Leading a successful feed and grain business today is no small task. With commodity prices at or near historic highs, a world economy perched on the edge of another recession, and a political process so divided and contentious that few real solutionshave been forthcoming, "planning for the future" can sound a bit like a pipe dream. Despite these challenges, most would argue that these are heady times for agriculture, especially the crop-related industries. Livestock looks a bit different, but even the livestock industry can get excited about the prospects of global demand for animal protein. Long-term issues such as feeding and enhancing the diets of 9 billion people, addressing energy security issues, providing substitutes for petroleum-based industrial products, and doing all this on existing acreage and with even more modest environmental impacts and resource utilization suggests a bright future for the agricultural industries.
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