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The packer ownership amendment is a congressional attempt to address existing problems in the competitive environment of the livestock industry. Because the amendment permits contractual arrangements between packers and producers unless the producer no longer materially participates in the...

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The Minnesota legislature requested a study of the use of production contracts in agriculture and the impacts on access to markets by independent farmers. The study objectives were expanded to also consider marketing contracts and broader performance implications of expanding use of contract...

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