American Feed Industry Association

AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FALL 2016 EDITION www.afia.org Journal Table of Contents ON THE COVER LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK 4 2016—Achieve the Unachievable FEATURES NEW FEED FACILITY OF THE YEAR 7 PROGRAM Bigger, Better and Applicable to Five Feed Sectors 7 FEED MANUFACTURING LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 15 AWARD 16 First Recipient since 2003 VETERINARY FEED DIRECTIVE 15 16 Top Five Must Knows for Medicated 34 Feed Firms WILKINSON COMPLETES TEXAS 34 AG LEADERS PROGRAM Shares Benefits of Jam-packed Learning Opportunity Send Us Your Story Ideas! Topic we should cover? Email Miranda McDaniel at: [email protected] INSIDE THIS ISSUE EDITOR: Miranda McDaniel president’s message DESIGNER: Allison Crompton 1 leadership actions Joel G. Newman 6 aafco President and CEO Preston Buff, Ph.D. 8-9 international trade Director, Regulatory Affairs 10 fsma update Erica Burson Membership Assistant 11 state update Allison Crompton 12 dol/epa update Graphic and Web Design Manager Shakera Daley 13 ifeeder Accounting and Administrative Coordinator 17 afia awards Gary Huddleston Manager, Feed Manufacturing Safety and 19 guest column Environmental Affairs 20 sustainability Steve Kopperud Government Affairs Consultant 21 safe feed/safe food Miranda McDaniel 23 board of directors Director, Communications Jessica Morse 25 nutrition awards Manager, Meetings and Events 27 liquid feed symposium Leanna Nail Director, Administration 29-32 afia events Sarah Novak 33 expertise Vice President, Membership and Public Relations Christina Redding 35 career center Membership Assistant 37 committee corner Veronica Rovelli members in the news Director, Meetings and Events 38 Richard Sellers 39 new afia members Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Education Corporate Secretary 40 afia news Andrew Timmins 41 afia staff news Controller and Operations Manager Gina Tumbarello LinkedIn, Facebook Director, International Policy and Trade and YouTube: Henry Turlington, Ph.D. search for American Director, Quality, Education and Training Feed Industry Leah Wilkinson Association Vice President, Legislative, Regulatory and State Affairs Twitter: @FeedFolks The AFIA Journal is published for the members, association friends and affiliates of the American Feed Industry Association twice per year. Mail contributions to the AFIA Journal, Attn: Miranda McDaniel, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 916, Arlington, VA 22201. The AFIA Journal team welcomes your comments, contributions Please recycle this Advertise in Journal! and suggestions. ©2016 AFIA journal when you are Email Sarah Novak at: [email protected] or through enjoying it. Visit the AFIA Journal online: www.afia.org/afiajournal call: 703.558.3574 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The credible, independent study, will provide both the industry and the U.S. Food “ and Drug Administration with one comprehensive and up-to-date feed risk summary. JOEL G. NEWMAN ” President and CEO llustrating the American Feed food safety plan development for emissions. The paper also identifies the Industry Association’s primary facilities, as required with FSMA continuous improvements made by the role of legislative and regulatory implementation. The credible, poultry and livestock industries, and representation, there are independent study, will provide both the specific, non-agriculture industries with Iseveral positive updates and/or industry and the U.S. Food and Drug room for improvement. Information on accomplishments on critical industry Administration with one comprehensive the white paper is available in the “AFIA issues throughout this issue of “AFIA and up-to-date feed risk summary. It is Journal” Sustainability section on Journal.” From our commitment to also expected to significantly reduce the page 20. the genetically engineered labeling cost of compliance for a majority of And as it is 2016, who can forget that legislation the president made a law in our members. an election is on the horizon. As you July to the Food Safety Modernization In today’s world, AFIA is also read this issue, both the Republican Act, sustainability issues and the speaking out on non-legislative issues and Democratic national conventions upcoming election, 2016 is one for the that affect (or will in the future) our will have concluded, and now it is a books—and it’s not over yet. industry and your businesses. One rapid race toward the White House. The national GE labeling law example is our disagreement with This is definitely a campaign unlike preempts state legislation, like Vermont’s the continuous push for “Meatless any previous, at least in my lifetime! GE labeling law for human food passed Mondays,” and the overall reduction It certainly illustrates the significant in 2015, and exempts animal feed and in animal protein consumption— divide, frustration and differing pet