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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
An organization long opposed to increased consolidation in agribusiness is stepping up its efforts with a new campaign aimed at congressional leaders and the Biden administration.
The Department of Agriculture posted new documentation Tuesday that will serve as guidance for how it regulates livestock markets while USDA develops more detailed rules.
President Joe Biden plans to direct the Agriculture Department to take actions to curb the market power of agribusiness giants, including by enabling farmers to repair their high-tech machinery.
The Department of Agriculture will propose three new rules to strengthen enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, potentially restarting another contentious debate about the government’s role in the relationship between processors and producers.
A new rule is designed to give packers and producers clarity on what constitutes “undue or unreasonable preference” in the meat sector, but some already say it will need an update under the Biden administration.
The USDA GIPSA proposal billed as bringing “clarity” to regulations enforcing the Packers and Stockyards Act is receiving opposition from some prominent government officials, including a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission and eight state attorneys general.
The Department of Agriculture is proposing new criteria to determine if a livestock or poultry producer is receiving unfair treatment from a packer or integrator.
An investigation of beef pricing practices in the aftermath of a Kansas slaughterhouse fire could be finished by the end of the year, a top USDA official says.