Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told The Hagstrom Report today, Dec. 19, that he has no plans to extend the deadline for implementation of a Packers and Stockyards Act poultry rule that is scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 2, 2024.
The Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses on Friday sent letters to USDA requesting at least a 180-day extension to the implementation period for the rule titled Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments.
Asked about the request at a news conference following an event at DC Central Kitchen today, Vilsack said that the poultry industry has had “multiple months” to learn about the rule. “I don’t see any reason to extend it,” Vilsack said. “I’m not going to delay the important work of balancing the relationship” between poultry growers and dealers. Read more