The Fourth of July that saved the fate of the nation
Alan Guebert details Abraham Lincoln's first Fourth of July as president in 1861, and the actions that ensured freedom and equality for all in the U.S.
Mexico’s election delivers new leader to tackle old problems
Alan Guebert considers how the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as Mexico's new president might affect U.S. agriculture.
With a little hocus pocus, taxpayers pay for more crop insurance
Alan Guebert thinks federal crop insurance is beginning to look like federal dairy policy: arcane, costly and incomprehensible to all but the subsidized few.
‘Overalls, two shoes and a belt’
Alan Guebert recalls the humble attire of his youth for both his family and the workers around the Illinois dairy farm of his youth.
Words matter … until they don’t
Alan Guebert dissects the practice of calling food products less-than-truthful names in hopes that less-informed eaters buy the sizzle rather than the fact.
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.
