Farm activists seek ‘robust’ fair-play rules at USDA

The USDA should provide strong protections for livestock and poultry growers in their dealings with meatpackers and processors, said farm activists on Thursday in delivering petitions signed by more than 84,000 people in support of a “robust” fair-practices rule. The USDA says it will reopen its rule-making process to write a new version of the… » Read More

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