In this issue: The intersection of agriculture and antitrust is the subject of recent high-level attention, as the DOJ and USDA look to unearth facts to answer the question: Has…

Geoffrey Manne, Joshua Wright, Apr 29, 2010 In March 2010, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the United States Department of Agriculture began a series of workshops aimed at addressing…

Bruce Dahl, William Wilson, Apr 29, 2010 There has been a sharp increase in planting of genetically modified (“GM”) crops in the past decade and further expansion is expected in…

Peter Carstensen, Apr 29, 2010 Congress adopted the Packers and Stockyards Act (“PSA”) in 1921 to achieve two goals that antitrust law and state market regulation had failed to achieve.…

Diana Moss, Apr 29, 2010 The recent flurry of publicity in transgenic (also known as genetically modified or “GM”) seed reveals a broader controversy over competition policy in high technology…

Michael Sykuta, Apr 29, 2010 The past two decades have witnessed significant changes in the structure and organization of the agriculture sector. Virtually every stage of the agrifood value chain…