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China Hoards Half of World’s Cotton Supply (But It Maybe Wishes It...

China's hybrid market of state-controlled capitalism often yields weirdness, but the government's years-long attempt to... (more)

Dan Mitchell
February 4, 2014
Cock-A-Doodle-Don’t: New Farm Bill Bans Cockfight Attendance

Chris Cates, who raises livestock in Rising Fawn, Ga., is appalled by the farm bill,... (more)

Dan Mitchell
January 30, 2014
Why There Are No GMO Oats (and Probably Never Will Be)

General Mills' decision to stop using genetically modified organisms to make Cheerios (and, more to... (more)

Dan Mitchell
January 10, 2014
There Is a Dairy Cliff, But We Won’t Fall Over It

Just like last year, the scare headlines about $8 milk are all wrong.

Dan Mitchell
December 20, 2013
Stop Bleating ‘Sheeple,’ Sheeple

Sheeple, according to the wielders of the word, can belong to any number of flocks.... (more)

Dan Mitchell
December 13, 2013
Sophisticated, Large-Scale Thefts Plague California’s Nut Industry

Big-time nut heists are on the rise following a spike in the wholesale price of... (more)

Dan Mitchell
November 25, 2013
Why Disappearing Bees Mean You’ll Pay More for Almonds

Why colony collapse, Chinese consumer habits, weather patterns in the Midwest, economic sanctions against Iran... (more)

Dan Mitchell
November 19, 2013
Have We Reached Peak Pumpkin Spice?

There is a growing backlash against pumpkin spice everything - but the public still slurps... (more)

Dan Mitchell
October 29, 2013
Why Legalized Hemp Will Not Be a Miracle Crop

Demand for hemp isn't as high as hemp's loudest proponents would have it -- all... (more)

Dan Mitchell
October 17, 2013
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