Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 11/22/16

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is currently reviewing a set of three rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that, if finalized, could easily be an early win for the Trump Administration. USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has been working on the “Farmer Fair Practice” rules with the support of rural communities, farmers, and family farm advocacy groups across the country. The rules seek to protect independent contract farmers and rural communities by stopping abusive practices by a few large multinational poultry and livestock corporations. If President-Elect Trump plans to continue riding the populist wave that brought him into office, finalizing these rules would be an obvious choice for his first 100 days.

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