Public Workshops

Agriculture and Antitrust Enforcement Issues in Our 21st Century Economy

Workshop Information

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held five joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agricultural sector in the 21st century and the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in that industry.

For more information, see the workshop page.

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Prepared Remarks

December 8, 2010

Joint DOJ and USDA Agrigulture Workshops: Concluding Remarks - Remarks as Prepared by Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney for the Final Public Workshop Exploring Competition Issues in Agriculture

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Agriculture Workshop

August 27, 2010

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Colorado Agriculture Workshop

June 25, 2010

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney at the Wisconsin Dairy Workshop

May 21, 2010

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Alabama Agriculture Workshop

March 12, 2010

A Shared Vision for American Agricultural Markets - Remarks as Prepared by Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney for the Opening of the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture Joint Workshops

March 12, 2010

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Department of Justice and USDA Agriculture Workshop - Ankeny, Iowa

September 19, 2009

Crisis on the Farm: The State of Cooperation and Prospects for Sustainability in the Northeast - Statement of Assistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney Before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Field Hearing in St. Albans, Vermont

August 7, 2009

Toward a Competition Policy Agenda for Agriculture Markets - Prepared Remarks of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Philip J. Weiser for the Organization of Competitive Markets, 11th Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri