At the workshops, staff attorneys will provide an overview of GIPSA's proposed rule changes for poultry and livestock, review the GIPSA rule making process, explain how to submit comments of the proposed rules, and end with a question and answer session. The webinar will be hosted via eXtension for nationwide participants and all workshops are free and open to the public.
GIPSA is the federal agency "responsible for issuing regulations that govern contracting, buying and selling of livestock and poultry." GIPSA's mission is "to facilitate the marketing of livestock, poultry, [and] meat ... and promote fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture."
The proposed rules, if finalized, "will significantly affect the livestock and poultry industries." Among other things, the proposed rules include "examples of packer, live poultry dealer, and swine contractor behavior that would be prohibited." Additionally, the changes would affect the "tournament system" used for many poultry and swine contracts.
For the schedule of the workshops, click here to read the NALC press release.
For more information on the workshops and the GIPSA proposed rules, click here.
For the full text of the proposed rules, click here.
For more information on the Packers and Stockyards Act, click here.
Posted: 09/01/2010
