I’m betting that by the end of today’s USDA/DOJ public workshop (it is today) we’re going to know a lot more about the proposed GIPSA rule and what it means for everyone in the livestock industry. I’ve got quite a bit of information from the evening’s forums that I’ll post when time allows in coming days and weeks.

To get us started I thought I’d let you listen to the opening remarks from the leadership of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Producers Council at their forum on the GIPSA rule. They’re introduced by emcee Kevin Ochsner, NCBA’s Cattlemen To Cattlemen. Also in this audio clip is Allie Devine, VP and General Counsel, Kansas Livestock Association, who provides a backgrounder on the proposed GIPSA rule: NCBA/NPPC GIPSA Panel Open
USDA/DOJ Livestock Competition Workshop and Forums Photo Album