Congress drives its muck-spreader across farms again

Never in the history of the world has farming been as easy or as productive as it is today. For that, we can thank farm technology, food storage advances, and our sharp scientific understanding of what makes food grow.

The result is an unprecedented bounty that would have been unthinkable a century ago. Today, the average American wage laborer has a wide range of fresher and more nutritious food options than even kings did in the not-so-distant past. Nothing is out of reach, not even foods out of season.