“Americans will never notice as the percentage of their food that is imported rises to 100 percent.” —Steven Blank in his book The End of American Agriculture in the American Portfolio He was called everything from blunt to an alarmist to wrongheaded. His book The End of American Agriculture in the American Portfolio brought about reactions of anger, disbelief, fright, but also agreement that proactive response was needed to change farm policy. Nearly a decade after his infamous book was written, what is Dr. Steven Blank, agricultural economist, now doing? Then: Many farmers were outraged at the predictions and trends […]