Officials kicked off the first of five meetings scheduled this year
on antitrust and competition issues in agriculture. Topics ranged from the
Packers and Stockyards Act to seed patents.
See DTN Ag News. BHolder: Meeting a Milestone...
The Dakota County farmer shows up at schools, community festivals and
even the Minnesota State Fair dressed in a hard hat, goggles, white lab coat
and huge fireman's boots.
See DTN Ag News. 1^Dr. Gross Makes a Difference...
Farmers who think corporations have too much control over agriculture
took a chance Thursday night to tell their stories and demand reforms, ahead of
a meeting Friday in which the Obama administration will begin to formally
examine competition issues in agriculture.
See DTN Ag News. BFarmers Vent Over Competition...
Private analytical firm Lanworth is still telling clients the 2009
corn and soybean crops were smaller than USDA has reported, and it looks to
upcoming USDA stocks reports to reconcile the differences.
See DTN Ag News. BLanworth: Stocks Reports Key...
Russia could reopen its market to U.S. poultry, worth $800 million in
2008, if both countries reach an agreement on a chlorine wash used routinely in
U.S. processing plants that Russia said was in violation of its food safety
standards.
See DTN Ag News. C^Russia May Accept US Poultry...
