Producers and livestock industry leaders voiced their support for a proposed rule surrounding the Packers and Stockyards Act.

Press release Sept. 11, the public comment period for the USDA’s proposed Packers and Stockyards Act rules came to a close. Members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC), Northern ...

R-CALF USA, the largest organization exclusively representing independent cattle producers in the U.S., has expressed strong support for the USDA’s proposed rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act ...

The National Chicken Council strongly urged USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to withdraw its proposed rule, “Fair and ...

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Mark Dopp, chief operating officer and general counsel of the Meat Institute, stated, “This position was wrong before and is wrong now.” He added that the proposed rule violates both the U.S.

The changes, they argue, not only lack clarity and inflate costs, but also overstep constitutional bounds and established legal precedents. Mark Dopp, the Institute’s COO and General Counsel, ...

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Gibbons said if finalized, proposed amendments to the Packers and Stockyards Act would set clear guidelines for applying and enforcing prohibitions against unfair practices. Gibbons explained that the ...

On September 11th, 2024, the public comment period for the USDA's proposed Packers and Stockyards Act rules came to a close.