Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, 6/8/17

The deadline to submit your individual or organization’s comments in support of the Farmer Fair Practices Interim Final Rule (aka the “competitive injury rule”) is Monday, June 12. The Farmer Fair Practices Rules are a critical set of changes that would bring more fairness and equity to the contract agriculture system by allowing the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to better protect contract farmers.The interim final rule (IFR) currently up for comment would bring much needed clarification to the contract agriculture system by underscoring that farmers can seek and secure remediation if they have been made to suffer an injury or abuse by their employer.

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