Crude oil and crude politics
Like the weather, everyone complains about how slanderous politics has become but no one ever does anything about it.
Biggest foreign owner of US ‘ag land’ isn’t who you think
Alan Guebert breaks down who's invested in the United States' foreign-owned agricultural land and how it's used.
Memories of the auctioneer’s song
In the end, no amount of “stuff” could ever equal Alan Guebert's father's good health, abiding friends, deep faith and 89 years to enjoy it all.
Given what we don’t know, why do we act like we do know?
Given our broad ignorance of Africa, why do we still think we know what's best for this incredibly diverse, enormous continent's farm and food sectors?
Real ag agenda seems to be football and pheasants
In Congress, the House aggies aren't exactly tied up with policy debates to address, say, today's soaring food prices, the nation's perilously thin food stocks or a dysfunctional federal dairy policy.
USDA’s mad cow circus: Act II
After spending the last four years marrying the U.S. cattle market to Canada's cattle market - the new family's name is "the integrated North American beef market" - the USDA is now saddled with its handiwork.
Big numbers should trigger hard questions
Hard numbers, hard questions and even harder answers.
Don’t complain with your mouth full
The last time the hefty price of wheat was a dinner conversation topic the then-secretary of agriculture, Earl Butz, hit the road to deflect...
Two ways to write a letter
There are ways to write a letter and then there are ways to write a letter. One way includes pleasantries, ideas, even artful persuasion....
Focus on the future to improve the meatpacking industry
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on how the government can improve the meatpacking industry, stating hearings should focus on the future, not the past.
