Tag: politics
Mother Nature and Uncle Sam wreak havoc on planting season
Both Mother Nature and Uncle Sam have been uncooperative throughout the 2019 planting season, making already difficult year into an even bigger mess.
Planting decisions get muddier
Alan Guebert has some ideas on how Congress and the Trump administration could drive market prices higher and deliver more income per acre to all farmers.
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.
Perdue needs to stand up or step aside
According to Alan Guebert, Sonny Perdue needs to step away from all the White House claptrap and stand up for rural America.
I want to pay taxes like a general
Alan Guebert's ag lobbyist friend wants "to pay the same taxes the generals paid: General Mills, General Motors, General Dynamics…” Who wouldn't?
How to cultivate change through ag advocacy
Farmers often feel powerless to change rules and regulations. However, farmers can cultivate change collectively through ag advocacy.
No clear trade strategy with Trump
If what we’re seeing now is the Trump trade “strategy,” export-dependent American farmers and ranchers are in serious trouble, according to Alan Guebert.
Will the ‘real rural’ please stand up?
Of all the places you’d expect to see a fight between the hard face of ag economics and the warm heart of rural America, it wouldn't be the New York Times.
Not easy making an egg out of an omelet
Alan Guebert weighs in on politics in the U.K. and at home, discussing the future of "Brexit" and international trade in the United States, respectively.
Spring needs to bring two thaws: Snow and ag trade
Early February reports from the USDA strongly suggest that average 2019 crop yields will deliver less than average prices.
