Senators hold meeting on Ag consolidation

Iowa’s two U-S Senators are hosting a meeting in Cedar Rapids today forfarmers who are worried about agri-business consolidation and mergers. AU-S-D-A official who’s in charge of enforcing the anti-monopoly provisionsof the packers and stockyards act will be on hand. An Assistant U-SAttorney General will be there, too. Senator Charles Grassley hopes farmersconvince the bureaucrats to act. Grassley says the meeting comes at animportant time. Grassley has raised questions about recent mergers, such asthe Cargill/Continental Grain merger. Today’s meeting will be held from noonto three at Kirkwood Community College.