Harry Siemens – As a farm journalist and farmer’s advocate for almost my entire working life and don’t worry I’m not about to leave this entirely enjoyable and most rewarding role anytime soon. In that role, I reach out to other
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Billings, Mont. – In strongly worded comments sent to the office of the U.S. Agriculture Secretary over the weekend, R-CALF USA urged that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) not be demoted by
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Lincoln, NE – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announced it will withdraw the Farmer Fair Practices Interim Final Rule, Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of Packers and Stockyards Act, and
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An all-Canadian product that promises better pork health is coming onto the domestic market this month. It’s designed to reduce antimicrobial use in piglets, by making them healthier from the start. The product is called Nuvio. Its producers, MicroSintesis and
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USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) announced today it will withdraw the Farmer Fair Practices Interim Final Rule, Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of Packers and Stockyards Act, and take no further action on the proposed rule,
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USDA announced it is withdrawing an interim final rule — widely opposed by the processing industry — addressing sales of live animals between farmers and meat and poultry processors.Known as the Farmer Fair Practice Rules, the set of regulations was
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The interim final rule would have broadened the scope of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 related to using “unfair, unjustly discriminatory or deceptive practices” and to giving “undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages.”Kevin Schulz 1 | Oct 17,
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The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has elected its first executive from its Board of Directors. Alberta farmer Terry Young, who is a director with the Alberta Wheat Commission, will be the inaugural chair for the organization. He’ll be
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