The Feed Science Podcast Show Dr. Andrew Muhammad: Tariffs Reshape Feed Costs | Ep. 115
In this episode of The Feed Science Podcast Show, Dr. Andrew Muhammad from the University of Tennessee explores how international trade, tariffs, and economic narratives shape the animal feed sector. He explains how rising steel prices affect pet food packaging, why automation isn't killing jobs the way we think, and how policy impacts food production. Listen now on all major platforms!
"U.S. manufacturing has never left. It has grown, just with fewer workers and more technology."
Meet the guest: Dr. Andrew Muhammad currently serves as the Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy at the University of Tennessee. With previous roles at the USDA and multiple universities, his work focuses on global food demand, international trade, and economic policy.
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What will you learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (00:52) Introduction
- (04:56) Steel tariffs impact
- (09:25) Feed costs ripple effect
- (12:59) Manufacturing myth
- (14:58) Automation realities
- (18:20) Trade labor tradeoffs
- (34:53) Final Questions
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