Court Supports Action against International Fertilizer Cartel
June 28, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Fred Stokes 601-527-2459 tfredstokes@hughes.net www.competitivemarkets.com Lincoln, NE: In a decision that will rock global agriculture supply markets for years, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled June 27th that a civil suit alleging price fixing in American potash markets by a handful of global fertilizer suppliers can proceed and be heard in the Seventh Circuit. “This a huge step forward for American…
Read more...OCM Applauds Amendment to Make Checkoff Programs Voluntary
Lincoln, NE, June 18, 2012: The Organization for Competitive Markets expressed its full support for an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that would make all mandatory checkoff programs voluntary. The amendment, proposed by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), reads: “No program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands (commonly known as a ‘check-off program’) shall be mandatory or…
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