GIPSA
Commissioner Staples Organizes Coalition Of States To Challenge GIPSA
Sixteen states join Texas to oppose federal regulations that could devastate ranchers and raise costs for consumers
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AMI Urges USDA To Withdraw Proposed Livestock & Poultry Marketing Rule
The American Meat Institute (AMI) today filed comments urging the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to withdraw its livestock and poultry marketing proposed rule
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GIPSA Comment Deadline Arrives
Livestock industry stakeholders are giving their final effort to sway USDA as the comment period for the agency’s proposed changes to the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Act reached its deadline Monday.
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TCFA Chairman Asking Producers To Voice Concern Against GIPSA
Cattleman and Texas Cattle Feeders Association chairman Bo Kizziar says cattle producers can prevent the GIPSA rule from hurting their business by sharing concerns, but they must do so by November 22.
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Informa Economics GIPSA (video)
Informa Economics/GIPSA Study Press Conference Question and Answer Session
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NCBA Uses Substantiated Evidence As Basis For Comments To GIPSA
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today, Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010, submitted comments on behalf of its membership to the USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) regarding its proposed rule on livestock and poultry marketing.
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GIPSA Resource Center
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GIPSA rule’s costs substantial, analysis finds
Informa study on economic impact of GIPSA rule projects $1 billion in annual costs, with 82% falling on cattle producers.
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Media Question GIPSA Administrator Objectivity
J. Dudley Butler, a Mississippi trial lawyer, was appointed by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in May 2009 to serve as Administrator of GIPSA.
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GIPSA rhetoric heats up
R-CALF CEO challenges NCBA’s interpretation of last-week’s AP article about the implications of the GIPSA proposed rules.
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NCBA, R-CALF respond to denial of GIPSA study
Cattle industry groups comment on Vilsack’s refusal to conduct comprehensive economic analysis of GIPSA rule.
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- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
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- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
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- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
