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Livestock groups focus on TPP, GIPSA at hearings
2016-05-30 05:19:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Witnesses representing the pork, beef and poultry industries at Senate and House hearings focused on which policies and legislation offered opportunities and challenges for the various sectors. read more
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NPPC says GIPSA rule, TPP could affect producers
2016-05-24 21:28:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council Pork producers future fortunes can be affected for good or for ill by opportunities and challenges with which they are presented, such as proposed rules from the USDA related to the buying and selling of livestock. read more
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NFU Pleased by Absence of GIPSA and Organic Livestock Riders in Senate Appropriations Bill, Disappointed by More Conservation Cuts
2016-05-19 19:09:29| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 19, 2016) The Senate Appropriations Committee today marked up the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill, and National Farmers Union (NFU) was pleased to see controversial provisions excluded from the bill. The organization, representing nearly 200,000 family farmers and ranchers, applauded the […]
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NFU Audio: Barbara Patterson on House Appropriations GIPSA Rider
2016-04-19 22:05:49| National Farmers Union
NFU Government Relations Representative Barbara Patterson talks about NFUs objection to the House Appropriations Committee GIPSA rider that proactively limits farmers basic rights and protections. Right click here to download the audio file Read more about the subject on this NFU release: http://nfu.org/nfu-appalled-by-latest-gipsa-stall-attack/4459
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NFU Appalled by Latest GIPSA Stall Attack
2016-04-19 19:46:30| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (April 19, 2016) After several years of proactively limiting farmers basic rights and protections, Congress appeared poised to finally let the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implement a provision included in the 2008 Farm Bill to provide needed marketplace protections to contract
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