Some farm groups and lawmakers are opposing the withdrawal of the GIPSA Farmer Fair Practice rules by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says those rules include important and needed protections for producers. Speaking with farm broadcasters Tuesday about the development, Grassley expressed his disappointment with USDA’s action.
He says the USDA should implement the GIPSA rules the way they were written and protect producers rather than big business interests.
Grassley says even though the rules were released by the Obama administration the original regulations were written with a Republican administration in office.
Grassley’s view on the withdrawal of the GIPSA rules differs from the National Pork Producers Council which issued a statement backing the decision.
