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Regulatory Updates

China feed officials study US distiller grains industry

Chinese regulatory officials studied the U.S. Dried Distiller Grains industry with instructors at the Kansas State University International Grains Program as part of a program to better inform key Chinese regulatory officials about the U.S. ethanol industry and DDGS. The officials represented China's Ministry of Agriculture and the China Feed Industry Association.

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Rep. Latham on ethanol lobby: ‘The ethanol debate is over’

Most involved in animal agriculture have been hoping to hear the pronouncement that the ethanol lobby had finally lost a vote in Congress, and that day has come at last. Speaking at the United Egg Producers Legislative Board Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 9-11, Rep. Tom Latham, a republican from Iowa, said that “ethanol got creamed” in the last two house votes.

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US corn growers concerned over possible federal regulation of ditches, farm ponds

The possibility of federal government regulation of ditches and farm ponds has corn growers raising concerns over new Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guidelines for determining federal waters that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act. While the current draft guidance maintains existing exemptions for normal farming and ranching activities, the National Corn Growers Association has said it is concerned that the new proposal could expand the EPA’s authority over isolated waters including ditches and farm ponds.

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US feed industry urges FDA to continue regulatory discretion for ingredients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should continue to exercise regulatory discretion to maintain the continued availability of a number of unapproved animal drug products, said the National Grain and Feed Association in a statement to the FDA. The types of animal feed and pet food products currently regulated by the FDA that could fall within the category of “unapproved animal drugs” include products formulated from animal feed ingredients that help manage, from a dietary and nutritional standpoint, a specific disease or condition under a licensed veterinarian’s professional supervision, said the NGFA.

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Corn Growers Association responds to US House passing of Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act

The National Corn Growers Association has commended the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (H.R. 872), which states that National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are not required when applying pesticides according to their Environmental Protection Agency-approved label. For most of the past four decades, water quality concerns from pesticide applications were addressed within the registration process under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, rather than a Clean Water Act permitting program.

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Feed mill managers discuss Food Safety Modernization Act at feed mill forum

Vice President of Feed Regulation and Nutrition for the American Feed Industry Association Richard Sellers addressed feed mill managers at a recent seminar, focusing on the Food Safety Modernization Act and its ramifications on the industry. During the event, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Poultry & Egg Institute, Sellers said that the industry is experiencing some of the most significant changes in the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of feed since 1958.