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K-Wave – Real or Not?
QUESTION: What is your opinion on Kondratieff Waves? EH ANSWER: All those investigating cycles within the economy made a simple mistake. Kondratieff followed [...]
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250 Million Protestors in India – Almost the Population of the United States
For centuries, India was the source of the spice trade. Christopher Columbus thought he discovered a shortcut to India but bumped into America. The various spices [...]
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Food Shortages to Reduce the Population Brought to you by the COVID Triumvirate
This is a photo of the food line beside the Brooklyn Bridge approach in New York City that prevailed between 1930 and 1935. Never before in history have Americans [...]
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Wheat & the Fourth Quarter of 2020
COMMENT: Hope all is well We as farmers are paying a price as our pm is bad-mouthing the Chinese. We, Australian farmers, have had a rough deal over the last 30 [...]
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The Crisis in Agriculture
What is taking place in agriculture as a direct result of this contrived virus pandemic is beyond contemplation. The agriculture industry can provide some insight [...]
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Vertical Farming & Political Change
QUESTION: Hello Martin, Thank you for your articles; they are really valuable especially at this time. There’s a lot of ‘noise’ out there, so your [...]
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Agricultural Loans Declining Right on Target
One of the most fascinating observations I have made over my career has been that the banks always lend at the top and contract lending at the bottom in every [...]
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The Rise in Agriculture for the Next ECM
The Fall Army Worm (FAW; Spodoptera frugiperda) is a crop-eating pest that was first detected in China back in January 2019. It has now spread across China’s [...]
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The Grapes of Wrath – How to Keep Them Warm
The Winter that Will Not End is impacting even northern Italy. In Tuscany, winemakers have lit hundreds of torches to keep their grapes warm during this cold period [...]
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Failure to Plant Crops
COMMENT: Good day from Chatham, Ontario Canada (50 miles east of Detroit 42.4048° N, 82.1910° W); Interesting your models are warning of the next year’s [...]
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