NFU Sees GIPSA Rule as a Bill of Rights
By Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor
Excerpt: In a news release Tuesday, National Farmers Union stated that the group’s president, Roger Johnson, submitted comments commending U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration on its proposed rule, calling it a “Farmer and Rancher Bill of Rights.”
“Input from agricultural producers is essential to the rulemaking process,” Johnson stated. “The Packers and Stockyards Act has been around for 90 years. It’s time to start enforcing it. The Farmer and Rancher Bill of Rights will protect farmers and ranchers from anticompetitive behavior by packers and processors. Industry will no longer be allowed free rein to abuse livestock producers who have limited market power.”
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