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Looking at the Big Picture of the GIPSA Rule With Roy Lee Lindsey of the Oklahoma Pork Council
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:29:59 CDT
Roy Lee Lindsey of the Oklahoma Pork Council was one of a handful of Oklahomans who experienced the USDA-DOJ Workshop on Livestock Competition in Ft. Collins first hand. It has been a few days since the event and we sat down with the Pork Industry leader to explore his view of the Workshop and the GIPSA Rule discussion from 30,000 feet.
Lindsey tells us that he is pleased that at least one issue had broad support from R Calf, NCBA, NPPC and others- the issue of fixing problems coming in 2011 with the Death Tax. Lindsey says that while USDA talked a lot about getting younger people to stay on the farm or come back to the farm- the Obama Administration has offered no leadership on solving this issue, which would be perhaps the single biggest factor in keeping young people engaged in farming and ranching.
Beyond the Death Tax- it was a house divided last Friday- but Lindsey says he was surprised that the Public testimony time was not weighted to the extreme in either direction. He does believe that the USDA has already made up their minds and will implement some form of the GIPSA rule at some in point in 2011 or perhaps by Janurary 1, 2012.
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