Approximately seventy organizations representing small-scale farmers, activists, trade unions and environmental groups have addressed a letter to the President urging implementation of “Rules to revitalize the Packers and Stockyards Act as a critical pro-competition law designed to protect family livestock producers from abuse in the marketplace”.
The collective groups urge stronger protection for individuals considered to be vulnerable in the marketplace. The letter supported other Administration anti-trust enforcement. The organizations expressed concern that the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture Rule Development and the FDA Appropriations Bill would delay or inhibit USDA action on proposed rules.