An agricultural economist says ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East has the global economy on edge. Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus with Virginia Tech University, tells Brownfield, “We’ve got the Gulf War, $4 gasoline, $5 diesel, $100 barrel oil, and 15-week duration.” He says, “That could throw us into a recession. It could put us […]
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