by: Thomas F. “Fred” Stokes, OCM President Well they’ve done it; they’ve successfully ripped the very heart out of the proposed GIPSA Rule! The current administration gave us high hopes for reform of livestock markets and fair treatment for contract poultry and hog growers by reinvigorating the 90 year old Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) through the rulemaking process. But the proposed GIPSA Rule has been reduced to relatively insignificant fragments by a congress that is beholden to Read More …
