Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Regulatory Updates

Moran: Farm bill should advance once Senate reconvenes

Kansas senator says SNAP remains the biggest sticking point, but he sees bipartisan room for compromise.

Beef Cattle

Bipartisan bill would expand grazing land to support beef industry

A bipartisan bill that would create a new voluntary grazing land restoration program that would open up to 20 million new acres for grazing has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

AAFCO flags gaps in FDA's GRAS proposal

The feed control officials group plans to push for broader recognition of its ingredient-approval process as it prepares comments on the FDA's proposed rule.

New World screwworm

USDA, DHS reinforce commitment to respond to threats such as NWS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have announced a memorandum of understanding that reinforces a whole-of-government commitment to protect the nation’s food, agriculture and veterinary systems from emerging threats like New World screwworm.

Regulatory Updates

FDA proposes mandatory GRAS notification rule for animal food

The proposed rule would require manufacturers to notify FDA when they determine an added substance is generally recognized as safe, ending decades of voluntary reporting.

Regulatory Updates

Senate farm bill stalls over food aid fight

Partisan dispute over SNAP program derails legislation that would have provided relief to struggling farmers and authorized year-round ethanol sales.

Biosecurity

USDA to spend $35 million to combat feral swine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes and human and livestock health.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Wyoming governor OKs emergency relief permits amid livestock feed shortages

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has issued an executive order authorizing emergency relief permits for vehicles transporting oversize and overweight loads of livestock feed and livestock across Wyoming.

Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients

6 feed additive frontiers for improving poultry gut health

From enzymatic mycotoxin neutralization to alpha-monolaurin and phytobioactive precision, Dr. Julian Wiseman outlines the emerging additive categories that will define antibiotic-free poultry formulation over the next five years.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

International feed regulators advance safe, sustainable and resilient feed systems

Held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, on July 30-31, the 19th International Feed Regulators Meeting was jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF).

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

US dairy industry faces new threats and new opportunities

Animal disease concerns and labor shortages are persistent challenges, but rising protein demand and low feed prices are bright spots for the industry.

Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients

Sweden to support farming, aquaculture firms over rising costs

Approval has been granted for the Swedish authorities to financially support firms facing spiraling prices as a result of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

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