Are we headed for a major food crisis? Are the horsemen of the apocalypse drawing nigh?

And there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages" [Revelation 6:5-6]

America is often referred to as the breadbasket of the world, and rightly so as we are among the largest global producers of grains, wheat and other staple food products. This being the case when our harvests suffer, the global reserves are strained. In fact, here in the US, a combination of biofuel subsidies and record rainfall has experts worried...not too mention that prices may never be this low again. A possible food crisis could be just over the horizon.

Illinois Corn Harvest Slowest in 42 Years
Agricultural Commissioner Says Alabama's Crops Are in Trouble
Iowa Facing Latest Corn Harvest in Decades
Illinois Soybean, Corn Harvests at Record Lows
Nebraska Crop Waits for Sun to Dry Fields
Wet Weather Continues to Hinder Iowa Harvest
Tennessee Harvesters Race to Beat River Flood Threats
Cool, Wet Weather Slows Kansas Wheat Planting
Weather Delays Wisconsin Corn, Soybean Harvest


The story on foods doesn't end there. There is much still left to be said regarding GMO foods and the decline of our health. I will write about this in more detail soon but for now here is an interesting article:

Depression linked to processed foods