The export line slackens in the US as Brazil reels it in
Alan Guebert traces the flow of agricultural exports amid President Donald Trump's tariffs, noting Brazil is capitalizing on the U.S.'s lost Chinese market.
On the subject of a balanced budget, I repeat myself
Alan Guebert provides a look inside the Department of Government Efficiency's funding cuts to calculate how much it cut back from federal spending.
If you want change, then you are in the right place
If you are one of the millions of Americans who pollsters say “voted for change” last November, boy, are you getting it now, according to Alan Guebert.
‘More spectacular’ failure ahead
Alan Guebert considers the word “woodenheadedness," and its applications in the current political climate in the United States.
Trade war costs will be more than taxpayer money
Farm and Food File columnists Alan Guebert explains how "today’s tariff war will increase, not cut as the Trump White House claims, the ag trade deficit."
The rural version of the Golden Rule
Alan Guebert shares a tale to explain the rural version of the Golden Rule: Do unto your neighbors’ farms that you’d have your neighbors to do unto yours.
Medicaid cuts could potentially hit rural America hard
Alan Guebert explores the ways that Medcaid cuts could impact rural Americans.
Brexit shows what could be ahead for US trade war
Alan Guebert draws parallels between Brexit and current United States trade policies.
Two things farm markets hate: Uncertainty and tariffs
Alan Guebert weighs in on President Donald Trump's recently-imposed tariffs and how they will affect tax payers.
‘But Americans voted for change’
Cutting people from CHIP or Medicaid or putting new curbs on current coverage might save more money but it won’t save more lives — especially in rural America.
