The president-elect has given some clues about his approach to China but many questions remain.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Maybe with an end in sight we'll overcome our pandemic fatigue and take the precautions necessary to get through the winter.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Exit polls suggest the urban-rural political divide wasn't as big this election as it was in 2016.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Once considered a futuristic fantasy, vertical farming is now taken seriously by big outfits like Driscoll's, the lead player in the berry business.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
They may both be superpowers, but the U.S. and China don't get much respect these days in surveys of international opinion.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
This has turned out to be a hard-luck year for the Midwest's major-league baseball teams.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
No, COVID-19 isn't going away soon, but when it does, many things will have changed.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Should the U.S. abandon "strategic ambiguity" and tell China it will defend Taiwan militarily?
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
We can still buy wonderful fruits, vegetables and meat at the Newport Farmer's Market in Newport, Oregon, but the coronavirus has closed down many of the things we love about it.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
The idea that the purpose of a corporation is solely to generate profits for owners is being challenged again, and the challenge could affect farmers and ranchers.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Some pundits think a weakening dollar signals an end to America's overpowering influence in the world.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Those unrequested envelopes of seeds from China are the modern-day equivalent of the Trojan Horse.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
The president is no longer interested in trade talks with China, and anti-Communist ideologues have become America's voice.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
The controversy over industrial policy is no longer whether to have one but what kind. Abraham Lincoln's industrial policy offers some suggestions.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Geopolitical events are testing the ability of the U.S. and China to be both rivals and trading partners.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
The country is polarized in a new way and the two poles are working at cross-purposes.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
Washington is once again talking about a big rural-broadband buildout. To get the politicians to go beyond talk, proponents need to humanize their case.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
COVID-19 is likely to hasten the decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies. Agriculture trade won't be exempt.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
In a polarized age, we tend to stereotype people. The story of Giuseppe Verdi shows the problem with those stereotypes.
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by Urban C Lehner , Editor Emeritus
If the economy is to recover from the coronavirus shock, people must feel safe.
Markets
- Market Matters Blog by DTN Staff
- Technically Speaking by DTN Staff
- Sort & Cull by DTN Staff
- Fundamentally Speaking by Joel Karlin
- Canada Markets by Cliff Jamieson
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- Production Blog by Pam Smith
- Ethanol Blog by DTN Staff
- Ag Policy Blog by Chris Clayton
- South America Calling by DTN Staff
- An Urban's Rural View by Urban Lehner
- MachineryLink by Dan Miller
- Editors' Notebook by Greg D.Horstmeier