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Tuesday, June 9, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Boozman: Farm bill draft in June, markup in July »
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., told The Hagstrom Report on Monday that the Senate draft of th...
Monday, June 8, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
House passes BARK Act protecting pet food donors »
The legislation, passed as part of the fiscal 2027 Agriculture Appropriations Act, would provide liability protections to...
Monday, June 8, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
House passes 2027 ag appropriations bill »
The House approved the 2027 agricultural appropriations bill by a 213-210 vote on June 4. The legislation funds U.S. Depar...

Industry News
Tuesday, June 9, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Wheat beat oats and rye in dog food, contrary to human results »
Although oats and rye are often associated with health benefits in people, those advantages were not evident in a study of...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Producers Moving Towards EPR Readiness »
With about six months to go until the first extended producer responsibility program for packaging in the U.S. goes live,...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
AFDO Infographics Illustrate State-Level Impact of FDA’s Proposed Budget Cuts »
AFDO Infographics Illustrate State-Level Impact of FDA’s Proposed Budget Cuts In its FY25 budget proposal, FDA has propos...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Pet Food Institute raises concerns over KSUO proposal for new ingredient approval process »
Pet Food Institute raises concerns over KSUO proposal for new ingredient approval process The Pet Food Institute (PFI) ha...
Friday, November 1, 2024
PFLM is Coming. Are Your Labels Modern & Compliant? »
PFLM is Coming. Are Your Labels Modern & Compliant? s your pet food label ready to comply with AAFCO’s latest recomme...

PFI News
Monday, June 8, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
AFIA, PFI urge for renewal of USMCA »
As the required six-year review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) approaches on July 1, nearly 160 food...
Friday, June 5, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Nearly 160 agriculture groups from Canada, U.S., and Mexico sign letter calling for trade deal renew »
Nearly 160 agricultural organizations spanning Canada, the United States, and Mexico, including PFI, have issued a unified...

Agricultural News
Monday, June 8, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Two more screwworm cases found in calf and dog »
USDA has confirmed two more cases of New World screwworm in Texas, bringing to four the number of detections since the fir...
Monday, June 8, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA appoints New World screwworm preparedness advisor »
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced President Donald Trump has appointed John Bellinger as the new seni...
Friday, June 5, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Animal health experts urge vigilance in monitoring for New World screwworm »
Officials and representatives from animal health companies are urging livestock producers to be vigilant in monitoring the...
Friday, June 5, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA confirms screwworm case in Texas calf »
Agriculture Department officials have confirmed a case of New World screwworm in a South Texas calf, marking the first det...

Trade News
Tuesday, June 9, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Tariff refund tensions and new data will give tariff watchers a lot to chew on this week »
A court hearing that may or may not go forward and two key data releases this week will shed light on how both the governm...
Monday, June 8, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
Study shows positive impact of USMCA on food costs »
The Corn Refiners Association, in partnership with the Agriculture Coalition for USMCA, announced the release of a new Pur...
Friday, June 5, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
USTR proposes tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor policies »
The U.S. Trade Representative is proposing tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on a wide range of imports from 60 economies, on the gr...
Monday, March 2, 2026   (0 Comments - view/add)
USDA cuts ag trade deficit forecast on even lower imports »
The Agriculture Department is now forecasting that the U.S. agricultural trade deficit will fall from $43.7 billion in fis...
Friday, April 11, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Trump Lowers Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days, but Raises Chinese Tariffs to 125% »
A few hours after they took effect, President Trump posted on Truth Social that he has authorized a 90-day pause on the sp...

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