Agricultural Economics

David Hightower on the Explosion in Commodities Markets (BusinessWeek)

16 May 2008

Philanthropists' latest gift is personal (The Arizona Republic)

16 May 2008

Paradise Valley philanthropists John and Doris Norton have supported many educational, health and cultural undertakings. Their latest donation was personal.

Too much sweetner (AG Weekly)

15 May 2008

The deadline for completion of a new farm bill has been pushed back to May 16. But the endless wrangling over a piece of legislation that Congress once hoped to finish in 2007 has not induced a significant change in the thinking of those who regard it as an opportunity to lock in lush new benefits for American agricultural producers.