US EditionUSDA finalizes packers and stockyards reform to help chicken farmers
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a regulation to improve stability and fairness for chicken farmers working for major meat companies, as announced on Tuesday.
- The new rule limits deductions from a grower’s baseline pay based on tournament placement and caps tournament-based compensation at 25%.
- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated the regulation reflects the needs of poultry farmers and aims to provide them with a fair shake.
- The USDA also withdrew a proposed rule that would have defined unfair practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act to avoid complications for the incoming administration.
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USDA finalizes packers and stockyards reform to help chicken farmers • South Dakota Searchlight
Broiler chickens are raised in a chicken house on the Bobby Morgan chicken Farm in Luling, Texas on Aug. 23, 2013. (Photo by Bob Nichols/USDA)Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press conference Monday the regulation came from “the ground up” and reflects changes that poultry farmers across the country have said they needed. “This rule basically addresses many of the concerns that we’ve heard from rank and file producers who just simply …
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kiowacountypress.netUSDA finalizes packers and stockyards reform to help chicken farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a third regulatory reform under the Packers and Stockyards Act, with the latest regulation giving greater stability and fairness to chicken farmers working for major meat companies, according to an announcement Tuesday.
USDA finalizes packers and stockyards reform to help chicken farmers • Missouri Independent
Broiler chickens are raised in a chicken house on the Bobby Morgan chicken Farm in Luling, Texas on Aug. 23, 2013. (Photo by Bob Nichols/USDA).The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a third regulatory reform under the Packers and Stockyards Act, with the latest regulation giving greater stability and fairness to chicken farmers working for major meat companies, according to an announcement Tuesday. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in…
USDA finalizes packers and stockyards reform to help chicken farmers • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Broiler chickens are raised in a chicken house on the Bobby Morgan chicken Farm in Luling, Texas on Aug. 23, 2013. (Photo by Bob Nichols/USDA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a third regulatory reform under the Packers and Stockyards Act, with the latest regulation giving greater stability and fairness to chicken farmers working for major meat companies, according to an announcement Tuesday. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said i…
USDA announces more regulatory reforms for Packers and Stockyards Act | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a third installment in regulatory reforms to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said this third change, in combination with the others, is intended to level the playing field for farmers raising livestock under contract or for sale to meat and poultry processing companies. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/01/2201.mp3 The third and final rule change will m
USDA withdraws Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets' rule, finalizes poultry tournament rule - Brownfield Ag News
The USDA has withdrawn its proposed “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets” rule. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says by withdrawing the rule ahead of the incoming Trump administration it will preserve the department’s ability to re-examine the issue in the future. “In addition to finalizing the rule, the incoming administration could also change […] The post USDA withdraws Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets’ rule, final…
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