Ask ‘big biz’ what stinks in rural America
Alan Guebert details a lesson for rural America, diving into the chemical and ethical cloud now shrouding AltEn, a 25 million-gallon per year ethanol plant.
New chairman of the House Ag Committee aggravates his predecessor
Alan Guebert dissects how the new chairman of the House Ag Committee, David Scott, has managed to irritate his predecessor, Collin Peterson.
Focus on the future to improve the meatpacking industry
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on how the government can improve the meatpacking industry, stating hearings should focus on the future, not the past.
No easy answers for ag secretary
Alan Guebert poses the question, what do you do if you're the new secretary of agriculture, and provides some insight.
USDA needs to find answers to carbon sequestration questions
Farm-directed carbon storage has been a tough sell because of two big unknowns — does it cost or does it pay and is carbon sequestration even possible.
First fix: CRP expansion and reform
Alan Guebert weighs in on changes coming to the Conservation Reserve Program.
US Capitol invasion hits hard
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, reflecting on the actions of those involved.
Looks like it, but it’s not 2009
While 2021 is not 2009, it's easy to see how some Americans — and, in fact, many farmers and ranchers — might get confused.
Happy slow, quiet, dull New Year
The week between Christmas and New Year's Day was wonderfully different than every other week of the year on the dairy farm of Alan Guebert's youth.
Quit giving extreme voices attention
Alan Guebert sheds some light on why he's not sharing comments from his most critical readers this year and what the real problems facing rural America are.
