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Pet food makers sound price alarm over biofuel boost

04/15/26 6:04 AM By Kim Chipman

A record-high U.S. mandate for biofuels is putting a new twist on an old debate: pet food versus fuel. Fuel producers have a financial incentive to make their products from animal fats, such as tallow. That’s left the two industries vying for the same feedstocks.

Opinion: Pet food makers want a modern, 21st Century regulatory system

03/13/24 1:48 PM By Dana Brooks

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In this opinion piece, Dana Brooks, president and CEO of the Pet Food Institute, announces the important initiatives that need to be addressed to ensure the sustainability of the pet food industry - a nearly $7 billion consumer of crops, livestock and poultry products.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Snyder picked as EPA agriculture adviser, Torres Small confirmed to USDA post

10/13/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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Rod Snyder has been picked to be the Environmental Protection Agency’s new agriculture adviser, and former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small has been confirmed by the Senate to become the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for rural development.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Undersecretary Brashears: NWS isn't a food safety risk; Puglia on USMCA

Seven cases of New World screwworm have been detected on U.S. soil. USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears says the Food Safety Inspection Service's 7,000 inspectors are “leading the animal health charge” in the fight against New World screwworm.

Western Growers Association President and CEO Dave Puglia discusses the importance of renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. On the panel, Phillip Kauffman with Texas A&M University and Ron Phillips with the Animal Health Institute discuss New World screwworm.

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