Articles Tagged with ''American Feed Industry Association''

FDA, state feed officials seek new way to regulate ingredients

10/23/24 6:05 AM By Noah Wicks

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer rely on state feed control officials for help with animal food ingredient approvals after choosing not to renew a long-standing agreement that supported one of its primary review pathways.

Daybreak Oct. 2: Vance presses tariffs in VP debate

10/02/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, and Lydia Johnson

JD Vance used Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate to defend Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s “opportunity economy.”

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Jake Li from EPA to FWS; new NASDA leaders; Hartman begins NCGA presidency

10/02/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

Jake Li, who has led EPA’s efforts to comply with the Endangered Species Act, is moving to the Fish and Wildlife Service where he will take a lead role on endangered species conservation. NASDA elected new leadership at the group’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, including tapping Arkansas Department of Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward as the 2024-2025 president.

Illinois farmer Kenny Hartman assumed the role of NCGA president on Oct. 1. Whit Fosburgh joined the National Fish and Wildlife as chief development officer. Patty Cormier was elected president of the National Association of State Foresters.

AFIA annual report highlights animal feed export growth

08/28/24 6:01 AM By Rebekah Alvey

U.S. animal food exports saw a significant increase in 2023 from the previous year both in volume and value, according to the American Feed Industry Association’s annual report on the state of the sector.

FDA looking at animal food ingredient approval process

08/08/24 1:10 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on how to handle approval of animal food ingredients following last week’s announcement it will not be renewing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of American Feed Control Officials.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Hatch tapped NAFB executive director

05/22/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Gardner Hatch has been selected as the new executive director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, and Jared Andrews has been named to supervise the Michigan State University Plant Pathology and Entomology Research Centers.

Daybreak April 29: House Ag Dems offer use of CCC for farm bill

04/29/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, and Noah Wicks

Lawmakers are back in D.C. with four weeks until the Memorial Day deadline set by House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., for moving a new farm bill. Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse about key details of the bill, most notably on cuts to nutrition spending.

Daybreak March 27: EMIT LESS: Cutting cattle emissions crosses partisan divide

03/27/24 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Noah Wicks

A bipartisan group of senators is announcing a proposal today to expand Agriculture Department research on feed additives for reducing methane emissions from cattle.

Daybreak March 19: Former Senate Ag chair pessimistic on farm bill

03/19/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

The top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, John Boozman of Arkansas, insisted at the summit that he’s still focused on getting a farm bill passed this year.

Farm Hands West: LeMay begins new role at California Table Grape Commission

01/03/24 8:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Ian LeMay will be beginning a new role as president of the California Table Grape Commission on Jan. 8. He previously served as president of the California Fresh Fruit Association where he had been for the last nine years.

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11.22.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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