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Reason
November 2001
Michael W. Lynch |
Money for Nothing: The Joys of U.S. Farm Policy Why is there a stigma attached to using government-financed stamps to purchase food but no stigma attached to accepting government money to grow the food in the first place? American farm policy is filled with such stumpers...   |
Reason
November 2007
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Zombie Farmers A July report from the Government Accountability Office found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture paid more than $1 billion in subsidies to 172,801 dead farmers during a six-year period. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Monsanto's Fallow Wheat Field Monsanto halts development of its controversial genetically modified spring wheat. |
Salon.com
May 1, 2002
Damien Cave |
Old McDonald had a subsidy Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult... |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Monsanto Goes Brown to Make Green The agricultural giant is buying WestBred, a privately held wheat breeding company for $45 million. |
BusinessWeek
August 26, 2010
Alan Bjerga |
Farmers Anxious About USDA's New Policies Organic food, nutrition, and broadband programs are trumping farm payments under Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's initiatives |
Reason
September 2004
Jacob Sullum |
Cotton Belt Farmers in developing countries have long blamed U.S. cotton subsidies for encouraging overproduction and driving down world prices. A panel of three trade experts conclude that the subsidies violate WTO rules. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Travis Hoium |
AGCO Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Higher commodity prices mean more demand for product and money in farmers' pockets to buy equipment. |
Food Processing
September 2007
Cal Dooley |
Power Lunch: Reform, don't just renew, the farm bill This country needs a farm bill that reduces excessive taxpayer-funded subsidies to wealthy farmers and eliminates agricultural market distortions. |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007 |
Farm Bill Under Fire After months of movement through Congress in relative obscurity, the Farm Bill is igniting controversy. Everyone, it seems, is finding something in it not to like. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Syngenta's Potential Harvest The agricultural technology outfit is developing a seed with lots of potential. Syngenta remains under the radar for most investors, but if the company presses ahead with its GM wheat project, it's not likely to stay that way for long. |
Fast Company
May 2006 |
Organic Expansion With total revenues of $15 billion in 2005, and 20% growth per year, organic food is a very fertile market. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2002
Jennie L. Phipps |
Farm Bill Gives Tractor Sales Traction China deal also sparks hope in troubled farm-equipment sector, which is adding new technologies to entice buyers. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2011
Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: iPath DJ-UBS Grains Index Fund The release of the yearly "Prospective Plantings" report puts this ETF in focus today. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Monsanto's Trade Dividend The giant and competitors in agricultural biotechnology should enjoy rising sales in the developed world as subsidies come down. Investors, take note. |
National Defense
December 2009
Stew Magnuson |
National Guard Sends Agriculture Teams to Afghanistan National Guard members with agriculture and civil engineering degrees, or with practical skills are setting up demonstration farms, and helping Afghans go from subsistence farming to where they can earn extra money for their crops. |
Wired
June 23, 2008
Ben Paynter |
Feeding the Masses: Data In, Crop Predictions Out Last October, agricultural consultancy Lanworth not only correctly projected that the US Department of Agriculture had overestimated the nation's corn crop, it nailed the margin: roughly 200 million bushels. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Deere Earnings Show Agri-Power Bumper crops boost the heavy-equipment maker's bottom line. Find out if the stock is considered a good buy. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2007
Ron Vlieger |
Thanks for the Profits, Mr. Gore! Ethanol is boosting this Dutch farm equipment manufacturer's bottom line. Shareholders should give a toast to the former vice president to celebrate the company's outstanding results. |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2011
Bjerga & McFerron |
U.S. Weather Woes May Mean Higher Food Prices With corn fields under water and wheat withering in Western heat, grain prices could soon soar, boosting already high worldwide food costs |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Whitney McFerron et al. |
Those Amber Waves Are Fueling Exports Foreign demand for U.S. grain keeps rising, and farmers have cash to spare. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 31, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
Farm Aid for Agricultural Lenders Farm Service Agency (FSA) initiative promises to speed applications and bolster risk management practices for farmers and their lenders. |
Reason
July 2005
Matt Welch |
Welfare Queen Farm subsidies for the filthy rich: Britain's queen received approximately $1.3 million in farm subsidies... Ted Turner nets a minimum of $698,127... etc. |
Registered Rep.
