ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US — Gina Tumbarello, senior director of global strategies, policy and trade for the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), has been reappointed to serve on the US Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds.

Tumbarello has represented AFIA members on the ATAC since 2014 and provides technical advice and information about US animal food products and the industry to the US secretary of agriculture and Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). Her current term lasts until August 2027.

Tumbarello joins Constance Cullman, president and chief executive officer of the AFIA, who has been serving on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) since 2020.

“Last year, the US animal food industry exported over $11 billion worth of feed and pet food products,” Cullman said. “The AFIA’s ability to provide ongoing industry representation to the US trade negotiators is paramount to ensuring continued and further global market access for the US animal food industry and our vision for a healthier world through advanced animal nutrition. We are thrilled to continue being a voice for the country's nearly 5,650 animal food manufacturers.”