Workshops on Proposed GIPSA Rules
GIPSA, the federal agency responsible for issuing regulations that govern contracting, buying and selling of livestock and poultry has written new rules that- if finalized- would drastically change the way that producers, packers, dealers and contractors raise, buy, and sell livestock and poultry.
The National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas is hosting a series of workshops, including a webinar, for poultry and livestock producers. At these workshops, staff attorneys will provide an overview of GIPSA’s proposed rule changes for poultry and livestock, review the UDSA rule-making process, explain how to submit comments on the proposed rules, and include a question and answer session. The webinar will be hosted via eXtension for participants around the country. All workshops are free and open to the public.
Workshop Schedule
Northwest Arkansas Workshop (Fayetteville, AR)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena, Room 1081335
West Knapp Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Central Arkansas Workshop (Russellville, AR)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: Pendergraft Library, Arkansas Tech University
305 West Q Street
Russellville, AR
Southwest Arkansas Workshop (Nashville, AR)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: Cossatot Community College, Room 1021558
Highway 371 W
Nashville, AR 71852
Northcentral Louisiana Workshop (Dubach, LA)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: Lincoln Hall
149 Fairgrounds Rd
Dubach, LA 71235
Eastern Oklahoma Workshop (Poteau, OK)
Date: Monday, Nov. 1, 2010
Time: 6-9 p.m. (CST)
Place: LeFlore County Fairgrounds, Poteau, OK
Approximately 1½miles southwest of downtown Poteau on South Highway 271
West-Central Arkansas Workshop (Booneville, AR)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010
Time: 6-9 p.m. (CST)
Place: Jeral Hampton Meeting Place
114 W. Main Street
Booneville, AR
Contact Information for Workshops and Proposed Rules For more information on the workshops or on the proposed rules, please contact Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley at (479) 387-2331 or erumley@uark.edu.
Webinar (Nationwide)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST)
Webinar Instructions:
Before viewing the webinar, please visit the following URL to confirm your ability to connect to the server: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/testconnect/.
This webinar was originally broadcast on October 14, 2010. To view a recording of the webinar, click here.
Workshop Materials
Resources
For more information on the Packers and Stockyards Act, click here.