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SOURCE: Taylor & Francis Group (Open Access)
CITATION: Hyink, J., McFadden, B. R., Adhikari, S., Phipps, B. E., Mark, T., Rossi, W., … Yun, S. D. (2025). Consumer perceptions of hemp-fed aquaculture. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2025.2485105 ABSTRACT Global demand for seafood has increased significantly inrecent decades and is projected to continue rising.Aquaculture production has increased in the United Statesand globally to meet this demand, offering a relatively sustain-able supplement to wild fish supplies. However, increased pro-duction further strains natural populations of pelagic speciesused to make fishmeal and fish oil into feedstocks, raising pro-duction costs and introducing safety concerns associated withfish consumption. A potential alternative feed ingredient ishemp, which can provide a cost-effective and nutritious feedfor carnivorous fish. Moreover, hemp could meet the require-ments for the final product to carry a “High Omega” claim.This study uses a discrete choice experiment to elicit con-sumer preferences for hemp-fed fish using different parts ofthe hemp plant as treatment groups. Respondents wereprompted to select from salmon products varying in feedtype, omega-3 concentration, and price. Results from this sur-vey indicated a positive preference for both the hemp-fed andhigh omega attributes and an even stronger positive prefer-ence for products that carried both attributes.
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The American Feed Industry Association has shared their Animal Feed Ingredient Consumption Report! Animal agriculture plays an important role in a healthy and sustainable food system. Animals rely on expertly formulated diets to achieve optimal health and performance, and the U.S. animal feed industry recognizes its important role in providing high-quality, complete nutrition for domestic livestock, poultry and fish. The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) is committed to equipping the industry and its stakeholders with credible science and the only comprehensive data on U.S. animal feed consumption. The dataset is used by feed industry members, upstream and downstream value chain stakeholders, researchers and others to understand the scope and status of feed ingredient components and use. Full data available at ifeeder.org Please use the download option below to view and download the entire report in .zip file format. SOURCE: American Feed Industry Association 
1/24/2025 AAFCO 2025 midyear Meeting: AAFCO Board Votes to Recommend KSO Proposal to MembersRead NowThe AAFCO 2025 Midyear Meeting was a great success for attendees and the feed industry at large! Amongst expert attendees, relationship building and critical information sharing; an exciting vote was cast by the AAFCO Board of Directors that will positively effect the animal feed industry; especially the hemp industry as it pursues hemp as an approved animal feed ingredient across multiple ingredients and species. The MOU between AAFCO and K-state to establish an ingredient approval pathway was approved by the AAFCO Board at the Midyear Meeting in Little Rock AR. AAFCO says, "We are excited to share that the AAFCO Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend the KSO proposal to membership for consideration at the upcoming 2025 Midyear Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. This proposal will be one of the most significant topics that AAFCO membership will vote on. If passed, it will create an entirely new process to bring ingredients to the market in the United States and will do so more efficiently than the other federal processes that exist today." The goal of the MOU agreement is to speed up the approval process and give producers more feedstock options, with confidence that their feed is safe. APS Director Hunter Buffington says, “Putting feed approvals in the hands of the state regulators charged with enforcement, makes me feel optimistic about the future of hemp in animal feed.” View the official release from AAFCO HERE 11/12/2024 Standards Drive Innovation and Adoption for Emerging Industries: ASTM & NIST PartnershipRead Now Pictured Left to Right: Ted Haney Vice Chair - CHTA , Chase Hubbard Secretary - Jacobson, Hunter Buffington Chair Agriculture Policy Solutions, Terry Grajczyk Member at large - CHTA 4/4/2024 As Tentative definition for hempseed meal Moves forward, APS Constituents Have Concerns (update: April 4, 2024)Read Nowas TENTATIVE DEFINITION FOR HEMPSEED MEAL Moves forward, APS Constituents have concerns Update (Shared via LinkedIn Friday March 29th, 2024):
