The Donald Trump administration has suspended all new or pending regulations from taking effect for 60 days to allow for review by new leadership.
For agriculture, that means the organic livestock welfare rule announced in the final week of the Obama administration will be suspended for at least another 60 days, along with the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration regulations announced last month.
At the least, the suspension adds 60 days to all pending regulations before taking effect or resuming a comment period in the Federal Register.
The organic welfare rule would set strict guidelines for raising organic livestock.
The GIPSA rules refer to the practices of poultry and meat processors relative to the farmers that supply them with live animals.
