About Ag Observatory

About Ag Observatory

Ag Observatory is a project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a Minneapolis-based nongovernmental organization.

Since 1999, Ag Observatory has been covering U.S. policy, food safety issues, the bioeconomy, and agribusiness market concentration. Ag Observatory posts the work of IATP and other organizations working toward fairer trade systems and alternative approaches to agriculture.

Ag Observatory is dedicated to gathering information about U.S. and international agriculture and making it free to the public. Information stored on agobservatory.org is not necessarily endorsed by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

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Environment and Agriculture Program

Mark Muller
Director

Heather Schoonover
Program Associate

Rural Communities Program

Jim Kleinschmit
Director

IATP Trade and Global
Governance Program

Alexandra Spieldoch
Director

R. Dennis Olson
Senior Policy Analyst

Steve Suppan, Ph.D.
Director of Research

IATP Communications

Dale Wiehoff
Vice President
for Communications

Ben Lilliston
Communications Coordinator

Tyson Acker
Web Developer

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Profiles of over 90 agribusiness companies, including their products, management, corporate geneaology and profit margins.