Court piles on meatpackers’ power
Killed the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. Largely gutted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's mandate to "promote fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.
A life of simple living and giving
(Author's note: The following column was first published the week of Christmas 1998. Now, by tradition, it returns. Merry Christmas. --Alan) The Christmas tree...
I saw it in the newspaper
Asked once for the source of his best material, American humorist Will Rogers quickly replied that “Everything I know I get from the newspaper.”...
When it comes to trade, lucky it’s an election year
Alan Guebert offers insight into the recent passage of NAFTA 2.0 and phase one of a multi-phase deal with China.
Only the land lasts forever
The final Saturday in October swept me three hours south for lunch with my parents and nearly-new grandniece and, later that Halloween afternoon, backwards...
No one is laughing anymore
Alan Guebert ponders the need for a nationally coordinated food policy — both in the past and present times.
Rain makes grain — if grain’s planted
When I was drawing a paycheck as a cocksure marketing advisor and newsletter writer nearly 30 years ago, my colleagues and I often explained...
Best thing to do is not much at all
Alan Guebert reflects on the coronavirus pandemic, the black lives matter movement and similar times during Julys of America's past.
Farm bill politics are a train wreck
In the long, glorious history of America, it’s unlikely that April 22, 2008, will be remembered as anything other than just another balmy, bureaucratic...
Is ‘sucker’ written on our foreheads?
It's the end of the year, but columnist Alan Guebert still has unanswered questions.