December 26, 2013
Debbie Carlson |
Land Grab The dynamics that have supported record-high farmland prices and rents are changing, and that may mean clients holding farmland for income may want to consider selling. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
AgFeed Shares Popped: What You Need to Know It appears that the shares were caught up in the excitement as the entire agricultural sector reacted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement on the state of the corn harvest. |
BusinessWeek
October 3, 2005
Adrienne Carter |
Blow After Blow For Midwest Farmers Farmer Steve Pitstick is using high- and low-tech strategies to survive a cruel year. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Carey & Carter |
Food vs. Fuel As energy demands devour crops once meant for sustenance, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Paul Magnusson |
Take That, U.S. Farmers! A WTO court ruling on subsidies could tip the power balance in world trade talks |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Travis Hoium |
3 Stocks for Rising Food Prices Food prices are up, but these three companies have the businesses to take advantage of that. |
Fast Company
September 2010
Stephanie Schomer |
Jared Hayes Brings Mechanical Precision to Farming Jared Hayes develops and markets John Deere's GreenStar products, which allow farmers to automate their work. |
IDB America
July 2005
Roger Hamilton |
On the front lines of change Convincing Guatemalan farmers to adopt new methods can be a challenge even under normal circumstances. |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Kaskey & Ligi |
The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less. |
Reason
February 2006
Griswold, Slivinski & Preble |
Six Reasons to Kill Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers The time is ripe for unilaterally removing America's distorting agricultural trade policies. Here's how: 1. Lower Food Prices for American Families... 2. Lower Costs and Increased Exports for American Companies... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Brian Gorman |
Monsanto's Bigger Harvest? High corn prices could allow Monsanto to raise seed prices and improve margins. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
November 2004
Lucas Conley |
A Different Way to Deal With Suppliers Instead of leaning on its vendors, Equal Exchange collaborates with coffee growers to make sure it gets the best beans. Here are four key steps that lead to better beans. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Paul Magnusson |
Betting The Farm On Free Trade Bob Stallman is at the center of a storm over the future of American agriculture. |
Science News
February 3, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Ethanol Juggernaut Diverts Corn from Food to Fuel Corn feeds the production of meat and dairy goods in the United States, so those products are likely to increase in price as ethanol fuel demands more of the country's corn supply. |
Food Engineering
February 26, 2007 |
Regulatory Watch The Bush Administration is pushing more than 65 new proposals as part of this year's farm bill., which is getting mixed reviews. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Kolesnikova & Dreibus |
Russia Fights for World Dominance -- in Wheat It may supplant the U.S. as the world's top exporter in less than 10 years. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2011
Nathan Parmelee |
Australia's Role in Feeding the World Agricultural commodities are in demand, and Australia has plenty. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
A Real Estate Boom You Haven't Totally Missed Growing demand could give these investments a rosy future. In addition to houses and condominiums, real estate involves plain old land -- and right now, American farmland is growing in value at a decent clip. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
Seema Singh |
Pumping Punjab Dry Cheap energy endangers India's ability to feed itself |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Cobs Clobber VeraSun's Profits High corn prices hammer the ethanol producer's second-quarter earnings. Shocked investors drove shares down by as much as 15%. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Don't Let Your Portfolio Get Wished Into the Cornfield High corn prices are crushing profits in certain industries. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 3, 2008
Julia Hanna |
HBS Cases: Economics of the Ethanol Business By investing in corn-based ethanol, farmers reduce their exposure to corn prices, but at the expense of exposure to the oil market. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Mr. Market Mistakes Good News for Bad What's going on with these fertilizer stocks? |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
CF Industries Shares Popped: What You Need to Know The entire industry, including PotashCorp, Mosaic, may be looking at good times ahead. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can Ethanol Hype Fuel AGCO? Farmers aren't as wild about ethanol as traders are ... yet. Investors, with stock prices already up in anticipation of something that'll take a little to work out, be careful to do your own due diligence. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
What Cheaper Food Means for Your Portfolio Corn prices plummeted yesterday. Here's how you can win from it. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Simon Johnson |
The (Food) Price of Success Higher global demand for calories brings inflationary pressure and more. |
