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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. Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, presented the award Wednesday to plant manager Brent Weedman during AFIA’s Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference, happening this week in San Antonio.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), in partnership with Feedstuffs and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), named Mountaire Farms’ Scotland County feed mill in Maxton, N.C., as its 2023 Integrator Feed Facility of the Year. Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, presented the award last Thursday to plant manager Hector Pacheco during the USPOULTRY Feed Mill Management Seminar.

The American Feed Industry (AFIA) is pleased to announce that Gina Tumbarello, AFIA’s senior director of global strategies, policy and trade, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to serve on the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness. Tumbarello will be instrumental in advising the committee on the development and administration of programs and policies to strengthen the competitiveness and resiliency of U.S. supply chains used throughout the animal food chain. 

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is excited to announce changes to its Feed Facility of the Year (FFY) program, cosponsored by Feedstuffs, as well as open the application phase for the 2024 award.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) thanks several members for their loyalty and contributions to the betterment of the U.S. animal food industry over the decades. AFIA’s members play an important role in shaping the association’s policy positions on critical legislative, regulatory and trade developments, which affect their businesses.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has opened registration for its Feed Industry Institute (FII), happening June 17-20 in Minneapolis, Minn. 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.

The American Feed Industry Association applauds the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) decision to revoke an outdated regulatory policy spanning almost three decades, which has deterred animal food ingredient manufacturers from investing in the U.S. marketplace. This move could catalyze significant enhancements in livestock, poultry and aquaculture production, as well as advancements in food safety, environmental sustainability and animal well-being by allowing feed additives to be reviewed through the appropriate ingredient review processes versus the CVM’s animal drug review process.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Jan. 31, 2024 – The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs named MFA Incorporated’s Aurora Mill as its 2023 Commercial Dry Feed Facility of the Year. Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, presented Trevor Erwin, plant manager, with the award today during the AFIA’s Feed Education Program, happening in conjunction with the International Production & Processing Expo this week in Atlanta, Ga.