9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductory Comments

9:15 a.m.

Keynote Roundtable Discussion:
The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Honorable Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, U.S. Department of Justice
The Honorable Tom Miller, Attorney General, State of Iowa
The Honorable Bill Northey, Secretary of Agriculture, State of Iowa

Invited:
The Honorable Chuck Grassley, Senator, United States Senate
The Honorable Tom Harkin, Senator, United States Senate
The Honorable Leonard Boswell, Congressman, United State House of Representatives
The Honorable Chet Culver, Governor, State of Iowa

10:45 a.m.

Farmer Presentation of Issues

11:30 a.m.

Lunch Break

1:00 p.m.

Panel I - Competitive Dynamics of the Seed Industry
How Have Technological Developments and Structural Changes Affected the Competitive Dynamics of the Seed Industry?

Moderator
James MacDonald, Chief, Agricultural Structure and Productivity Branch, Economic Research Service

Panelists
Ray Gaesser, Soybean and Corn Farmer, Corning, Iowa; Vice President, American Soybean Association; Former President, Iowa Soybean Association
Neil E. Harl, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Emeritus Professor of Economics, Iowa State University; Member of the Iowa Bar
Dermot Hayes, Professor of Economics and Finance, Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness, Iowa State University
Diana Moss, Vice President & Senior Fellow, American Antitrust Institute
Jim Tobin, Vice President, Industry Affairs, Monsanto Company

2:15 p.m.

Panel II - Trends in Agriculture
Trends Panel Exploring Contracting Issues, Marketplace Transparency and Buyer Power

Moderator
Phil Weiser, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

Panelists
Brian Buhr, Professor and Head of Department, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Rachael Goodhue, Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
Mary Hendrickson, Extension Associate Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri
John Lawrence, Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
Chuck Wirtz, Independent Pork Producer, Whittemore, Iowa
Patrick Woodall, Research Director, Food & Water Watch

3:15 p.m.

Panel III - Agriculture Enforcement Perspectives and Cooperation at the Federal and State Levels

Moderator
Mark Tobey, Special Counsel for State Relations and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Justice

Panelists
Steve Bullock, Attorney General, State of Montana
Richard Cordray, Attorney General, State of Ohio
Stephen Obie, Director of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
John Ferrell, Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
William Stallings, Assistant Section Chief, Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section, U.S. Department of Justice

4:00 p.m.

Public Testimony

5:00 p.m.

Concluding Remarks