Considering profitability and probability of ag-aligned carbon markets
Alan Guebert considers ag-aligned carbon markets, listening to Corn Saves America — an audio history of the marriage of environmental goals to farm needs.
Neil Harl is remembered as the smartest person in the room
Alan Guebert remembers the life of Neil Harl, following his death, and explains why he was the smartest person in the room wherever he went.
Backlogs at American ports cause broken supply chain
The backlog of almost everything not moving in or out of American ports is making farm and ranch groups increasingly frustrated as they face delays.
Reports: Millions in pandemic spending wasted on USDA programs
Two reports released in October revealed tens of millions in pandemic spending were wasted on programs run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Mother Nature doesn’t do ‘net zero’
Alan Guebert explains why no amount of net-this or net-that has a snowball’s chance in our ever-hotter world of ever working.
Looking into next year’s trough
Corn and soybean farmers should begin to focus on what a return to “average” could bring after three years of government payments and wild market swings.
Are robots the farmers of tomorrow?
Wall Street is betting that tomorrow’s biggest, most autonomous farm equipment manufacturer will be Deere & Co, featuring driverless John Deere tractors.
Friday nights meant fun and freedom
Alan Guebert recalls the Friday nights of his youth spent in town with his family, and later his brothers during his teenage years.
Profit pressures hamper the use of conservation practices in farming
The American food system's focus on the bottom line restricts farmers' opportunities to implement science-backed conservation practices on their farms.
Death taxes: Only for the 1 percenters
Alan Guebert explains why neither today’s tax laws nor the proposed American Family Plan creates a “death tax” crisis in any state or the U.S.
