Tag: politics
‘Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil’
Alan Guebert considers a 1956 quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the recently-released 2026 U.S. Department of Agriculture budget plan.
When MAGA and MAHA meet, an aha moment it is not
Alan Guebert considers how the U.S. House of Representatives-passed bill, favored by GOP leaders and the Trump White House, will affect agriculture.
Taxpayers and farmers caught in ‘government payment trap’
Alan Guebert considers the Congress' struggle to write an updated Farm Bill, and the issues its causing farmers and taxpayers in general.
On the subject of a balanced budget, I repeat myself
Alan Guebert provides a look inside the Department of Government Efficiency's funding cuts to calculate how much it cut back from federal spending.
If you want change, then you are in the right place
If you are one of the millions of Americans who pollsters say “voted for change” last November, boy, are you getting it now, according to Alan Guebert.
‘More spectacular’ failure ahead
Alan Guebert considers the word “woodenheadedness," and its applications in the current political climate in the United States.
Medicaid cuts could potentially hit rural America hard
Alan Guebert explores the ways that Medcaid cuts could impact rural Americans.
Brexit shows what could be ahead for US trade war
Alan Guebert draws parallels between Brexit and current United States trade policies.
If it’s Tuesday, it must be another day of something
Alan Guebert weighs in on patterns in the White House's weekly movements.
Reader shares thoughts on current government moves
A Farm and Dairy reader shares his thoughts on recent actions taken by the United States government.