Source: AGDAILY, 4/8/22


Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act, which would fix regulatory roadblocks to increasing meat processing capacity and allow livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. This legislation directs the Secretary of Agriculture to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act to allow livestock auction market owners to hold ownership in, finance...

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