Economic Sense

Corn is over $3 bushel compared to an average of about $2 for the last few years. Soybeans are over $8.50 per bushel vs. an average of about...

The fed has already taken action by lowering the discount rate. We will see if further liquidity is provided in September with a lowering of...

In a previous post I presented a brief overview of a hybrid monetarist/Austrian view of bubbles and business cycles. This explained the burs...

In the previous post, I noted that the miscalculations that result from discretionary monetary policy may have resulted in many of the econo...

Many economists agree that in the short run, an increase or decrease in the money supply has real effects on the economy. That’s how the fed...

I’ve previously discussed one issue with government decision-making, being type-two error bias. The next issue I would like to introduce is ...

Often times, when it comes to environmental protection or any other issue of social interest, government intervention is justified on the ba...

There are a lot of interesting things going on in Agriculture. Alternative fuels, the farm bill, animal waste,organic agriculture, biotechno...

You may have heard the headlines about the resulting increase in food prices from demand for ethanol. There is actually much more to the sto...

WHEN SHOULD PERSONAL DECISIONS BECOME GOVERNMENT DECISIONS According to many , the harms from cigarette smoke are well known and scientific...

A final excerpt from an e-mail I received encouraging me to oppose new farm bill legislation. “When you think of family farmers, do you pi...

Another note related the e-mail in opposition to the proposed farm bill. “Moreover, by disproportionately subsidizing corn, wheat, and soy...

I received an email recently from someone opposed to the farm bill. Part of their critique was as follows: “Amazingly, they're some of...

Not only did Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize, but now he has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Rachel Carson is often...

According to a recent article on the Telegraph (U.K.) eating beef produces more pollution than driving. It is stated that producing 2.2 lbs ...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0521/p09s02-coop.html?page=1 I’ve recently commented on the above article from the CS monitor. It also contain...

“People like the freedom to choose their lifestyles, what they consume and when they consume it,” observes Attari. “However, the environment...

http://allafrica.com/stories/200706051019.html?viewall=1 great link on the benefits of biotech in Africa. In addition to talking about the b...

According to recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers have discovered another possible c...

Master of Science in Agriculture (Ref.#052) The Master's Degree is a general degree in agriculture and can be thesis or non-thesis depen...