The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Justice have announced additional details regarding the June 25 public workshop in Madison, Wisconsin, which will examine competition and regulatory issues in the dairy industry. The workshop will be held in the Union Theater at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This is the third in a series of five joint public workshops. All persons interested in attending the Wisconsin workshop should register at www.surveymonkey.com/s/V3FHXPY.
The goals of the workshops are to promote dialogue among interested parties and foster learning with respect to the appropriate legal and economic analyses of these issues, as well as to listen to and learn from parties with experience in the agriculture sector. The workshops are the first joint workshops ever to be held to discuss competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, and Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Antitrust Division Christine Varney will participate in a roundtable discussion to open the Wisconsin workshop. Senators Herb Kohl and Russell Feingold, Representatives Ron Kind, Steve Kagen and Tammy Baldwin, Governor Jim Doyle, and Wisconsin Agriculture Secretary Rod Nilsestuen have tentatively accepted invitations to join this roundtable discussion. The remaining panels will feature farmers, processors, academics and other dairy industry stakeholders.
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