Trade war costs will be more than taxpayer money
Farm and Food File columnists Alan Guebert explains how "today’s tariff war will increase, not cut as the Trump White House claims, the ag trade deficit."
The rural version of the Golden Rule
Alan Guebert shares a tale to explain the rural version of the Golden Rule: Do unto your neighbors’ farms that you’d have your neighbors to do unto yours.
Medicaid cuts could potentially hit rural America hard
Alan Guebert explores the ways that Medcaid cuts could impact rural Americans.
Brexit shows what could be ahead for US trade war
Alan Guebert draws parallels between Brexit and current United States trade policies.
Two things farm markets hate: Uncertainty and tariffs
Alan Guebert weighs in on President Donald Trump's recently-imposed tariffs and how they will affect tax payers.
‘But Americans voted for change’
Cutting people from CHIP or Medicaid or putting new curbs on current coverage might save more money but it won’t save more lives — especially in rural America.
Guebert: We’re about to find out
What happens when deep spending cuts and future government budgets are based on numbers that are at least 30% out of line with reality? We’re about to find out.
‘Left wing, right wing, chicken wing; it’s all the same to me’
Alan Guebert talks about Woody Guthrie's song "This land is your land" and how it reminds us that what we make of America is up to us.
Trump trade strategy: Use big sticks and make big bets
Alan Guebert considers the implications of President Donald Trump's recent tariffs on agricultural markets in the United States.
New administration acts and the Heritage Foundation smiles
Alan Guebert weighs in on President Trump's connection to the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, which he distanced himself from during the election.
