Organic Livestock and Poultry Welfare Regulation

1. USDA

1.1. Reasoning Against Organic Rule

1.2. USDA organic seal

1.3. Rule expands livestock care requirements

1.4. Livestock handling provisions

2. Federal Court/Judge

2.1. Intermediary between USDA/Organic OLPP dispute

2.2. Moved lawsuit ahead

2.3. Want to hear full argument

2.3.1. Was USDA right or wrong?

2.4. Has ability to ultimately decide issue

2.5. Judicial Review

3. National Pork Producers Council

3.1. Reasoning Against Organic Rule

3.2. "Outside the scope of the Organic Food Production Act of 1990"

3.3. Lack of science within standards

4. Organic Farmers

4.1. Reasoning for Supporting Organic Rule

4.2. Work hard to uphold organic standards

5. Organic Valley

5.1. Reasoning for Supporting Organic Rule

5.2. Push for all organic farms to be held to same high standards

5.3. Value opinion of the public

5.3.1. Citizens wrote concerns to USDA

5.3.1.1. People need to know what there food is and where it comes from

5.4. Worked to maintain regulations for over 20 years

6. Organic Trade Association

6.1. Reasoning for Supporting Organic Rule

6.2. Lawsuit against USDA

6.3. Want to defend advancements made in organics

7. National Farmers Union

7.1. Reasoning for Supporting Organic Rule

7.2. Endangerment to organic label integrity

7.2.1. Livestock should be held to same standard as all other organic goods

7.3. Confusion for organic consumers

7.3.1. What's really organic/what's not?

7.3.1.1. What am I buying?

7.4. Supports establishment of high organic standards

7.4.1. Enforced regulations

7.4.1.1. More humanely treated animals