Bad mojo starts 2018
Much of last year's bad mojo — the crazy weather, its bitter politics, policy gridlock — also crossed December's ice bridge into the new year.
The anti-science of ‘sound science’
For more than 20 years, farm groups, Congress and big agbiz have used the phrase "sound science" to undermine ag policy they want to alter or bury.
Grandmother’s quilt, Grandfather’s ghost
Alan Guebert visits the ruins of his grandparents' Depression-era farm.
Capitol Hill’s Christmas cookie bake-off
According to Alan Guebert, it’s not possible to call either the House- or Senate-passed tax bills simple or reformative.
Rural America’s dramatic decline
The gap between America's rural poor and non-poor, like in urban areas, continues to widen. However, that the gap is widening faster in rural America.
Ag industry voices concern over NAFTA negotiations
Farm businesses and groups believe withdrawing from NAFTA could cause harm to American farmers, ranchers and the U.S. economy as a whole.
Pausing harvest for Thanksgiving
In the Guebert household, Thanksgiving was reserved for family, feasting, and loud, laughter-filled Pinochle games.
Trump Administration’s willful ignorance slows ag progress
According to Alan Guebert, quick personal wins are more important than long-term national success in energy or agriculture under the current administration.
Killing GIPSA makes us worse
Sonny Perdue killed the GIPSA rule, a complicated but crucial market reform aimed at leveling the meatpacker-dominated livestock and poultry markets.
Is new ag reform a plan or an obituary?
According to Alan Guebert, the unpublished, unseen USDA reform "plan" looks backward 40 years, not forward even 10.
