AMS proposes changes in response to complaints from growers about the use of tournament pay systems and additional capital investment programs.

NCC says new proposed rule would severely negatively impact growers, consumers and workers.

NCC and House and Senate members request more time before final rule implementation.

Smithfield adjusts operations in the face of an industry oversupply of pork, weaker consumer demand and high feed prices.

This case highlights DOJ ATR and USDA AMS’s joint commitment to the enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

Soybean growers are expected to decrease their production 2% from 2022.