Third party experts

Dr. Ron Plain
Professor, Agricultural Economics        
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
University of Missouri
222 Mumford Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-0134
Fax: (573) 884-6572
Email: plainr@missouri.edu

Dr. Dermot Hayes
Professor, Agricultural Economics
Department of Economics
Iowa State University
568C Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-6185
Fax: (515) 294-0221
Email:  dhayes@iastate.edu

Stephen R. Koontz
Associate Professor
Colorado State University
B324 Clark Bldg.
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone (970) 491-7032
Fax: (970) 491-2067
Email: Stephen.koontz@colostate.edu

Michael Ollinger
Agriculture Economist
Economic Research Service
USDA
Room S2081
1800 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-5831
Phone (202) 694-5454
Fax: (202) 694-5688
Email: ollinger@ers.usda.gov
Website: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/IndustryFoodSafety/
Other Resources:
Effect of Food Industry Mergers and Acquisitions on Employment and Wages
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR13/
Structural Change in the Meat, Poultry, Dairy, and Grain Processing Industries
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR3/ 
Structural Change in U.S. Chicken and Turkey Slaughter
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AER787/ 
Consolidation in U.S. Meatpacking
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AER785/

Marvin L. Hayenga, Ph.D.
Economist, Consultant, Expert Witness
Professor Emeritus of Economics
Iowa State University
33 Sosegado Lane
Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-7744
Phone (501) 922-0433
Fax: (501) 922-0541
Email: mhayenga@iastate.edu
Website: http://www.econ.iastate.edu/faculty/hayenga

Clement Ward
Oklahoma State University
510 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: (405) 744-9821
Fax: (405) 744-8210
Email: clement.ward@okstate.edu
Website: http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/profile.asp?id=clement.ward
Other Resources:
Pricing and Price Discovery Issues
http://agecon.okstate.edu/pricing/publications.asp
Structural Changes in Meatpacking
http://agecon.okstate.edu/meatpacking/publications.asp