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Livestock Producers Fear GIPSA Rule’s Vagueness and Unintended Consequences
Aug 27, 2010
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Beef and pork producers rallied against USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) proposed federal rule on the buying and selling of livestock at a public meeting held in Fort Collins, Colo., Aug. 27. The meeting on competition in the livestock industry was hosted by U...
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Mexico Adds Pork To Trade Retaliation List
Aug 16, 2010
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The National Pork Producers Council today expressed its strong disappointment with the U.S. and Mexican governments’ actions related to allowing Mexican trucks into the United States.
Mexico today added pork to the list of U.S. products against which it is retaliating for the failure of the United ...
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING August 6, 2010
Aug 6, 2010
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING August 6, 2010SENATE PASSES PRICE REPORTING REAUTHORIZATIONThe Senate last night approved legislation to reauthorize the law requiring meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay producers for animals. NPPC strongly supports the law and its ex...
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Senate Approves Price Reporting Reauthorization
Aug 6, 2010
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The Senate last night approved legislation to reauthorize the law requiring meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay producers for animals. The National Pork Producers Council strongly supports the law and its extension.Senators passed by voice vote S. 3...
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING July 30, 2010
Jul 30, 2010
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BILL REAUTHORIZING PRICE REPORTING LAW ADVANCES The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved legislation to reauthorize the law requiring meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay producers for animals. The committee passed H.R. 5852, sponsored by panel ...
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Bill Reauthorizing Price Reporting Law Advances
Jul 28, 2010
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The National Pork Producers Council today applauded the House Agriculture Committee for approving legislation to reauthorize the law requiring meat packers to report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the prices they pay producers for animals.
The committee passed H.R. 5852, sponsored by panel ...
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Comment Period On USDA Rule Extended
Jul 26, 2010
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While it welcomed the extension of the comment period on it, the National Pork Producers Council said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule on the buying and selling of livestock and poultry will be a disaster for producers.
USDA today announced a 90-day extension of the public c...
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WEEK ENDING July 23, 2010
Jul 23, 2010
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AGRICULTURE PANEL CONCERNED WITH GIPSA RULE Members of a House Agriculture subcommittee expressed deep concern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule on livestock and poultry contracts and marketing arrangements, a regulation that would limit pork producers’ options in selling pigs ...
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NPPC Urges Restoration Of Animal ID Funding
Jul 21, 2010
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Calling it vital to the United States livestock industry’s ability to more quickly control and eradicate foreign animal diseases and keep export markets open, the National Pork Producers Council today urged Congress to restore funding for a national animal identification system.
In letters sent to ...
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Agriculture Panel Concerned With GIPSA Rule
Jul 20, 2010
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Members of a House Agriculture subcommittee expressed deep concern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule on livestock and poultry contracts and marketing arrangements, a regulation that would limit pork producers’ options in selling pigs to processors, ...
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