AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FALL 2017 EDITION www.afia.org Journal Breaking Through on Legislative Priorities Table of Contents ON THE COVER LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK 1 Breaking Through on Legislative Priorities FEATURES AFIA WORKS HARD TO KEEP MARKETS 8 OPEN IN CHINA Trade on non-ruminant animal origin feed and pet food continues 8 WE REAP WHAT WE SOW 11 AFIA Board Chairman Lee Hall explains how to reap a plentiful 19 harvest 2017 PISC BOASTS RECORD-BREAKING 19 REGISTRATION 36 Over 600 attendees joined AFIA in Orlando NAIL TO RETIRE AFTER 17 YEARS 36 AFIA’s administration director discusses career in feed industry Send Us Your Story Ideas! Have a suggestion for a topic we should cover? 11 Email Victoria Broehm at: [email protected] EDITOR: Victoria Broehm INSIDE THIS ISSUE ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Codi Coulter president’s message DESIGNER: Leah King afia resources Joel G. Newman 5 President and CEO 6 epa/osha updates Victoria Broehm 7 state update Director, Communications Preston Buff, Ph.D. 8 international trade Director, Regulatory Affairs 9-10 l&r leadership actions Erica Burson Membership Assistant 11 guest column Kori Chung 12 ifeeder Legislative and Regulatory Administrative Assistant Codi Coulter 13 committee corner Communications Coordinator Shakera Daley 15-16 safe feed/safe food Accounting and Administrative Coordinator 17 fsma update Paul Davis, Ph.D. Director, Quality, Animal Food Safety and Education 18 sustainability Gary Huddleston 19-22 afia events Director, Feed Manufacturing and Regulatory Affairs Steve Kopperud 23 board of directors Government Affairs Consultant Jenny McFarland 24 afia staff news Executive Assistant to the President and CEO 25-28 afia awards Leanna Nail Director, Administration 29 member news Sarah Novak 30-31 new afia members Vice President, Membership and Public Relations Veronica Rovelli 33-34 afia news Senior Director, Meetings and Events Connie Samuels 35 4 promises Manager, Meeting and Events 36-38 staff q&a Richard Sellers Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Education 39-41 career advice (Corporate Secretary) John Stewart Manager, Government Affairs Facebook, LinkedIn Andrew Timmins and YouTube: Controller and Operations Manager search for American Gina Tumbarello Feed Industry Director, International Policy and Trade Association Leah Wilkinson Vice President, Legislative, Regulatory and Twitter: State Affairs @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: Victoria Broehm, 2101 Advertise in Journal! AFIA is an equal Wilson Blvd., Ste. 810, Arlington, VA 22201. The AFIA opportunity provider Journal team welcomes your comments, contributions Email Sarah Novak at: [email protected] or and suggestions. ©2017 AFIA and employer. call: (703) 558-3574 Visit the AFIA Journal online: www.afia.org/afiajournal PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Recent IFEEDER research finds that the U.S. livestock and poultry industry is responsible for less than 4 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. JOEL G. NEWMAN President and CEO he AFIA staff are working hard to much-needed research to support its policy recently updated dietary guidelines. provide a strong, representative voice positions. Recently, IFEEDER worked That was a good battle won, but the for the feed industry on legislative, with researchers from the University of war continues to rage against our industry. regulatory and trade issues that are Minnesota to conduct a feed industry risk Recent articles in The New York Times, Timportant for our industry. They are also assessment. This information, recognized by The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The working with Congress, the presidential the FDA, is critical for industry compliance Washington Post and from groups such administration and the regulatory agencies with FSMA. It found that the majority of as Mighty Earth have attacked the animal to urge them to support needed changes to potential food safety hazards in the feed protein and feed industries for their impact make regulatory compliance practical for industry can be mitigated with current on the environment, antibiotic resistance our members. good manufacturing practices, which is and human health. In August, AFIA was pleased to learn the significant! Over the next year, AFIA will be working Food and Drug Administration’s Center However, there are several additional and closely with IFEEDER, other allied for Veterinary Medicine announced that it new voices that can impact our industry. organizations, third-party advocates and will delay Food Safety Modernization Act In recent months, various groups have experts on developing a communications inspections for large animal food facilities publicly