AFIA's Louise Calderwood details complications in ingredient procurement, packaging sourcing, finding and retaining employees, managing freight, and possible risks due to livestock diseases.

The Act is expected to ease shipping disruptions on imports and exports of animal feed and pet foods.

The associations are urging the senate to confirm Biden’s nomination of Doug McKalip to chief agricultural negotiator of the USTR.

The pet and animal associations are urging the Biden administration to suspend, reduce or eliminate Section 301 and 232 tariffs.

Eric Altom, Alan Gunderson and Keith Epperson were all recognized by the American Feed Industry Association at its board of directors meeting.

Alexis Taylor has been nominated to undersecretary of trade and foreign agricultural affairs.

The associations have signed a letter, among more than 130 industry stakeholders, urging Congress to ratify the America COMPETES Act.

The association named Belstra’s DeMotte, Ind.-based facility as Premix/Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year.

Pawan Singh, graduate student at the University of Guelph in Ontario, shared her research on this topic at AFIA’s 2022 Pet Food Conference.

Pet food ingredient manufacturer Zinpro discusses the benefits of the Safe Feed/Safe Food certification program.