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Land Line: Egg Cartel, Family Negotiations, Another Bailout, MAHA Promises, Food Crisis, Silvopasturing, Manure Rates

By Brian DeVore (editor)

October 26, 2026

Sign Up for E-mail Delivery of The Land Line Maybe There Was an Egg Cartel After All (10/18/26) Politico describes in detail evidence strongly indicating that major egg companies colluded to drive up the price of their product to record levels in recent years. It turns out charges that these firms worked together to bring… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: ag consolidation • Austin Frerick • avian flu • climate change • climate resilience • crop insurance • El Niño • farm transition • Farm Transition Planning Course • international trade • MAHA • manure • monopolies • nitrogen fertilizer • silvopasturing

Land Line: Food Monopolies, Soil Sisters, Bird Benefits, Soil Research Cuts, Farm Divorce, Agro-Environmentalist, China’s Soybean Supplier, Nebraska Nitrates

By Brian DeVore (editor)

December 31, 2025

Unsealed Antitrust Complaint Reveals Key Factor in High Food Prices: Corporate Behemoths (12/18/25) Writing in the Minnesota Reformer, the Minnesota Farmers Union’s Justin Stofferahn describes how monopolization of the food industry and failure to enforce antitrust laws has harmed consumers. Highlights: A newly unsealed antitrust complaint provides a unique look at price discrimination in practice,… Read More →

Category: Blog

Tags: antitrust • birds • clean water • corporate consolidation • crop diversity • farm crisis • farm stress • Fields of Sinsinawa • grassland birds • international trade • monopolies • nitrate pollution • public research • Rick Bieber • soil health • soil science • tariffs • trade war