Shutdown? Not on farm of my youth
There was no "shutdown" — not in the U.S. government sense, anyway — on the southern Illinois dairy farm of Alan Guebert's youth.
Not the time to make new enemies
Alan Guebert offers insight on the White House's recent diplomacy with China.
Didn’t everyone ‘fall’ plow in mild, warm February?
Everyone handled winter differently on the dairy farm of Alan Guebert's youth. He recalls each quirk with reverence in this week's column.
Cotton ruling goes beyond the South
Columnist Alan Guebert says Brazil "kicked major U.S. farm trade butt" when it declared some American cotton subsidies as illegal.
Ifs and buts, candy and nuts
'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House nothing was stirring but Rep. Tom "T-Bone" Maxilla.
DFA not celebrating much this June
Mega-dairy co-op, Dairy Farmers of America, is the focus of several investigations.
The Iowa Agricultural Summit: Just call him Bruce, not kingmaker
Columnist Alan Guebert did not attend the Iowa Agricultural Summit March 7 in Des Moines because, oh dear, this is embarrassing, he was not invited.
Will the farm bill get done on time?
While the Senate and House each passed versions of the farm bill earlier this summer, neither is in a hurry to combine them before leaving Capitol Hill.
Third time might not be a charm
Alan Guebert ponders farm payments from the government and ag industries that no longer operate independently, wondering if policy changes may work better.
Grandma has connections to Santa
Of the many memories I have of Christmas on the farm, I don't have a single memory of ever telling Santa what I wanted for Christmas.
