Tag: politics
Trade talks with China, ridiculous
Alan Guebert hopes U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators can forge a better deal than the current option in order to export soybeans, corn and pork.
A 2018 farm bill looks unlikely
There’s something wrong with a process that delivers a farm bill so flawed groups on opposite ends of the political spectrum join forces to condemn it.
What’s the matter with Kansas?
For over 100 years, some Kansans have either built or added to their journalism reputation by asking this simple question: What’s the matter with Kansas?
Wisdom should come with age
We sometimes learn from our mistakes; however, more frequently we seem to repeat them in science and politics.
Easier to gripe than find solutions
The House Ag Committee Republican chairman went full cowboy on committee Democrats after learning they would vote no on his 2018 farm bill due to SNAP cuts.
We’re just getting warmed up
In farm and ranch country, spring brings tough questions and choices. Both could have been softened if farm and political leaders sought compromise.
Big mergers should continue to concern farmers paying attention
According to Alan Guerbert, fake news experts are mixing fact with myth to influence how Big Biotech's mergers and buyouts play out in American agriculture.
2018 farm bill, just a clone of 2014
According to Alan Guebert, the 2018 farm bill is a 2014 clone. That means market trends funded under the 2014 Farm Bill will get more fuel to grow.
How can we prevent mass shootings?
Reacting to the recent school shooting in Florida, Judith Sutherland has some thoughts on what can be done to help prevent mass shootings.
We need food aid and healthcare
Trump's new budget proposes big cuts in the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid.
