We've been swamped with requests for list of Seminis varieties. These change all the time. Seminis has their most popular varieties list on …
Archives for 2010
Organic Vegetable Farmers – WARNING – You May Be Engaging in Contract Agreements with Monsanto
Five years ago, in February of 2005 I wrote an article regarding Monsanto's purchase of the vegetable seed conglomerate Seminis. At the time …
Afternoon Update from DOJ-USDA hearings on competition in agriculture
Battery died and so was off for a bit. We had a good panel with state Attorney Generals who seem quite geared up on these issues. They also …
Afternoon Panel – How have technological developments and structural changes affected the competitive dynamics of the seed industry?
Afternoon Panel: How have technological developments and structural changes affected the competitive dynamics of the seed …
Morning Farmer Panel at Department of Justice hearing on competition in agriculture
Two great presentations from Eric Nelson (cattle and corn farmer from IA) and Jim Foster (independent hog farmer from Missouri). With a …
A few pics from the day
A few pics of the day so far:where we are:Attorney General Holder speaks with a rancherKristina Hubbard (Out of Hand Report), Harvey …
Finally – a recognition of patents role in monopolies – big applause
Christine Varney - US Assistant Attorney General "Patents have been used in the past to create or extend monopolies. We will be looking …
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s and Iowa Sec of Ag Bill Northey’s Remarks at Iowa Competition Workshop
Tom Miller - IA Attorney General - thanks Vilsack and Holder for creating this new relationship. Great for public interest for many …
Senator Grassley and Representative Boswell Remarks at DOJ-USDA Competition Hearing in Iowa
Grassley (Iowa Senator) - Needs to understand process as much as substance. Compliments DOJ and USDA for doing this "badly needed" and …
opening remarks – Secretary Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder
Vilsasck says we've lost 80,000 "middle sized" farms in the last year alone. Vilsack states the these workshops are long overdue. Starts out …
Questions for Dept of Justice and USDA
Here are some of the questions we'll be asking the DOJ-USDA today - these questions reworded in various days depending on who is at the …
Blogging from the Department of Justice Antitrust Hearings
I'm in Ankeny, Iowa the first USDA-DOJ "Public Hearings Exploring Competition in Agriculture". We're at the FFA building at Des Moines …
