Family Farmers Urge Administration to Finalize Livestock Rules

 

On the one-year anniversary of the release of the proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule, and three years after passage of the Farm Bill directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop the rule, family farm groups hosted a tele-press conference and issued the following statements. Paired with the tele-press conference, thousands of farmers and ranchers are calling the White House this week to urge action to enable family farmers and ranchers the opportunity to compete in open and fair livestock and poultry markets.

 

You can listen to the news conference here.

News Conference June 22, 2011 - 30 minutes