Priorities for USDA, he says, include biofuels, nutrition programs, and the co-existence of organic and conventional farmers. Of the latter, adds....More
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
President Obama, in a speech today outlining his administration’s national energy policy, set a goal of reducing U.S. oil imports by one-third over....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
In a recent commentary about picking cotton—actually about my mother picking cotton since I was of little use in the endeavor, being only four or....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
Farm groups are urging members to contact members of the House and Senate to ask them to consider changes to the more draconian measures in H.R. 1....More
If cotton had been selling for $2 a pound when I was a kid, my whole life might have changed. One of my first memories is picking cotton with my mom....More
