The bloody business of meatpacking
Alan Guebert digs into the systemic problems swirling around the meatpacking industry.
Don’t let anger replace love of country
Alan Guebert reminds readers that when fear and anger at individuals replace love and duty for the nation, an honorable lion can become a gun-hiding mouse.
Not the time to make new enemies
Alan Guebert offers insight on the White House's recent diplomacy with China.
It takes a family to feed you like family
Alan Guebert has ideas as to how the government can better help farmers and consumers, starting with an alternative to Sonny Perdue's "Harvest Box" idea.
Guebert: Buy local now to prepare for future
Alan Guebert ponders the problems in the current agricultural landscape and considers the idea of buying local as a potential solution.
We have to start somewhere
Alan Guebert breaks down factors affecting various agricultural markets during the COVID-19 shutdowns and subsequent economic downturn.
No one is laughing anymore
Alan Guebert ponders the need for a nationally coordinated food policy — both in the past and present times.
Why is rural America a sweet spot for COVID-19?
Alan Guebert believes rural America is perfectly primed for COVID-19 to spread. Find out how your community may be impacted in the long and short term.
The world is changing, we must, too
Alan Guebert ponders whether we can have both dollar-driven efficiency and safety-centered resiliency as the overarching goal of American farm policy.
Prepare for worst, pray for the best
As analysts account for the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, 2020 farm income prospects remain dismal.
