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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. All workshops are free and open to the public.

The workshop schedule is as follows:

Northwest Arkansas Workshop (Fayetteville, AR)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena, Room 108
1335 West Knapp Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72701

For directions, click here.


Central Arkansas Workshop (Russellville, AR)
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: ********** **************
Russellville, AR

For directions, click here.


Webinar
Date: Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. (CST)
More information will be available shortly.


Southwest Arkansas Workshop (Nashville, AR)
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010
Time: 6-8 p.m. (CST)
Place: Cossatot Community College, Room 102
1558 Highway 371 W
Nashville, AR 71852

For directions, click here.


Contact Information:

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.


Downloads:

To download a flyer advertising the events, click here.
To download the press release for the events, click here.
To download a one page article discussing the proposed rules and the upcoming workshops, click here.