GIPSA Didn't Investigate COOL

Former Agency Head Says He Wanted to Pursue Claims of COOL Discrimination

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Dudley Butler (left), an attorney in Mississippi, was administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration from 2009 to early 2012. (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)
Dudley Butler (left), an attorney in Mississippi, was administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration from 2009 to early 2012. (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)
A former administrator for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration tells DTN he and others were aware of allegations that packers were discounting Canadian and Mexican cattle. He and others at GIPSA discussed it. Dudley Butler informed...

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Chris Clayton

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