Agriculture needs better leaders
How will we -- farmers everywhere -- sustain our ability to feed any of us when there are more of us and less of everything else? Sheep, excellent or otherwise, ain't gonna get that job done. Leaders will.
‘The Great Carbon Boondoggle,’ part 1
Alan Gubert explains the Oakland Institute's recent assessment of Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed 2,000-mile carbon pipeline across the Midwest.
Anti-work, anti-freedom Congress needs more work, more freedom
Republicans in Congress are already signaling that their return will bring no 2023 Farm Bill and no 2024 federal budget by Sept. 30.
‘Bloated’ farm bill on shaky ground
Since 1981, when I picked up my first pen, paper and paycheck as a journalist, six farm bills have come and gone. With them...
Readers respond to farm and food column
Columnist reviews his feeback — the compliments and the criticism.
The food versus farming gap continues to widen
There was a time when every farmer was in the same boat. Now, however, the boats are very different.
Obamacare, rural health, and you
If Obamacare needs to be fixed, fix it. If it needs to be fully replaced, replace it. Break it though, and more than 20 million Americans will suffer.
Corporations have rights, so why not let Lake Erie have the same?
Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights and the arguments surrounding it.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Farm groups have joined voices to call on the USDA, Congress and the Department of Justice to ensure a more financially sustainable situation for cattlemen.
Cargill says thank you to Brazilians
Columnist Alan Guebert says Cargill has every economic and legal right to move ahead with its Brazilian ethanol import plan
