Publication archives

Mar 15, 2010

Seeding monopoly

It made sense that the first USDA/Department of Justice workshop on competition in agriculture reserved a panel to focus on the beginning of the food chain: the seed industry. 
Mar 13, 2010

Healthy livestock, sick people

Year after year, legislation intended to preserve the effectiveness of available antibiotics by limiting their use in livestock is shot down. The latest bills introduced in both houses of Congress have been stalled for close to a year.
Mar 12, 2010

Notes from the agbiz concentration workshop: it's a national security issue

Does competition matter in agriculture? The Department of Justice, the Department of Agriculture and 800 plus others felt it was important enough to gather in Ankeny, Iowa today for the first ever workshop on competition in agriculture.
Mar 12, 2010

Call to "Bust Up Big Ag"

by
Ben Lilliston
"It is a lie that we have a free market. It's a lie that we have an open market. It's a market controlled by corporations." This remark from an Iowa farmer last night captured the fiery sentiment at a townhall meeting of over 250 people, packed into a room at the Best Western in Ankeny, Iowa.
Mar 11, 2010

NAFTA and agribusiness concentration

Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice will host the first ever workshops on competition issues in agriculture in Ankeny, Iowa.
Mar 10, 2010

NAFTA: Fueling Market Concentration in Agriculture

by
Alexandra Spieldoch
This fact sheet includes testimonies from farm group representatives in the U.S., Canada and Mexico on the role of the North American Free Trade Agreement in further concentrating agriculture markets.
Mar 10, 2010

Gearing up for agribusiness concentration workshops

For those who feel that the excessive market power of agribusiness companies is a big part of what's wrong with our food system: it's on. And it's historic. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice will hold a series of public workshops on market competition in agriculture. The series kicks off on Friday in Ankeny, Iowa.
Mar 10, 2010

Farm to School in Minnesota: A Survey of School Food Service Leaders

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