China poised as Calculating Giant
China is a Calculating Giant, assessing its options, positioning itself for continued dominance -- particularly on the world food scene.
Triggering a new Green Revolution
World food security. Climate change. Bioenergy. Oil prices.There are some weighty issues on agriculture's table right now. Will we be up to the challenge...
Can agriculture save humanity?
Hunger, poverty and insecurity are at the core of global instability, but a 2008 World Bank report identified agriculture as the primary driver to abate hunger and reduce poverty.
Farm bill OKs state-inspected meat
The battle to lift the ban on interstate shipments of state-inspected meat and poultry is almost over.
Make animal welfare your business
In the 1980s, the one-hit-wonder band Rockwell rocked the charts with the song, [I Always Feel Like] Somebody's Watching Me. Turns out the band was right.
What comes across the editor’s desk
What you never read in the mainstream press.
Who will take the Pepsi challenge?
What would happen in farms adopted PepsiCo's strategy of "performance with purpose?"
There is a season for everything
"I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it." -- Johnny Depp
I had a strange dream the other night,...
Stop ‘captive supplies’ in farm bill
Guest CommentaryBy George Chambers
BILLINGS, Mont. — My parents, wife and I are the fifth- and sixth-generation owners of 27 Cattle Co., in Carrollton, Ga....
Food fight: Who’s to blame?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many headlines about farming and food prices. “Food crisis,” declares a Washington Post editorial. “Why are global...
