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AFBF and NFU Concerned with Packers and Stockyards Rule Change

Published July 13, 2026

The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have issued a joint statement, saying they are deeply troubled by USDA plans to rescind rules to protect farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The two major general farm organizations…

‘A Direct Attack’

Published June 26, 2024

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane describes USDA’s proposed plan to increase enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act as “a direct attack” on the profitability of cattle producers. Rather than any differentiation in the…

A Step in the Right Direction

Published March 7, 2024

The Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act is drawing mixed reactions from producers and coops. North Dakota Farmer's Union President Mark Watne sees this new rule as a good first step in helping to…

Redundant New Rule

Published March 7, 2024

While praised by some, the new Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity rule is not without its critics. "Attempting to create a different class of producers, beyond those normal, protected classes, to give them special treatment, that was something that was…

A Good First Step

Published March 6, 2024

North Dakota Farmer’s Union President Mark Watne sees the Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rule - a new rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act - as a good first step in helping fix some of the issues that producers…

New Rule Added to Packers and Stockyards Act

Published March 6, 2024

USDA announced a new rule to the Packers and Stockyards Act. The Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rule aims to provide clearer standards and protect producers from discrimination, retaliation, and deception in livestock and poultry markets. "This is going to…

USDA & Cargill Settle Packers and Stockyards Case

Published February 19, 2024

USDA and Cargill Meat Solutions have reached a settlement agreement on a violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act that occurred in March of 2022. Cargill self-reported that its beef grading cameras were installed incorrectly, resulting in inaccurate yield grades…

Clock Extended for Packers and Stockyards Act

Published November 27, 2022

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association secured 100 bipartisan signatures on a congressional letter sent to the USDA requesting an extension of the comment period of the Packers and Stockyards Act last month. NCBA Senior Director of Government Affairs Tanner Beymor says…

Tester Working on a Suite of Bills to Address Cattle Market Concentration

Published February 28, 2022

Montana Senator Jon Tester has five bills designed to bring more transparency to the cattle markets. That includes proposals to require packers to purchase more animals in the cash market and the hiring of a special investigator to enforce the…

State Attorney Generals Encourage Enforcement of Packers & Stockyards Act

Published January 3, 2022

Attorney Generals from 16 states including North and South Dakota encouraged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to strengthen the enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act. They discussed the consolidation in the meat industry that’s risen in recent years. The…

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AFBF and NFU Concerned with Packers and Stockyards Rule Change

‘A Direct Attack’

A Step in the Right Direction

Redundant New Rule

A Good First Step

New Rule Added to Packers and Stockyards Act

USDA & Cargill Settle Packers and Stockyards Case

Clock Extended for Packers and Stockyards Act

Tester Working on a Suite of Bills to Address Cattle Market Concentration

State Attorney Generals Encourage Enforcement of Packers & Stockyards Act

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