{"podcast":{"title":"Food Safety Matters","slug":"food-safety-matters-176094","podcast_index_feed_id":176094,"rss_url":"https://foodsafetymatters.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.food-safety.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/7/a/0/27a0ee8d260bbe43/FoodSafetyMattersFinal.jpg","author":"Food Safety Magazine","episode_count":298,"summary":"Food Safety Matters is a podcast for food safety professionals hosted by the Food Safety Magazine editorial team – the leading media brand in food safety for over 20 years. Each episode will feature a conversation with a food safety professional sharing their experiences and insights into the important job of safeguarding the world's food supply.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T20:22:09.992860+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-safety-matters-176094"},"episode":{"title":"Elanco: Summer Fly Pressure, Food Safety, and Smarter IPM in Poultry Houses","slug":"elanco-summer-fly-pressure-food-safety-and-smarter-ipm-in-poultry-houses","published_at":"2026-07-24T10:13:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-safety-matters-176094/elanco-summer-fly-pressure-food-safety-and-smarter-ipm-in-poultry-houses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-safety-matters-176094","url":"https://foodsafetymatters.libsyn.com/elanco-summer-fly-pressure-food-safety-and-smarter-ipm-in-poultry-houses","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/foodsafetymatters/BONUS_Elanco_7.26_mixdown_1.mp3?dest-id=504025","summary":"Alissa Welsher, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant at Elanco Poultry Food Safety. Dr. Welsher received a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a master's degree in poultry science and a Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology from the University of Arkansas. Her area of expertise is meat and poultry food safety, and she specializes in integrated pest management (IPM). In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we speak with Dr. Welsher [1:39] about: The seasonal conditions that allow fly populations to surge and become more difficult to control during the summer months The food safety risks posed by flies in preharvest poultry operations The benefits of fitting fly control into a broader IPM strategy The initial signs of increasing fly activity and the first steps that integrators and applicators should take to respond How insecticides like Agita can be used in combination with monitoring, sanitation, and other pest management practices for effective fly control. Resources Agita® 10 WG Sponsored by: Elanco","meta_description":"Alissa Welsher, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant at Elanco Poultry Food Safety. Dr. Welsher received a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the Unive…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1360,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/food-safety-matters-176094/episodes/elanco-summer-fly-pressure-food-safety-and-smarter-ipm-in-poultry-houses/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-safety-matters-176094/elanco-summer-fly-pressure-food-safety-and-smarter-ipm-in-poultry-houses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}