Fifth Avenue cowboys are running our beef industry
The owner of the largest cattle feedlot operation isn't a rancher, feedlot operator or meatpacker. It's "a private ... alternative asset management firm."
Taking a knee on farm policy
If the USDA's forecasts are right and the nation's politicians continue their feud, football players won't be the only ones on their knees in protest.
With President Trump, you basically get what you voted for
Donald Trump's trade policy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rising crop estimates are putting pressure on farmers and ranchers.
Watching a train wreck happen
Alan Guebert scrutinizes President Trump's recent actions in working toward — or backpedaling out of — a trade agreement with China.
Here we are: Mexico won’t pay for wall and Hillary won’t be in prison
Even before he’s inaugurated though, Donald Trump will play a role in negotiating the not-yet-passed 2017 federal budget.
Reagan planted today’s ag seeds
Columnist Alan Guebert says some of the more progressive farm programs of the last 25 years came into being under Ronald Reagan.
Trying to stay above water in the farming industry
Farmers are being challenged by climate change, retreating stock prices, large crop yields, an overdue farm bill, ongoing trade wars and more.
Meadowbrook Farms collapses
A sudden surge of spring-like warmth put a hint of green in my backyard just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Whether the lovely...
Treat your farm family to an Ohio summer staycation
Whether your family prefers the open road, nature, history, or opportunities to grow and know, Ohio staycations offer something for everyone.
Cotton program could be costly for 2018 farm bill
Alan Guebert believes the cotton gang sees the disaster relief bill as an opening to take another shot at a new payment scheme it has wanted for years.
