GIPSA

Ag Senators met privately this week with USDA head Tom Vilsack to discuss legislative priorities. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley says the meeting was “off the record”, and he couldn’t detail what others said, but he mentioned his priorities. "I brough ...

When the USDA sets its 2019 regulatory agenda, it will deal with the unsettled matter of rules governing interactions between contract producers and meatpackers.  USDA is looking at bringing back the rulemaking process designed to balance the power between the two sides.  Last ye...

The Trump Administration announced Tuesday that they would withdraw from the controversial Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration, or GIPSA, interim rule and take no further action on a pending rule.   The move received praise from the National Pork Producers Council whose President Ken Maschhoff said, “The regulations would have restricted the buying and selling of livestock, led

A spokeswoman for Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said the administration finds opposition to the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration rule “unacceptable.”  The administration said the GIPSA rule is designed to ensure fair treatment to livestock and poultry producers.  The Hagstrom R...