I got the message below from a CAFO listserv I am on. 


Wally Taylor




I am working with a group of organizations on an amendment to the Farm Bill (sponsored by Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Conrad (D-ND) that would ban packer ownership or control of livestock (cattle/hogs) (except for a window of 14 days before the livestock go to slaughter).  There are exceptions for small-scale packers (less than 120,000 animals per year) and cooperatives or entities owned by cooperatives.


The Farm Bill is in play in the Senate right now - if negotiations on amendments do not blow-up, the amendment process with start next week. The House may begin marking up its version of the Farm Bill the week of June 19.


Thanks,


Martha Noble



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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
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