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.
Regular order and the farm bill
Regular order is, in fact, how the House and Senate ag committees are writing the 2018 farm bill.
Slipping away like morning fog
Alan Guebert recalls mid-September mornings on his father's dairy farm.
Trump’s policies on current ag issues put to a stormy test
Frustrated that America’s NAFTA partners want to negotiate his proposed changes to the North American free trade deal, Trump took to Twitter.
Farm bill policy makers stuck on repeat
Congress is back in Washington and its ag leaders hope to finish the 2018 farm bill before the snow flies.
Agriculture’s dark ‘green’ future
If agricultural and legislative leaders fail to shift from commodity-focused farm policy to market-focused farm policy, we're doomed to marginal returns.
Men in black: Game is unplayable
We are in the middle of an ugly game where long-honored rules of civility, facts, and mutual respect have been overrun by fervor, rancor and lies.
Climate change or weather extreme?
The USDA would like some staff members to refer to "climate change" as "weather extremes" and "climate change adaption" as "resilience to weather extremes."
Making and breaking the rules
Alan Guebert reflects on recent changes to the USDA budget, and Sam Clovis' nomination to be USDA’s undersecretary of research, education, and economics.
Morning dew predicts the forecast
Alan Guebert recalls baling hay on his family farm, during his youth.
