Tag: opinion
Can someone please give rural America some love?
Despite strong election support, rural communities face deep cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and farm programs. Alan Guebert explores the real-world economic math of these losses.
USDA begins 2026 down 20% in staff with plans to cut...
Opinion columnist Alan Guebert dicusses how more than 20,000 USDA employees left in 2025, sparking fears of a "brain drain" as the agency manages a $234B budget and new relocation plans for 2026.
Alan Guebert: Figures don’t lie, but we often lie to ourselves
Explore the true cost of 2025’s ag policy, from record export deficits and tariffs to billions in hidden subsidies that challenge fiscal integrity.
Predicting the winter
Gordon Meeder offers his insight on winter folklore, believing the best prediction comes with patience: We’ll know how bad it was when May arrives.
Reader: Medicaid coverage lacked context
A reader responds to the "Rural health systems at risk of closing, cutting services after Medicaid cuts" article in the Aug. 14 issue of Farm and Dairy.
We’re rich enough to support both our poor and our farmers
Alan Guebert breaks his golden rule not to respond to reader comments to answer a good question about SNAP and farm subsidies.
Follow the money to the one-tenth of one percent
In 2024, the richest Americans made $1B/day—and just got tax cuts, while small farms, Medicaid, and SNAP lost out to mega-farms and billionaires.
Why Washington’s hydrogen decisions matter to Ohio farmers
There’s plenty of debate in Washington about energy policy, but here on the ground in Ohio, one thing is clear: Our farmers need reliable, affordable fertilizer to stay in business — and hydrogen is a key ingredient that makes it possible.
Reader: If it’s not broke, don’t fix it
A Farm and Dairy reader reminds those who don't enjoy Alan Guebert's take that there are plenty of great things in the newspaper to enjoy.
Reader: Alan Guebert shines light on dark corners of ag world
A Farm and Dairy reader shares his appreciation for Alan Guebert's weekly Farm and Food File column.