food. We at AFIA could not be more environmental effects cited as a top expectations our U.S. population feels grateful for the tremendous member reason. With the support of many of for our government and presidential participation. More than 400 messages our members, the AFIA Sustainability leadership. This is not new; however, were sent from our online advocacy tool Task Force and IFEEDER are working the roots of this divide are reflective to your respective representatives. Thank together in creative ways to educate of congressional members sent to you for urging an “aye” vote on this policymakers about the facts versus the Washington, D.C., from all parts of important legislation. emotional and inaccurate information our country throughout the last two As AFIA’s shared in previous issues, extreme parties are basing their election cycles. your foundation, the Institute for Feed positions. I hope each of you exercise your Education & Research (IFEEDER), In April, Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., privilege to vote come November. And is instrumental in supporting our a professor at University of California, as a bipartisan organization, I assure you legislative and regulatory efforts. A Davis, released a white paper to the AFIA will continue to represent your current, and very timely example, is the public, specifically targeting the current interests with the new administration, funding of the University of Minnesota’s administration, U.S. Department of and do so with zeal! Center for Animal Health and Food Agriculture and media. The purpose: To Safety’s development of a generic hazard make people aware of the accurate data analysis for animal food facilities. available on the poultry and livestock The study is the basis of the industry’s industries in regards to greenhouse gas 1 water-based extraction 6 mycotoxin tests Aflatoxin Fumonisin T-2/HT-2 Toxin DON Ochratoxin Zearalenone Aflato xin Q+ MAX DONAflato Q+ MAX xin Q+ MAX DONFumonisin Q+ MAX Q+ MAX Reveal Q+ MAX for Aflatoxin FumonisinOchrato Q+ MAX xin Q+ MAX • Quantitative results from 2–300 ppb TOchrato-2/HT • Unparalleled accuracy -2 Q+ MAX xin Q+ MAX ZearalenoneT-2/HT Q+ MAX -2 Q+ MAX • Fast — results in 6 minutes • USDA GIPSA approval pending Zearalenone Q+ MAX • Superior cross-reactivity to B1, B2, G1 and G2 Watch our 2016 editions of the Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report to stay in touch with the latest conditions. 800-234-5333 (USA/Canada) • 517-372-9200 [email protected] • foodsafety.neogen.com www.youtube.com/user/NeogenCorp Do you want to get the most current information from the American Feed Industry Association? Be sure to log into the members-only section of the website at www.afia.org to stay up-to-date! TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS: 1. Go to www.afia.org. 2. Click “member login” in the top right corner. 3. Enter your username and password. If you forgot your password, click on “forgot password” to have it sent to you via email. 4. Once you have logged in, choose “personal profile” on the right-hand navigation options to update your contact information. For website assistance, please contact Shakera Daley, AFIA accounting and administrative coordinator, at [email protected] or (703) 558-3571. L&R LEADERSHIP ACTIONS LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY LEADERSHIP ACTIONS JANUARY – AUGUST 2016 A synopsis of significant actions taken by AFIA on behalf of member companies in the legislative and regulatory arenas. For additional information on any of these items, please contact AFIA staff. ACCOMPLISHMENT MEMBER VALUE GE LABELING: AFIA backed Sen. Pat Roberts’ (R-Kan.) bill as The agreement, which overrides states like Vermont’s genetically part of the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food urging a federal engineered labeling laws, passed in the Senate, the House and was labeling solution, not a patchwork of state laws, that recognizes the signed by the president shortly thereafter. The feed industry faired safety of genetically engineered ingredients. Roberts and ranking superior to most, as disclosure is required for human food only. member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) on the Senate Committee Products derived from animals fed genetically engineered ingredients 2016 on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, in July, developed an are also not required to display a label. State preemption in the law does JULY - FEB. JULY agreement, which AFIA and its members pushed forward. apply to all human and animal food, thereby ensuring one national standard. CFIA: AFIA submitted comments to the Canadian Food Inspection AFIA stated that final regulations must reduce the compliance Agency on proposals regarding permissible claims, nutrient burden for feed/feed ingredient suppliers exporting to Canada and guarantees, veterinary biologics in feeds and weed

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