A bipartisan coalition of state Attorneys General led by Keith Ellison of Minnesota will support the USDA proposal to amend rules issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act, effectively eliminating the tournament system.
Elllison noted, “One of the many reasons it is tough for small poultry farmers and small farmers of all kinds to afford their lives, is because of imbalances of power, money and information between farmers and processors.” He added, “These imbalances lead to unfair competition and bad outcomes not only for these farmers but for their communities and way of life.”