WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The office of Sen. Jon Tester has issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators and farmers Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today sent a letter pressing their colleagues to stand up to big ag consolidation by opposing recent efforts to weaken thePackers and Stockyards Actin the upcoming FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill, and protect family farmers and ranchers as well as consumers at the meat counter.ThePackers and Stockyards Actwas passed in 1921 as part of an effort to hold large meatpackers accountable to consumers and producers. Enforcement already falls short in leveling the playing field for small scale producers, and the Senators highlighted that recent efforts by the nation's largest...