Tag: economy
Ag trade remains a huge part of farm economy
For better or worse, the U.S. farm economy is deeply tied to trade.
Stress management during tough financial times on the farm
There is no doubt the production agriculture sector is going through a tough financial period. In particular, low crop prices and low milk prices are severely impacting row crop and dairy producers.
This is what ‘feed the world’ looks like today in the...
We may still feed part of the world, but it’s more likely we’ll do it to honor a contract, not our conscience. This should not be news to anyone who has been paying attention.
Oil and gas downturn may not be all bad
The oil and gas slow down in the United States may provide the chance to get ready for the next boom in the shale region.
China sees woe, US ag sees red
Three weeks into calendar year 2016, however, key elements in China's economy -- its wildly speculative stock markets, less-than-transparent currency, sagging heavy industries -- have gone boom.
We knew this was coming, right?
All of agriculture is a cycle, reminds Editor Susan Crowell in her column this week. And we knew the current economic downturn was coming, right?
Farm equipment manufacturers optimistic about continued sales growth
Manufacturers of agricultural machinery are optimistic about near-term business expectations in most parts of the world.
You’ll know it when you see it
In the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart wrote a concurring opinion he hoped would establish a legal standard...
Springing backward, like the economy
That lion-in/lamb-out thing about March didn’t offer much lamb this year, but it did deliver several platters of snow.
Oh, spring arrived on time; winter...
Cautious consumers keep Cupid at bay
WASHINGTON — Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day but consumers aren’t quite ready to shell out the big bucks for their loved...
