The future of ethanol in America’s energy market
How steep is the environmental price of ethanol? Will EVs lead to more opportunities for ethanol? Alan Guebert considers what the future holds for ethanol.
How much is American agriculture really ‘ravaging the air, soil and water?’
Alan Guebert dissects a New York Times video, which blames American agriculture for "ravaging the air, soil and water." Did they get it right or oversell?
Making pork chops flow uphill
Alan Guebert digs into two recent reports that defend the market power gained by U.S. meatpackers in the last 30 years.
Are manure digesters actually combating climate change?
Alan Guebert ponders the effectiveness of manure handling systems in reducing greenhouse gasses to combat climate change. Are they helping or hurting?
CO2 pipelines to stretch across the Midwest
Investors are lining up to build carbon dioxide pipelines to carry CO2 from Midwestern ethanol plants to "sequestration" sites in North Dakota or Illinois.
How to stay warm at night in an old farm house
Alan Guebert recalls the heating systems and various tactics his family used to stay warm 60 years ago in the farm house of his youth.
Keep moving, nothing to see here
Alan Guebert traces the money wasted on the Market Facilitation Program and explains why it was a USDA failure.
American agriculture needs to deal with climate change
Few in the agriculture industry have an idea on how to deal with the increasing risks climate change will bring each passing year, but a plan is needed.
Goodbye to 2021’s high profits; hello to 2022’s high costs
Alan Guebert explains why this year's wild and crazy ride in the grain markets has set the stage for a more normal 2022 in terms of grain prices.
Tyson realizes its market power is slipping before going on trial for price fixing
Tyson’s recognition that its market power is being bled away by some of its biggest customers came just before it went on trial for alleged price fixing.
