...
2020-08-1759 min
OncoPharmVIALE-A (venetoclax + azacitidine for elderly/unfit AML)VIALE-A: Veneoxlax + azacitidine, a new standard of care for elderly or unfit AML patients, is now published. Lots of supportive care and management concerns to discuss: tumor lysis syndrome, prophylactic anti-microbials, G-CSF use (?), and dose modification for hematologic toxicity.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2012971
2020-08-1316 min
Hands-On Wellness (Video)Limiting COVID-19 Access With Your Hands - CleanKey and Raycop UV Light Vacuum
Unfortunately, we continue to fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Ant Pruitt shares some simple tools to help the chances of contracting the virus or other microbials with your hands. The KeySmart CleanKey copper key dongle limits your hands from touching devices that may have viruses or harmful microbes on them. Also, the power of UV light can be useful in your vacuum cleaner. Raycop has a vacuum that can help fight off these germs. All discussed on Hands-On Wellness.
Host: Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-wellness
2020-07-3111 minHands-On Wellness (Audio)Limiting COVID-19 Access With Your Hands - CleanKey and Raycop UV Light Vacuum
Unfortunately, we continue to fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Ant Pruitt shares some simple tools to help the chances of contracting the virus or other microbials with your hands. The KeySmart CleanKey copper key dongle limits your hands from touching devices that may have viruses or harmful microbes on them. Also, the power of UV light can be useful in your vacuum cleaner. Raycop has a vacuum that can help fight off these germs. All discussed on Hands-On Wellness.
Host: Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-wellness
2020-07-3111 min
Vegas Never SleepsFrom March 22, 2020 - Vegas Closed_Dr Annette Hasalone_Jon LindquistSilver and Zinc have been used for centuries as disinfectants and anti-microbials. This week, Dr Annette Haslanone of Elemental Research Inc. joins us to discuss virology, cleanliness, and what you can do to possibly prevent or mitigate infection. Plus, Hall-of-Fame Las Vegas broadcaster Jon Lindquist gives us a historical perspective. It's Vegas Never Sleeps with Steven Maggi heard Sundays 11am ET (8am PT) on BizTalkRadio, worldwide on iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Spreaker or subscribe to our iTunes at tinyurl.com/y99oby4p
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2020-03-2338 min
AHDB Food & FarmingHow to keep your produce clean - a guide to microbialsWe caught up with three of our keynote speakers, who agreed to provide an overview of their areas of speciality.
Mike Hutchison of Hutchison Scientific provides an update on the microbiological organisms of most concern in edible crop production, including how to manage listeria.
Jim Monaghan of Harper Adams University discusses irrigation water quality, application methods and risk management.
Ana Allende of CEBAS-CSIC briefs us on the latest EU microbial regulations and the European approach to thwarting contamination risks during crop production through good hygiene practice.
To discover more about microbials and how t...
2020-03-2015 min
CannabisTechA Tech Moment: Sifting For Heavy Metals In Colorado CannabisAfter facing a national health crisis with the vape epidemic, the American cannabis industry earned a plethora of fair criticism. With products such as vitamin e acetate sold as healthy cutting agents on the market mere years ago, it’s paramount to upkeep a standard for testing and policing products as an industry.
NEW HEAVY METAL TESTING REQUIREMENTS IN COLORADO
“From molds to microbials, pesticides, and heavy metals, cannabis products can contain a wide variety of products if we’re not careful in how these products are tested,” Kristina Etter of Cannabis Tech said. In this Tec...
2020-03-1612 min
The Wellness DoctorsEpisode 3: IBS Part TwoWhat Vanessa has been up to on her travelsLaunching Ananta Well-being! The wellness consultation service we're offering, check us out at www.anantawellbeing.com IBS treatment: chewing and eating food properly, healing herbs, probiotics, prebiotics, rifaxamin and herbal anti-microbials, die-off reaction, binders, manual therapies, emotional states associated with IBS, and psychological treatment.
2019-12-161h 02
The Light Between⚠️ Amazon & CBD. Fake or fo-real?Alright, ladies and gents.If you've shopped CBD you know exactly how frustrating, confusing and daunting it can be.Today I'm talking AMAZON. I love Amazon for my two-day impulses, although CBD is not one of them. As tempting as it is, here's what you need to know about FAKE CBD on any website - including Amazon. FULL SHOW NOTES and TIPS on CBD & Amazon -While it may seem convenient, CBD oils sold on Amazon have been heavily criticized for a myriad of reasons. More often than not, these oils a...
2019-11-1110 min
Your Real Estate TodayTermites and MicrobialsMarty Ivey of Ivey Exterminating fills in for Paul. Martin Ivey and Jan Ivey from Ivey Exterminating join Marty to discuss insects and more.
