The rule was first proposed in June 2010, per congressional direction in the 2008 Farm Bill. Specifically, Congress directed USDA to look at five issues related to production contracts. USDA to Re-Propose GIPSA Rule A number of livestock groups spoke out at a hearing of the House Agriculture Committee’s subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture this week (see following item) about USDA’s proposed Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GISPA) marketing rule, which the administration intends to pursue once again. The rule was first proposed in June 2010, per congressional direction in the 2008 Farm Bill. Specifically, Congress directed USDA to look at five issues related to production contracts:

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