WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has published a final rule that adds "swine contractors" to the list of regulated entities subject to specific regulations issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act).
Reports said that GIPSA asserted that adding swine contractors to specific regulations under the P&S Act will assist swine contractors and swine production contract growers in determining which regulations apply to them. In addition, according to GIPSA, the change will make it easier for the agency to identify potential violators and enforce the provisions of the P&S Act.