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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
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.
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.
The Food and Drug Administration is calling for a new “regulatory pathway” to allow for the use of use of cannabidiol, or CBD, in dietary supplements and food additives, after concluding that “it is not apparent how CBD products could meet safety standards” for those products.
The House voted Wednesday to head off a possible railroad strike that could bring fertilizer shipments to a halt as soon as this weekend and potentially devastate the broader economy.
Four years after the farm bill legalized industrial hemp nationwide, crop acreage is falling as the industry struggles to get regulatory clarity and infrastructure for products derived from the plant’s grain and fiber.
The Food and Drug Administration will take a look at its policy for approving animal feed ingredients, which has been criticized for treating them as animal drugs subject to lengthy reviews.
Bel Brands, USA and Land O’Lakes, Inc. say the first year of a three-year sustainable farm project reported a carbon sink of 784 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per acre.
A dozen organizations representing the producers of the vast majority of America’s meat, poultry, dairy, animal feed, and ingredients have announced a joint sustainability initiative to work toward development goals in animal feed and welfare and improved environmental outcomes.
Warning letters sent by the Food and Drug Administration to 15 producers and sellers of CBD products show the agency is serious about enforcing current prohibitions on the marketing of goods containing cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive chemical contained in hemp.
