Farm spending makes a great target when so much of the U.S. budget is off limits. A recent report from the non-profit Population Reference Bureau....More
Among criticisms of pending Free Trade Agreements is the charge that such deals are structured in ways that keep the poor from improving their lot....More
It’s being termed “The Global Land Grab,” as large investment groups and corporations — and even public pension funds and church organizations — buy....More
Can producing an acre of houses be much more lucrative to a landowner than renting the land out to produce an acre of grain? Maybe so, but according....More
I’ve written about a lot of droughts in the course of more than 30 years reporting on agriculture.
And I’ve probably written about more droughts in....More
We are all suffering from flood fatigue – wondering when we can pick up a newspaper or magazine and finally not have to read about the Great Flood of....More
