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Even as Iran s nuclear program raises the likelihood of yet another conflict in the Middle East, the bigger threat is a potential food crisis in the making, says Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute. When I ask myself, what are the threats for out security today, foreign aggression doesn t make top five, Brown told attendees of the Affordable World Security Conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Grain: some countries are hitting a ceiling on agricultural productivity [More]

A story of how bad communication and big egos can drain precious productivity, resources and dollars from the bottom line. Every now and then the wheels shoot off. I was working as a C-suite consultant for a company that I had previously completed a turnaround for.

For every 10 ears of corn that are grown in the United States today, only 2 are consumed directly by humans as food. The remaining 8 are used in almost equal shares for animal feed and for ethanol .