Livestock markets focus of House Ag Committee hearing
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on Oct. 7 to review the state of the livestock industry. The committee [...]
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10, 2021
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10, 2017
USDA withdraws controversial GIPSA rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Tuesday it will withdraw the controversial livestock portion of the Grain Inspection, [...]
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04, 2017
USDA delays GIPSA rule implementation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will delay implementation of a controversial rule in the meat and livestock sector and [...]
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04, 2017
AFBF, national ag organizations oppose GIPSA
By Julie Tomascik Editor The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), along with numerous other national commodity organizations, requested the U.S. [...]
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01, 2017
Trump stalls livestock rules
President Trump directed government agencies to delay new rule implementation by 60 days. The Farmer Fair Practices rules, which includes [...]
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12, 2016
USDA publishes long-awaited final GIPSA rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the long-awaited Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule on Wednesday. The [...]
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12, 2016
Upcoming debate of Packers and Stockyards Act rules
Since 1921, the Packers and Stockyards Act has protected farmers and ranchers from unfair and deceptive practices at livestock and [...]