Contract Agriculture

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Farm Bill 2013: Where We Stand

May 17, 2013
On Monday, the Farm Bill will be brought to the Congress floor. There is no clear process, yet the issue is quickly picking up steam. Solidified amendments may be challenged and uprooted by new ones. What we do know for sure is that, as your state representatives and senators prepare to make decisions, they will be listening to their constituents. That’s you.
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Guide: Mass Poultry Mortality Disposal Options for North Carolina Growers

December 17, 2012
Growers can reduce the costs of mass poultry mortalities and protect themselves from future liability by creating a disposal plan in advance. Heat, natural disaster, equipment failure, or disease can all cause unusually high poultry mortality.  Farmers should create plan for each of these four situations, since the best option varies. 
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Conaway-Costa Farm Bill Amendment Threatens Hard-Won GIPSA Rule

July 11, 2012
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee is voting on amendments to the Farm Bill. We found out last night that one of those amendments - the Conaway-Costa Amendment - will be designed to gut the GIPSA rule that protects contract poultry farmers from company abuses.
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Press Release: Appropriations Bill Threatens GIPSA Rule

June 19, 2012
The version of the FY2013 agriculture appropriations bill passed by the Appropriations Committee of the US House of Representatives today would overturn a rule that provides important protections from unfair treatment to thousands of American contract poultry growers.
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Dudley Butler Steps Down from USDA

January 20, 2012
Dudley Butler, the Administrator of the USDA Grain Inspection and Packers and Stockyards Administration stepped down yesterday. Becky and I - and the rest of the folks at RAFI - wanted to take a moment to say "thank you."
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