$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.
A visit to New Zealand’s South Island
Alan Guebert shares the highlights from a recent family vacation to New Zealand.
WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism
Alan Guebert discusses the World Trade Organization's latest ministerial and how the lack of decisions on trade rules has weakened international markets.
The growing disconnect between hard numbers and soft policy
Alan Guebert discusses the recently released 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture and how the numbers show a lack of change for small and medium-sized farms.
‘And the Lord said to Peter …’
Alan Guebert talks about his dad's love for fishing and reflects back on the memories spent with his dad and brothers on the lake.
From ink to electrons: The retirement of print journalism
Alan Guebert discusses the bleak future of print journalism and the reasons why print newspapers are closing for good.
At what level of ‘do something’ should agriculture begin to clean up nitrates?
Alan Guebert digs into the recent efforts of lawmakers to address nitrate pollution in waterways that is causing cancer.
America’s love/hate relationship with our biggest trading partner
Alan Guebert discusses the current economic woes of China and how this may play a part in U.S. and China relations for 2024.
