Since the livestock industry is so important to our country as well as just about every other sector of agriculture you can’t get enough on a subject that has major implications for its future. That would be the proposed rule by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). You can follow back through our posts on this topic using the GIPSA Category which is in the left side drop down menu.

I still have some audio to share with you from the recent USDA/DOJ public workshop in Ft. Collins, CO. In this post you can listen to and download audio from the two panels (beef and pork) conducted the evening before by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council. I streamed it live at the time but also recorded it for you.

The pork panel included:

Sam Carney, President NPPC, Iowa pork producer
Mark Legan, Indiana pork farmer
Brent Sandidge, Manager of Ham Hill Farms, Missouri
Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics

You can listen to pork panel here: GIPSA Pork Panel

The beef panel included:

James Herring, President/CEO, Friona Industries, Texas
Bill Rishel, Rishel Angus and currently President, Nebraska Cattlemen’s Association
Jerry Bohn, General Manager, Pratt Feeders, Kansas
Allie Devine, Vice President/General Counsel, Kansas Livestock Association
Dr. Stephen Koontz, Associate Professor, Colorado State University

You can listen to beef panel here: GIPSA Beef Panel