American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-24)

Waste Generated:113.6M tons diverted annually

Diverted roughly 113.6M tons of materials from landfills annually, avoiding approximately 61.3MMT of carbon dioxide & 7.4MMT of methane emissions.
Advocated for the EMIT LESS Act to expand research on enteric methane emissions and provide cost-share dollars to farmers to deploy emissions-reducing practices.
Collaborated with the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) to establish a globally accepted framework for calculating the LCA for animal feed.

Supported the DRIVE Safe Integrity Act to add qualified truck drivers on U.S. highways.
Modernized pet food labels to improve pet owners’ understanding of product information.
Provided expert guidance to member companies on FDA Form 483 responses and regulatory compliance.
Offered the annual Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance Preventive Controls for Animal Food training course.

Successfully advocated for the introduction of the Innovative FEED Act in Congress and encouraged the Food and Drug Administration to rescind its outdated policy guide.
Defeated several state bills proposing the misuse and diversion of fees collected from commercial animal food manufacturers.
Supported legislation extending the existing commercial feed inspection fee and closing a loophole permitting hemp product use in animal food before federal safety reviews.

Supply chain disruptions (Mississippi River drought, rail border crossing labor issues, bridge collapse).
Overreliance on single or few suppliers for critical inputs (vitamins and amino acids).
Stagnant MAP funding limiting international impact.
Regulatory scrutiny of formaldehyde use.
Potential U.S. outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
Spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows.

Formed a supply chain resiliency task force to diversify and de-risk the vitamin and amino acid supply chain.
Advocated for the Securing American Agriculture Act to bolster agricultural supply chains.
Urged Congress to pass a farm bill with increased MAP funding.
Pushed back against the EPA’s review of formaldehyde and urged meaningful discussions with the FDA and USDA.
Provided input to the USDA’s ASF response plans and on safe feed distribution.
Reinforced strong biosecurity practices with members and relayed scientific information on the safety of milk-based animal feed ingredients.
Refuted articles alleging that the use of poultry litter in dairy cattle diets spread HPAI.

Opportunities for the feed industry to offer solutions to meet animal agriculture’s climate goals through responsible sourcing, regenerative agriculture, ingredient circularity and ration innovation.