Economic Sense

"Using the 2004 corn price of $2.06 per bushel as a reference, actual corn prices increased by an average of $1.65 per bushel from 2006...

"Overall then, ethanol has made the transition from an energy sink, to a moderate net energy gain in the 1990s, to a substantial net en...

The best ap I've ever used. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41nyOXpnNXo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Given the recent talk from the department of transportation regarding the possibility of requiring farmers and ranchers to have commercial d...

Choice is fundamental in a free society, however, this most basic civil right is constant prey for special interests and power hungry poli...

From:  When a Nobel Prize Isn't Enough   "The Fed has to properly assess the nature of that unemployment to be able to lower it as ...

“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” - Fr...

More on the details and reasoning behind Dr. Boudreaux's bet: " My prediction is that, as long as ours remains a reasonably free-ma...

A great reference principles of economics text (no charge & available in several formats) http://mises.org/resources/5706/Lessons-for-th...

More Weather Deaths? Wanna Bet? -WSJ May 31,2011  ...because of modern industrial and technological advances—radar, stronger yet lighter b...

Recently at a town hall the president responded to a 'vegetable' farmer's question (about the President's policy direction ...

From a recent interview with food sustainability expert Dr. Jude Capper: What is the environmental impact of beef grown on grass compared ...

" This is good news. Agricultural subsidies cost taxpayers more than $15 billion each year, and until those subsidies are eliminated, f...

A Very good piece by Dr. Cami Ryan: http://doccami.posterous.com/gmos-toxins-and-unborn-babies-a-deeper-examin May 20, 2011 "GM food to...

Recently, from the New York Times: "The crisis rolled on through the summer. Irrationality set in. All over the country, people waste...

Last Friday was earth day, and across the country I can guarantee a lot of attention was given to eating sustainably, with a focus on local,...

From the Guardian and you can find an article entitled " Arguments for Constrained Capitalism in Asia." And we wonder where peopl...

Today is Ag Fact Friday, so here are 10 facts about modern sustainable agricultrue. Dairy & Livestock Production #1 The carbon foot...

Previously I found an article published by the EWG regarding the role of women in agriculture, that I found somewhat misleading. Recently, ...

On another blog last year I noted the how those in the agriculture industry were benefiting from the use of social media. (like the Y...