New legislation aims to promote resilience in the animal food supply chain. It comes as the industry raises concerns over China’s influence on America’s feed supply amid ongoing trade disputes.
Leah Wilkinson with the American Feed Industry Association spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander on China’s role in the U.S. supply chain, trade disputes, and how to better protect the ag sector.
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