Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Finally, the program provides for the impartial application of these grades and standards through a network of federal, state, and private inspection agencies known as the official system.

The Agency's Packers and Stockyards Programs (P&S) ensures open and competitive markets for livestock, meat, and poultry.

P&S is a regulatory program whose roots are in providing financial protection, and ensuring fair and competitive markets.

The organization was instituted to regulate livestock marketing activities at public stockyards and the operations of meat packers and live poultry dealers.

[3] Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and comedian John Oliver[4] helped to remove the language blocking the enforcement of GIPSA in 2015.