Let’s clear up this confusing trade talk once and for all
Alan Guebert weighs in on the United States' ideas and policies regarding international trade.
Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill, there goes any 2024 reforms
Alan Guebert weighs in on what to expect if the 2024 Farm Bill comes together before its extension expires in September.
Outrage over ‘White Rural Rage’
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on political identities in rural America, and what books on the subject have been getting wrong for decades.
The failure to learn history’s simple lessons
Alan Guebert recalls the brilliance of Theodore W. Schultz, “perhaps the world’s most pre-eminent agricultural economist.”
How to win the SAF game: Part 2
Alan Guebert continues to write about how the USDA is applying its ethanol game plan to the budding sustainable aviation fuels market.
How to win the SAF game: Part 1
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on Big Ag's and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's efforts to make sure Sustainable Aviation Fuel makes it to the market.
USDA still runs the most expensive manure-making program in the world
Alan Guebert considers USDA's Environmental Quality Incentive Program and how the money is typically distributed to address environmental problems.
$1 billion to refinance status quo won’t stop ag pandemics
Alan Guebert recommends the USDA consider how animals are raised rather than issuing payments as part of its highly pathogenic avian influenza action plan.
GOP House hardliners are again threatening farm bill
Alan Guebert details the most recent barriers to passing a new farm bill, which has already been delayed and should have been finalized in 2023.
Meet the Barons who are corrupting your dinner table
“Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry” details the ruinous impact baronial food families have had on rural America.
