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...
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...
Fighting air and water pollution from manure runoff is a good thing,
but regulators and courts need a better understanding of the problem and the
possible solutions than the popular notion that all we need to do is shut down
"factory farms."
See DTN Ag News. BLetter From the Editor...
Sunday E-CBOT trade should focus on prospects for additional rain and
saturated Midwest soils with associated field work delays.
See DTN Ag News. BWeather Focus: Wet Midwest...
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