It's easy to fall out over politics, even with old friends, in the age of instantaneous email and text replies. "Delete" can be magic.

Richard Oswald explains why the proposed energy bill's "cap and trade" spooks farmers, and why it will benefit them.

During a recession, with most prices stable, Monsanto raises the cost of its soybean seed by as much as 42%. That tells you a little about how things work in the food business.

Are leaders born that way? Richard Oswald doesn't think so. They're inspired by calamity and trained to encourage others.