2019-09-2121 min
This Week in MicrobiologyPhD BalanceFrom ASM Microbe 2019, the Microbials meet up with Susanna L. Harris and Alex Politis to talk about mental health in graduate school and NIH peer review. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michele Swansonand Michael Schmidt Guests: Susanna L. Harrisand Alex Politis Subscribe to TWiM (free) on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, RSS, or by email. Get the entire ASM Podcast Network via our Microbeworld app. Become a patron of TWiM Links for this episode PhD Balance Susanna's video(Vimeo) NIH Center for Scientific Review TWiM Listener survey Send your mic...
2019-06-281h 15
Something to Chew OnThe Realities of Research in the Developing World with Dr. Jessie Vipham - Food SafetyDr. Jessie Vipham is a K-State alumna and food microbiologist currently serving as the faculty hire in global food systems and nutrition for the USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL). This was a fantastic, wide-ranging conversation that started with Jessie’s graduate studies using direct-fed microbials in cattle systems and then moved on to the work she does now managing food safety projects in several developing countries around Africa and Southeast Asia. Some of the highlights include how she tackles large challenging issues related to food safety, the importance of trust to th...
2019-05-271h 10
SIBO Made SimpleEP 14 | The Sleep-Gut Cycle: How Improving Your Sleep Can Heal Your Digestive System with Jennifer HanwayWant to know one of the most popular SIBO treatment recommendations on this podcast? Stress management and sleep. Yes, low FODMAP foods and anti-microbials are only one part of the picture. In reality, our on-going gut health has everything to do with the simplest, most common sense lifestyle choices. And today’s episode is all about how to change your everyday habits to foster better rest and more of it. Jennifer Hanway is a holistic nutritionist with practices in Boston and New York. More importantly, she’s a fellow gut warrior, who’s seen first-hand how sleep can im...
2019-05-151h 09This Week in MicrobiologyIntercellular microbial tradeThe Microbials reveal how a chemosynthetic symbiont stores energy for its marine flatworm host, and extraction of nutrients from host cells by E. coli injectisome components. Become a patron of TWiM. Links for this episode: Take the TWiM listener survey Bacteria store energy for gutless worms (PNAS) Paracatenula on TWiM #21 E. coli extracts nutrients from host cells (Cell) Image credit Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission. Send your microbiology questions and comments to twim@microbe.tv
2019-04-261h 10This Week in MicrobiologyI hear youThe Microbials discuss how ambrosia beetles utilize ethanol to farm fungi, and how cleaved cochlin protein sequesters bacteria in the inner ear to preserve hearing function. Links for this episode: Ambrosia beetles, ethanol, and farmed fungi (PNAS) Cleaved cochlin protects the inner ear (Cell Host Microbe) Importance of flossing (ADA) Subscribe to TWiM (free) on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Android, RSS, or by email. You can also listen on your mobile device with the Microbeworld app. Become a Patron of TWiM! Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees an...
2019-03-291h 03
Triple Play Performance Podcast - Mind | Body | NutritionEpisode 64: Which Nutritional Supplements Do I need?Let’s clear up the confusion
Choosing nutritional supplements can be a very confusing task. Who do you believe? Which ones are effective? Which ones are just expensive pee? In this episode, I go over which ones I think are essential on a daily basis and which ones are on an as-needed basis.
Link to Episode 61: How to Choose a Nutritional Supplement
When should you supplement
* Times of higher stress
* Traveling
* Heavier workouts
* Sluggish/Fatigue
* Recovering from an illness
* Poor Diet
* Exposure to toxins/pollutants
Supplements You Ne...
2018-10-1044 min
Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab PodcastEffect of Bacillus spp. direct-fed microbials on fecal VFA concentrations, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigsNeil Jaworski, a Ph. D. candidate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Laboratory, presents results of his research into the effects of supplementing complex, high-fiber pig diets with direct-fed microbials selected for their ability to secrete fiber-degrading enzymes. Adapted from a presentation at the 2014 ASAS Midwestern Section meeting, Des Moines, IA, March 17-19.
2014-04-1814 min
IAQ RadioEPISODE184 - David Governo, Esq. & Howard Sandler, MDIn our continuing effort to present all sides of the issues this week we present Attorney David Governo and Dr. Howard Sandler for the defense. Mr. Governo the founding partner of the Governo Law Firm in Boston, Massachusetts and an expert in toxic tort and environmental litigation. Dr Sandler is a physician specializing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine who served as a medical officer with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, CDC, USPHS), a consultant to the U.S. OSHA, and U.S. EPA and an invited presenter on occupational health causation for the National Academy of...
2010-10-221h 09
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) RadioEPISODE184 - David Governo, Esq. & Howard Sandler, MDIn our continuing effort to present all sides of the issues this week we present Attorney David Governo and Dr. Howard Sandler for the defense. Mr. Governo the founding partner of the Governo Law Firm in Boston, Massachusetts and an expert in toxic tort and environmental litigation. Dr Sandler is a physician specializing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine who served as a medical officer with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, CDC, USPHS), a consultant to the U.S. OSHA, and U.S. EPA and an invited presenter on occupational health causation for the National Academy of...
2010-10-2200 min