AMS investigation reveals Lowell Livestock Auction Inc. tested its livestock scale on Aug. 9, 2022, and continually weighed livestock on it without a test until March 20, 2024.
AMS investigation shows that between August 2021 and January 2022, Happy Valley and Bill Chase issued 24 checks in payment for livestock to 21 different livestock sellers that were returned unpaid by the bank.
The final rule establishes clearer standards under the Packers and Stockyards Act for prohibited practices relating to discrimination, retaliation and deception in contracting.