You can bet that the agriculture industry and biotech world are lobbying hard to get some of those rules softened so their products and production practices are deemed acceptable. It is a huge, growing industry that agribusiness wants a part of. Let the USDA know you support the new proposal, and do not want to see it weakened or filled with exemptions and loopholes. Urge the agency not to succumb to the pressures of corporate agriculture. E-mail Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman.
Email is quick, and it counts.
P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C. 20090-6456. This site has a lot of juicy information including info on e-mail response, and the transcript of Secretary Glickman's speech. I give it five seeds.