Life on the Mississippi River
Alan Guebert recalls late-summer campouts on the Mississippi with his older brother David during his youth.
The numbers defining the agricultural landscape
Alan Guebert follows the numbers around the world to identify commodity trends and all the way back to the U.S. where way too much was spent on elections.
Will the Kroger and Albertsons complete their merger?
Alan Guebert breaks down the arguments that support Kroger and Albertsons potentially completing their recently announced $24.6-billion merger.
USDA puts $3 billion into ‘deeply flawed’ Climate Smart Commodities program
Even at first glance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recently announced $3 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities sounds like doublespeak.
Population trends help predict long-term ag outlook
Population shifts around the world are likely good predictors of how demand in the agricultural industry will adapt in the long term.
Agricultural policy was about cultural stability, not endless market growth
Alan Guebert proposes putting citizens and communities at the center of ag policy instead of markets and consumers and seeing what happens.
‘The ceaseless drive to endless increase …’
Our fear of hunger dictates a food system where farmers are embedded in a system that pushes for ever-higher yields, production, exports and profits.
Could California’s Proposition 12 be an opportunity for farmers?
Alan Guebert weighs in on the perceptions of California's Proposition 12, which aims to set minimum welfare standards for livestock and poultry products.
Given what we don’t know, why do we act like we do know?
Given our broad ignorance of Africa, why do we still think we know what's best for this incredibly diverse, enormous continent's farm and food sectors?
USDA: Net farm income for 2022 will rise $7.3 billion
According to estimates released by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Sept. 1, net farm income for 2022 will rise $7.3 billion to hit $147.7 billion.
