Cultivating Independence
Farmers and government policy must both change if American agriculture is to escape the subsidy trap.
Farmers and government policy must both change if American agriculture is to escape the subsidy trap.
Scientific advances promise more bountiful harvests and a cleaner environment. But farm subsidies and technophobia could block the way.
Farmers pay a high price for government subsidies
A growing number of farmers believe that an intrusive, expensive farm policy is the last thing they need.
How many millions more will die of hunger before the world wakes up to the politics of famine?
Asian merchants are prospering in America's inner cities-and facing the pent-up frustration of blacks.