The measured steps of a steady man
Allan Guebert recalls the steady way his father lived and died.
Will all tomorrow’s farms be organic?
Families, careers, whole lives take turns that are completely unpredictable. I mean, one minute you’re looking out the window of your third-floor college dorm...
Testing nerves is part of good commentary and column writing
Many have questioned why newspapers continue to run his columns. Alan Guebert weighs in on the subject.
Red, white, blue and black in the USA
Alan Guebert ponders his own white privilege — the privilege many rural Americans share — and how it can be used to speak up and combat racism.
Happy bacon, unhappy blueberries, and Washington’s revolving door
Alan Guebert digs into recent decisions in Washington that have impacted the pork industry and organic blueberry farmers.
The Farm and Food File turns 25
Alan Guebert celebrates the 25th anniversary of his column the Farm and Food File.
Cartel capers: Belarus and Russia
There are two reasons to keep up-to-speed on the fast pace of events in what would seem to be the very dull world of...
‘Price-fixing’ settlements need big fix
Archer Daniels Midland last month agreed to pay farmers $45 million to settle. Alan Guebert weighs on this case and the bigger issue with these settlements.
Hope you’re hungry for a harvest
On the southern Illinois farm of my youth, the beginning of summer marked the kick-off of a season of great food.
A closer look at farmland values
The mild winter affected U.S. farmland values only mildly.
Summer, however, may cool ‘em. According to the much-followed Seventh Federal Reserve District quarterly land survey...
