July 9, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to rescind three Biden-era rules that strengthened protections for poultry farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act. About 20,000 farmers raise chickens as contractors for big meat processors, in a highly consolidated $45 billion industry. Four companies control 60 percent of the market, […]

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