stated that the livestock and strategy that corrects misperceptions in to be in compliance with some parts of the poultry industry is responsible for more the press in a timely way, and proactively animal food rule for an additional year, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than the share with consumer influencers (e.g., food until September 2018. This extension, entire transportation industry! Through retailers, bloggers, nutritionists) the many which AFIA has been asking for, is vitally IFEEDER, research conducted by Frank advantages of eating meat and animal food important so the CVM can issue the proper Mitloehner, Ph.D., of the University of products as part of a human diet. Stay guidance documents to ensure that the California-Davis, in participation with the tuned for future updates on this consumer industry understands the necessary actions Food and Agriculture Organization, as part influencer strategy. they need to take to comply with the law. of its Livestock Environmental Assessment AFIA and IFEEDER are your voice to This is just one example of the work our Performance (LEAP) Partnership, policymakers, regulators and consumer team has been doing on your behalf, and found this is simply not true. Using influencers. Your AFIA membership you will find several additional successes Environmental Protection Agency data, support is critical to this representation. highlighted throughout this Journal issue. I the partnership found the U.S. livestock If you are also a contributor to IFEEDER, trust you will find each of these encouraging and poultry industry is responsible for thank you! If you are not, please visit and recognize the value our association less than 4 percent of total U.S. GHG www.ifeeder.org or contact me to become brings to your business. emissions, compared to 27 percent for the involved in supporting this crucial research At the same time, I also want to highlight transportation sector and 31 percent for and education arm of this important the very effective role that your industry the energy sector. AFIA used this scientific industry partnership. foundation, the Institute for Feed Education data to prove to the U.S. Department of & Research (IFEEDER), is filling by Agriculture and the White House that complementing AFIA’s representation it did not need to include misguided of our industry. IFEEDER is providing recommendations encouraging consumers AFIA’s legislative and regulatory team the to reduce their consumption of meat in the POWER UP PERFORMANCE. MAXIMIZE DIGESTION. AMAFERM® IS A NATURAL PREBIOTIC THAT INCREASES DIGESTION TO MAXIMIZE THE ENERGY VALUE OF FEED. WWW.AMAFERM.COM BIOZYMEINC.COM | 6010 STOCKYARDS EXPRESSWAY • ST. JOSEPH, MO 64504 | 1.800.821.3070 For website assistance, please contact Shakera Daley, AFIA accounting and administrative coordinator, at [email protected] or (703) 558-3571. LEGISLATIVE OUTLOOK Legislative Outlook: Breaking Through on Legislative Priorities Written by Steve Kopperud and John Stewart The first 100 days of the Trump presidency were perhaps the most closely watched of any White House president in history. President Donald Trump set big and bold objectives for both his administration and for Congress—repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (i.e., Obamacare), tackle federal infrastructure and comprehensive tax reform, renegotiate international trade deals, appoint a new Supreme Court justice, and “put America first.” ow that we’re more than 175 days the necessary guidance from the agency.” into the Trump administration, few FOOD AND DRUG AFIA staff, including Richard Sellers, of those major objectives have been senior vice president of public policy and accomplished. Congress struggles ADMINISTRATION education, Leah Wilkinson, vice president Nwith the same issues, finding it more difficult President and CEO Joel G. Newman of legislative, regulatory and state affairs, to dispose of or pass a repeal and replacement and other AFIA staff met with Dr. Stephen and John Stewart, manager of government package for the Affordable Care Act in order Ostroff, Food and Drug Administration affairs, reiterated the industry’s concerns with to move on to other legislative priorities. deputy commissioner for food and 21 CFR Part 11, the regulation that covers electronic recordkeeping in order to achieve Unfortunately, until Congress can dispose veterinary medicine, on the impact that the Food Safety Modernization Act is compliance with the VFD. Since records of some of these topline priorities consuming having on the animal food industry, the required under FSMA are exempt from 21 all of its time and resources, it will be difficult implementation of the Veterinary Feed CFR Part 11, it only makes sense that the to move on to other legislation. Couple all Directive