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Michael Koewler, PRCA board member of Sacramento Rendering, visits with Christine Birdsong, CDFA undersecretary. From left, Andy Andreoli with Baker Commodities, California Assemblywoman Diane Dixon and Andy Black of Reno Rendering. By Sharla Ishmael F in which they operate, from complex regulatory issues to dynamic market forces and vigilance on government of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, who Birdsong said. “We need tens of thousands of new farmers around the country and around the world in the next couple of rise in service industries like yours that are part and parcel evolve along with us.” and regulatory challenges and the complexity of the standards renderers have to meet. “Working together, and by that I mean CDFA, renderers, agencies that have a piece of this pie, we can highlight and environmental impacts of animal agriculture and also by the value-added by-products. So, clearly you all play a circles, Dennis Albiani, vice president of California Advocates. of Democrats and Republicans is more balanced than it is comes with its own set of challenges, such as introducing them to the rendering industry and its concerns. Albiani focused on key issues for renderers to watch during responsibility for feed additives, fighting the prospect of “There are financial opportunities to address climate concerns and regulatory issues you should be aware of,” he for that.” www.rendermagazine.com Render 19
