New year, not-so-new start
Alan Guebert discusses how falling grain market prices affect farmers and what can be done to solve this problem.
‘Elect me because I’ll send you more federal money than the other guy’
Alan Guebert explains that though Trump claims to have gotten more money for farmers, the numbers show that farmers are actually doing better under Biden.
New year, new deal? Only the Knucklehead Caucus knows
Alan Guebert digs into the challenges of passing bipartistan legislation like the 2024 federal budget and farm bill, and how 2024 is the year of elections.
How much food assistance is too much?
Alan Guebert delves into Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen's decision to reject millions of dollars in aid to help feed children in need.
Doubling down on death, taxes and crop insurance
Alan Guebert discusses the Government Accountability Office's federal crop insurance program and suggests a much needed reform.
Do-little House tees up more do-littleness for 2024
Alan Guebert discusses the bleak year experienced by House Republicans in 2023, highlighting Kevin McCarthy's rise and fall, and offers a look into 2024.
COP28: The world’s biggest green mirage
Alan Guebert weighs in on the COP28, digging into how effective and how costly it is.
Soybeans’ big players looking to a bruising year ahead
The biggest players in the global soybean market — the United States, Brazil, and China — are positioning themselves for a big 2023/24 marketing year.
The more things change, the more things change
Alan Guebert discusses two reports and how they demonstrate a need to adopt climate change policies in the agricultural industry.
A cornucopia of plenty
Alan Guebert's favorite Thanksgiving memories trace back to the Illinois farm of his youth milking his father's dairy herd with Howard.
