US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced “that USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) will publish a final rule tomorrow to increase fairness and equity in the poultry industry by amending regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 to provide poultry growers with new information and improve transparency in poultry growing arrangements.”
Secretary Vilsack issued this statement in the department’s news release, ‘“The Obama Administration is committed to ensuring that the marketplace for our farmers and ranchers is free from unfair and deceptive practices. . . This new rule will provide much-needed information and basic protections for poultry growers that will enable them to make better business decisions and safeguard their livelihood.”’
The new regulations will require contract growers be given a written copy of a growing arrangement in a “timely manner.” The arrangement must include “information about any Performance Improvement Plans and provisions for written termination notices of the arrangement. And, notwithstanding confidentiality provisions, the rule allows growers to discuss the terms of poultry growing arrangements with designated individuals.” The rule was first published August 1, 2007.
“Failure to disclose certain terms in a poultry growing arrangement constitutes an unfair, discriminatory, or deceptive practice in violation of section 202 (7 U.S.C. 192) of the Packers and Stockyards Act.” The rule will become effective on January 4, 2010.
The rule can be found here.
To read the USDA news release click here.
Secretary Vilsack issued this statement in the department’s news release, ‘“The Obama Administration is committed to ensuring that the marketplace for our farmers and ranchers is free from unfair and deceptive practices. . . This new rule will provide much-needed information and basic protections for poultry growers that will enable them to make better business decisions and safeguard their livelihood.”’
The new regulations will require contract growers be given a written copy of a growing arrangement in a “timely manner.” The arrangement must include “information about any Performance Improvement Plans and provisions for written termination notices of the arrangement. And, notwithstanding confidentiality provisions, the rule allows growers to discuss the terms of poultry growing arrangements with designated individuals.” The rule was first published August 1, 2007.
“Failure to disclose certain terms in a poultry growing arrangement constitutes an unfair, discriminatory, or deceptive practice in violation of section 202 (7 U.S.C. 192) of the Packers and Stockyards Act.” The rule will become effective on January 4, 2010.
The rule can be found here.
To read the USDA news release click here.
Posted: 12/02/09
