The whole point of this blog is that it's a work in progress. Here's my progreess so far on US policy. (Eventually I'll get around to California and local policy.) First, I'm specifically interested in food production as it relates to climate. There are two federal bodies that deal primarily with food, the Department of … Continue reading Progress Report-US
Tag: Antitrust Laws
Urban-Rural Divide
Bill Hogseth Worth a read: Why Democrats Keep Losing Rural Counties Like Mine, by Bill Hogseth, chair of the Dunn County Democratic Party in Wisconsin, in Politico, 12/01/2020. He details how consolidation in the food industry -- that is, big companies buying out smaller ones and then moving on to consume each other -- is … Continue reading Urban-Rural Divide
Big Ag and Antitrust, a Conference
Yale law school is offering a free online conference on January 16, 2021, “Big Ag & Antitrust: Competition Policy for a Sustainable and Humane Food System,” 6 am (ouch!) to 2 pm. I'm signed up! Six am is early, but it's better than the event I attended that was set in Europe. Bill Bullard, the CEO … Continue reading Big Ag and Antitrust, a Conference
Acorns and Alligators 