ACTUALITIES– USDA AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HOLD COMPETITION WORKSHOP
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder led a workshop that examined margins at various levels of the agricultural supply chain. The workshop took place on December 8, 2010, at USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
1) Secretary Vilsack says midsized farms face hard economic
times. :08
2) Secretary Vilsack says the U.S. farm population is aging and shrinking. :26
3) Secretary Vilsack says producers are making less profit from their livestock
than in the past. :35
4) Secretary Vilsack says USDA and DOJ are cooperating to address producer
concerns. :12
5) Attorney General Holder says DOJ will assist USDA in addressing concerns
about market practices. :24
6) Attorney General Holder says producer profit margins are a sensitive
issue. :25
7) Secretary Vilsack says various categories of producers have fallen
dramatically in the past thirty years. :33
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Attorney General Eric Holder and Assistant Attorney General answer media questions related to the competition workshop.
1) Secretary Vilsack answers a question about the effort to examine margins at
various levels of the agricultural supply chain. :32
2) Attorney General Holder answers a question about the effort to examine
margins at various levels of the agricultural supply chain. :48
3) Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney says working with USDA will
help DOJ address the concerns of all producers. :21
4) Secretary Vilsack says the USDA/DOJ partnership should reassure
producers. :18
5) Secretary Vilsack says food economics is a sensitive
issue. :48
