Jim Mundorf and Shad Sullivan sit down with the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden inside the USDA studios, to talk about the current investigations into corporate consolidation in different agriculture industries.

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0:00 Intro. Where Stephen is from

3:15 How he ended up in Washington DC

8:23 Fertilizer prices and the current investigation

10:53 Commodity prices vs. inputs

13:17 Current investigations

19:17 Farm equipment manufacturers meeting

27:00 Comparing farm equipment and auto industries.

32:26 Property law

34:00 Meat packing investigation

44:44 Working towards a solution

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