Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

billion pounds of food waste of which more than 75% was recycled into organic, nutrient-rich animal feed or made into customized formulations to address specific dietary concerns of cattle. billion pounds of food waste into animal feed resulted in an approximate avoidance of 780,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2023.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Program speakers discussed upcoming priorities for the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, along with AFIAs 2024 educational program opportunities and a discussion of artificial intelligence (AI) in feed manufacturing. Sponsored by the U.S.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

feed and pet food manufacturers and actions the AFIA is taking to address them. The report provides an analysis of the animal food industry’s contribution to the U.S. Two projects to help small meat processors manage wastewater have been funded by the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In a letter to USDA-APHIS, ALMDA requested that the implementation or enforcement of the ADT Rule be delayed at least 180 days ensure USDA, state animal health officials, veterinarians, tag manufacturers, and the entire industry are fully prepared support the ADT Rule in a way that does not reduce industry traceability, slow speed of commerce, or increase (..)

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, presented the award to plant manager Tommy Flowers at the AFIA’s Liquid Feed Symposium, held in Louisville, Ky. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) applauded the announcement that the U.S. Alpaca Owners Association, Inc.

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Agwired

MARCH 18, 2024

To help consumers better identify yogurt, frozen yogurt, and other cultured dairy products containing live and active yogurt cultures, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is relaunching its Live & Active Cultures (LAC) Seal for manufacturers.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 4, 2024

AGCO Corporation , a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, celebrated the grand opening of the AGCO Technician Training Center at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Through the Feed Facility of the Year program, the AFIA also raised approximately $14,000 for the Equipment Manufacturers Committee (EMC) scholarship , supporting the development of future leaders in the industry. The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs named BioZyme’s Stockyard plant in St. Joseph, Mo.,

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Over 60 industry professionals gathered for the American Feed Industry Association ’s (AFIA) annual Equipment Manufacturers Conference (EMC), held in Bonita Springs, Fla. It’s open to members and non-members.

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Agwired

JULY 10, 2023

These samples, dating from the late 1940s to the present, aim to maintain the genetic diversity of American livestock, providing genetic security and an improved understanding of genes that influence and control valuable animal characteristics.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) released its annual, “Our Industry, Our Promise,” report, detailing the operational challenges facing today’s animal feed and pet food manufacturers and actions the AFIA is taking to address them. The report provides an analysis of the animal food industry’s contribution to the U.S.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Attendees will experience the world’s largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meat and poultry, and those involved in animal food manufacturing. Already, the 2025 IPPE has more than 574,000 square feet of exhibit space and 1,190-plus exhibitors.

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Cattle Forage Poultry Production 45

Agwired

APRIL 8, 2024

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) , in partnership with Feedstuffs, named ADM’s animal nutrition feed facility in Bluffton, Ind., as its 2023 Premix/Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year. The Meat Foundation is now accepting undergraduate and graduate scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Cattle Science Food Forestry 45

Agwired

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Attendees will EXPERIENCE IT ALL at the world’s largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meat and poultry, and those involved in feed manufacturing.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

Agricultural Inspectors and Testers In this job, you’ll work with farmers and manufacturers to ensure that their products meet government standards. As an agricultural inspector, it's your job to make sure food is produced safely and efficiently for consumers.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Read more. ‘Meating’ demand: Animal-based proteins versus cell-based agriculture As demand for meat and poultry continues to grow, Food Manufacture explores what is driving sales of animal-based protein and whether or not the advent of cell-based meat is truly the herald of things to come, or a half-baked pipedream limited by a lack of resources….

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Agwired

AUGUST 26, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will begin accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. Members of the program work together on applied-learning, small-group capstone projects, which will incorporate topics of interest in animal agriculture.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This biennial event brings together emerging professionals in the animal feed industry to learn more about the ingredients, processes and regulations used within the industry to manufacture and sell animal feed.

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Cattle Marketing Poultry Supply Chain 45

Agwired

JUNE 11, 2024

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) condemned a Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored research grant that will fund the development of lab-grown meat products by manufacturing company BioMADE. As we approach a herd rebuild, you need confidence to navigate today’s cattle market dynamics.

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Cattle Poultry Marketing Science 45

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

One of the greatest ways to battle industrial animal agriculture is by bolstering sustainable farm systems through policy. But it also means that these operations aren’t subject to the same regulations and monitoring as manufacturing industries. For example, the USDA is currently re-evaluating its Packers and Stockyards Act.

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Agwired

JULY 23, 2024

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has opened registration for its annual Equipment Manufacturers Conference (EMC), to be held Nov. Moly Manufacturing, LLC. , 6-8 in Bonita Springs, Fla. This year’s theme is “Feed Industry 4.0 – Leveraging Emerging Technologies.”

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Agwired

AUGUST 20, 2024

Established in 2007 by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF), the scholarship recognizes outstanding graduate students pursuing careers in meat science and animal agriculture. Farr Scholarship program. 20, 2024.

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Cattle Animal Agriculture Science Production 45

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

One of the greatest ways to battle industrial animal agriculture is by bolstering sustainable farm systems through policy. But it also means that these operations aren’t subject to the same regulations and monitoring as manufacturing industries. For example, the USDA is currently re-evaluating its Packers and Stockyards Act.

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Civil Eats

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, Booker sent a letter to commissioner Robert Califf expressing concerns about changes to “duration limits” in the FDA’s revised guidance on antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Of course, regulating animal agriculture is not a popular issue in Washington, D.C.,

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In Denver, voters rejected a proposal to ban slaughterhouses within city limits, while voters in Sonoma County rejected a controversial initiative to ban Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). In South Dakota, voters said no to a ballot option that would have repealed taxes on groceries.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 24, 2025

Rollins recent pick for chief of staff, Kailee Tkacz Buller, was most recently the CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association, a trade association representing seed oil manufacturers. Seed oils are also one of the most frequent targets of ire for Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement followers. The Hearing.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But the role of agriculture in climate change, including animal agriculture, was not a significant part of the public conversation back then. Today in America, food arguably divides people more than it unites them, thanks in part to decades of manufactured controversy, done for political gain and corporate profit.

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