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Daybreak March 5: PSA rule targets discriminatory, unfair practices in meat and poultry industry

03/05/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

USDA is releasing a final rule today under the Packers and Stockyards Act to protect meat and poultry producers from discrimination and retaliation by packers, swine dealers and live poultry dealers.

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