Source: CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 6/1/11

Three livestock organizations - National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council and the National Turkey Federation - praised the House vote Tuesday because it prevents USDA from implementing proposed regulation on livestock and poultry marketing. The House Appropriations Committee voted to approve legislation that funds USDA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and related agencies for fiscal year 2012, starting Oct. 1.

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