Livestock Groups Elated with GIPSA Rule Withdrawal

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has decided not to move forward with an interim final rule of the “Farmer Fair Practices Rules,” which was written in 2016 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). The regulations are related to the buying and selling of livestock, and broadened the scope of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). Included in this regulatory rollback are an interim final rule that deals with harm to competition and one proposed rule on conduct considered an unfair practice or results in an undue preference, both of which livestock and poultry producer groups have long opposed. The effective date for implementation of the interim final rule was scheduled for Oct. 19...more

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R-CALF USA Unhappy About Secretary Perdue’s Decision to Abandon the GIPSA Rules