Big Sky Hopes
A place called Big Sky can find room for anything but small ambitions. Yet the Asia-Pacific trade ministers who gathered at this resort community in Montana ...
Dean Kleckner
Plan B: A Global Trade Bunt
Back when I was a full-time farmer, I would trade in my used John Deere tractor for a new one every four or five years. I would bargain with my dealer. Somet...
Time to Trade with Egypt
“We would like very much to have a free-trade agreement” with Egypt, said Condoleezza Rice when she was U.S. secretary of state. “It’...
Strengthening the State of the Union
For President Obama, last year’s State of the Union address was a conversion experience. The man who once had talked about quitting NAFTA announced tha...
2010 Global Farmer Roundtable
October 12-13, 2010 - Des Moines, Iowa USA
Moderator:
Dr. Robert Thompson, Sr. Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, andProfessor Emerit...
O Tanenbaum: Ready For An Evergreen Revolution
When President Obama called for an “Evergreen Revolution” last month, he was thinking about agriculture rather than Christmas. If he wants a holi...
Let's Kill Three 'Trade-Birds' With One Stone
If it’s worth killing two birds with one stone, it’s even better to kill three.
That’s why John Boehner, the incoming Spea...
Who's Leading Now?
The late James H. Boren once observed that it’s hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.
So it might be said that ...
Safe Salmon
Fishing is one of my favorite pastimes. When I bait my hook and cast my line, walleye, northern pike, and lake trout tremble in fear. At least when theyre not ...
Currency of Currencies
When the Communists came to power during the Russian Revolution, one of their first actions was to seize the wheat. They wanted to control food prices--and they...
Dean Kleckner
(1932-2015) Farmer, Chairman Emeritus, Rudd, Iowa, USA