3/4/2010

STATEMENT BY BOB KRAUSE

Democratic Candidate, United States Senate

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Senate candidate Bob Krause releases prepared

statement for workshop on monopolistic practices

The following is a statement prepared by Bob Krause concerning Monopoly Practices in Agriculture that he has prepared for submission to the Joint DOJ/USDA Workshop to be held March 12 in Ankeny, Iowa:

Thank you for this opportunity to make a statement concerning the topics of “seed technology, vertical integration, market transparency and buyer power” before this workshop. My direct concern for this workshop is that something be done to curtail monopoly practices that have build up in the agricultural seed business. More