By George Melloan Aug. 6, 2002 12:01 am ET Share ...

U.S. farmers have sharply reduced wheat plantings in recent years because of a global supply glut and falling wheat consumption due to dietary trends. Last year, domestic consumption of wheat ...

I started humming "America the Beautiful" as I gazed at the amber waves of grain on Bryant Drive during a bike ride earlier this week. Just a few years ago, all those fields were planted with ...