Rep. Pingree Pushes USDA Secretary For Status of Organic Livestock Rule Implementation
October 09, 2021
October 09, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021:
On Thursday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack about the agency's timetable for reinstating the Organic Livestock and Poultry practice rule, which was withdrawn during the Trump administration. Pingree, a long-time organic livestock farmer, stressed the importance of meaningful, well-defined standard . . .
On Thursday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack about the agency's timetable for reinstating the Organic Livestock and Poultry practice rule, which was withdrawn during the Trump administration. Pingree, a long-time organic livestock farmer, stressed the importance of meaningful, well-defined standard . . .