2017: Hard numbers and hard politics
Columnist Alan Guebert breaks down commodity projections for 2017.
Testing nerves is part of good commentary and column writing
Many have questioned why newspapers continue to run his columns. Alan Guebert weighs in on the subject.
By the numbers: what’s next for the U.S. livestock market
Livestock market analysts are hard-pressed to explain the quick, post-election move upward, but suspect the rallies can't last.
American ag exports aren’t ‘rotten’
Farmers and ranchers, who pollsters say voted overwhelmingly for Trump, remain wary, because 20 percent of all U.S. farm production is sold overseas.
Here we are: Mexico won’t pay for wall and Hillary won’t be in prison
Even before he’s inaugurated though, Donald Trump will play a role in negotiating the not-yet-passed 2017 federal budget.
Elections come and go; we stay
While elected officials — good and bad — come and go, the people always persevere.
‘You’re wrong’ is the wrong message
Individual companies in the food industry follow the market. That's the way the market works. What doesn't work is telling your customer they're wrong.
In search of a real ‘community’
Alan Guebert reflects on the meaning of community in today's world.
Big Food continues to profit as most farmers face bleak future
The more the American meat and milk sectors industrialize, the more these key parts of American agriculture resemble industry itself.
On the road: Meandering through the Canadian Maritimes
The delicious food and lovely sights of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are hard for columnist Alan Guebert to forget.
