Bare cupboard needs a great crop
There’s no profit in arguing with government numbers, a veteran commodity trader once moaned to me.
“You might be right come two months,” he...
Let’s go on rural broadband
One the biggest drawbacks of living in rural America is the high cost and low quality of connectivity: antiquated dial-up Internet speeds, costly satellite...
We knew cold on our southern Ill. farm
The distant hickory trees sport golden crowns and the neighbor's white oak has begun to flash hints of scarlet when the wind rustles its...
Walking with giants in our Capitol
This Thanksgiving day, like the previous three November holidays, will find the lovely Catherine and me about as far east from the harvested Illinois...
The troubling dairy economy
Alan Guebert reflects on what lies ahead for the dairy industry.
Readers’ turn to voice opinions
Alan Guebert shares feedback he received from his readers during 2019.
Silence of the lambs
Alan Guebert sheds some light on the many reasons to dislike JBS USA, the world's — and America's — largest meatpacker.
Few fan-o-grams in columnist’s mail
It's been more than a year since readers have had their say in this weekly space, so, in the spirit of this election season - warning: mudballs ahead - here's their take on my take of agriculture.
Enjoying the quietest month
January and cold weather has a slowing effect on us all.
Dairy farmers take co-op to task
After years of private gripes and government investigations, 17 Southeast dairy farmers filed two federal class-action civil lawsuits in Tennessee July 5 charging the nation's milk giants with "conspiracy
