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USDA to Begin Work to Strengthen Enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act

Dan Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced they will begin working on three proposed rules to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, the 100-year old law that was originally designed to protect poultry and hog farmers and cattle ranchers from unfair, deceptive, and anti-competitive practices in the meat markets. USDA’s pending action was noted in the …