Rollins’ flash of ‘absurdity’ does not solve ag’s problems
According to Alan Guebert, automation won’t fix ag labor. America’s farms run on skilled, undocumented workers — and reform means recognizing their value.
Follow the money to the one-tenth of one percent
In 2024, the richest Americans made $1B/day—and just got tax cuts, while small farms, Medicaid, and SNAP lost out to mega-farms and billionaires.
Halfway through a thin slice of baloney
U.S. ag markets stay steady mid-2025, but rising debt, weak trade and a falling dollar raise concerns for the second half, according to Alan Guebert.
Sometimes you need to put lipstick on a pig — or an ag policy
Alan Guebert weighs in on the failures of current agriculture policies in the United States.
Erasing America’s ag trade deficit the easy way
Alan Guebert weighs in on erasing the United States' agricultural trade deficit.
The everyday often isn’t every day
Alan Guebert recalls spending time with his six grandparents, and the unique way they were celebrated in his family.
‘Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil’
Alan Guebert considers a 1956 quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the recently-released 2026 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget plan.
When MAGA and MAHA meet, an aha moment it is not
Alan Guebert considers how the U.S. House of Representatives-passed bill, favored by GOP leaders and the Trump White House, will affect agriculture.
Taxpayers and farmers caught in ‘government payment trap’
Alan Guebert considers the Congress' struggle to write an updated Farm Bill, and the issues its causing farmers and taxpayers in general.
Farm Bill ‘safety net’ mostly ensures need for ‘safety net’
Alan Guebert weighs government support program payouts to farmers against market prices, questioning the effectiveness of the Farm Bill "safety net."
