No one ever loves the umpire
Alan Guebert analyzes the current status of global trade in the wake of the havoc wreaked by the coronavirus.
Find new ground
Alan Guebert ponders the division that's present in the United States, considering everything from systemic racism and the pandemic to ag policy.
Red, white, blue and black in the USA
Alan Guebert ponders his own white privilege — the privilege many rural Americans share — and how it can be used to speak up and combat racism.
The bloody business of meatpacking
Alan Guebert digs into the systemic problems swirling around the meatpacking industry.
Don’t let anger replace love of country
Alan Guebert reminds readers that when fear and anger at individuals replace love and duty for the nation, an honorable lion can become a gun-hiding mouse.
Not the time to make new enemies
Alan Guebert offers insight on the White House's recent diplomacy with China.
It takes a family to feed you like family
Alan Guebert has ideas as to how the government can better help farmers and consumers, starting with an alternative to Sonny Perdue's "Harvest Box" idea.
Guebert: Buy local now to prepare for future
Alan Guebert ponders the problems in the current agricultural landscape and considers the idea of buying local as a potential solution.
We have to start somewhere
Alan Guebert breaks down factors affecting various agricultural markets during the COVID-19 shutdowns and subsequent economic downturn.
No one is laughing anymore
Alan Guebert ponders the need for a nationally coordinated food policy — both in the past and present times.
