Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to appeal this week's court order requiring the destruction of GE sugar …
Don’t Forget: Stand Up for Seed in Madison!
Don't forget about tomorrow's DOJ-USDA antitrust meeting in Madison, Wisconsin. As we wrote earlier this week, this is an important …
Cast a Vote with Your Voice in Wisconsin!
The Departments of Justice and Agriculture are hosting their next antitrust workshop in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, June 25, from 9:00 …
OSA asks DOJ-USDA to Take Hard Look at Monsanto’s Comments on Seed Concentration
OSA submitted public comments today to the Departments of Justice and Agriculture that serve as a rebuttal to comments provided by Monsanto. …
Transcript from Iowa DOJ-USDA Hearing is Now Available
The Department of Justice website has released the transcript from the first agricultural workshop on concentration, that was held in …
Link to Seminis Varieties for Professional Growers and Gardeners
We've been swamped with requests for list of Seminis varieties. These change all the time. Seminis has their most popular varieties list on …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Who Owns Your Tomato? Another Big Horticultural Seed Company Bought By Monsanto
When Monsanto buys into a market they buy in big. In 2005 Monsanto’s seed/genetic trait holdings were primarily in corn, cotton, soybean, …