As U.S. food, feed, and fiber producers are confronted with increasing and more diverse demand, they will be challenged to expand the boundaries of....More
Starting with the 1973 Arab oil embargo, which set energy prices on their upward spiral, costs for everything have inflated as companies increased....More
Could the taxation process be made simpler? Of course it could. But how much screaming would arise from the many thousands of tax prep businesses....More
Some interesting communiqués have arrived via phone and email over the past week or so, some in response to the article I wrote recently on my mother....More
“By 2050, we will not have a planet left that is recognizable” if current food trends continue, said Jason Clay at the annual conference of the....More
I stand corrected!
In a recent commentary about picking cotton—actually about my mother picking cotton since I was of little use in the endeavor,....More
The first real job, the first work I did for which I got a company paycheck, was in a cotton mill. The summer after I graduated from high school my....More
Last fall, as he was campaigning, Texas Governor Rick Perry proudly boasted, “Texas is open for business.”
Now, with a $27 billion budget shortfall....More