We are happy to report that HFC and APS will be working together to ensure the tentative hempseed meal ingredient definition is updated as soon as possible after acceptance to reflect industry standards. We did receive clarity that the current 2ppm limit on THC in hempseed meal listed in the current definition was achieved with neither dehulled or triple washed hempseeds, our constituents have expressed concerns over the 2ppm THC limit and the CBD inclusion and we will continue to represent those concerns as we collaborate. We look forward to achieving an outcome that drives hemp feed market development for our farmers, processors and feed formulators. Original: The partners at APS have been dedicated to the fruition of hemp as an animal feed since our engagement with the original submission at the Hemp Feed Coalition. While we are happy to see the recent tentative definition return from the FDA-CVM after nearly four years of waiting. We feel it is necessary to address the current definition and its impact on our industry. Without reasonable limits that are attainable by the regulators, or achievable by farmers and processors who need secondary markets like animal feed, the definition becomes a pathway for a few and not a viable market. In conversations with other associations and agencies, cautionary statements have been shared that the current tentative definition is not economically feasible; requiring solvent washing or dehulling. The proposed definition does not require dehulling nor do the limits proposed by the FDA-DVM align with any reported safety concerns, OR their own established limits in the accepted GRAS notice for hemp seed and its by-products to be consumed by humans. The goal of this blog is to introduce this conversation over the next couple of weeks and include the perspectives of other subject matter experts, farmers and market leaders, with the request from our industry to revise the definition to its original submission limits of 10ppm THC and not action limit for CBD. The definition and the rationale for this change are introduced below and I look forward to an ongoing dialogue and work that will open animal feed markets to hemp rather than reduce the volume of compliant supply and increase the cost for those eager to feed hemp to amounts that are unsustainable for the feed industry. New Tentative Definition T71.5 Hempseed Seed Meal, Mechanically Extracted T71.5 Hemp Seed Meal, Mechanical Extracted is the product obtained by grinding or milling the cake, which remains after most of the oil is removed from the seeds of Cannabis sativa L. by a mechanical extraction process. The ingredient must be labeled with guarantees for minimum crude protein and maximum crude fat on an as-fed basis. The meal shall contain no more than 20 ppm of total cannabidiol (Total CBD = CBD + (CBDA x 0.877)) and no more than 2 ppm of total tetrahydrocannabinol (Total THC = delta-9-THC + (THCA x 0.877)). It is used in diets of laying hens as a source of protein and fat at an inclusion of no more than 20% of the diet. 1. The original submission was sent to the FDA-CVM from the AAFCO Oilseed Ingredients investigator after their initial review had a 10ppm limit for THC and no limit for CBD. 2. The basis for the proposed limits were the FDA GRAS notice for whole hempseed oil. 3. The analytical capabilities at the time of submission required an LC/MS/MS and could not be achieved with a GC-FID method. (There is work to validate a GC-FID method for hempseed meal to 10ppm by ASTM right now) 4. There is no jurisdiction that has a limit for CBD in hempseed meal. 5. The US Pharmacopeia defines hempseed meal with less than 10ppm THC, and less than 75ppm. 6. The proposed limit of 20ppm CBD is less than the acceptable amounts of lead and arsenic in animal feed. 7. The proposed 2ppm THC limit is the same amount of Mercury allowed in animal feed. Only cadmium is lower. 8. There is no scientific research that these very low limits have any toxicity or affect animal or human health negatively. (compliant hemp is allowed 3000 ppm ∆9 THC, and there is no limit on CBD) 9. To prevent cannabinoid contamination in hemp seed by products (FDA recognizes the seeds do not naturally produce cannabinoids) the seeds would have to a. be cleaned three times before processing b. be dehulled 10. Farmers and seed processors cannot afford the margins to clean or dehull grade B seed – which is ideal for the animal feed market needs for supply volumes and cost. 11. Crushing hempseed hearts are marketed as high value protein powder that is most often for human consumption and will not support the development of a hemp grain supply chain economically. The above ten bullet points will be discussed further in three upcoming blogs posts by my team, trusted researchers, processors and feed formulators. I hope that you will engage us with your questions. The goal of the series is to address these issues, before the final approval of this definition by AAFCO in August and before these limits are imposed on the hemp industry. 3/22/2024 As Tentative definition for hempseed meal Moves forward, APS Constituents Have Concerns (Title Update April 4, 2024)Read Now As Tentative definition for hempseed meal Moves forward, APS Constituents Have Concerns |
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