Alan Guebert

A mother’s memories of Dust Bowl hunger reveal how hardship leaves lasting scars — and how compassion endures through generations.

A crackdown on undocumented workers and cuts to farm wages threaten U.S. food production. Labor shortages grow as Americans reject farm jobs.

Volatile trade policies, slowing growth and a 79% drop in corn exports to China are sinking commodity prices — and economists see more cooling ahead.

Alan Guebert breaks his golden rule not to respond to reader comments to answer a good question about SNAP and farm subsidies.

A new farm bill loophole favors legal entities over family farms, enabling massive payouts, while cutting food aid and burdening low-income households.

Alan Guebert weighs in on erasing the United States' agricultural trade deficit.

Alan Guebert considers the Congress' struggle to write an updated Farm Bill, and the issues its causing farmers and taxpayers in general.

Alan Guebert weighs government support program payouts to farmers against market prices, questioning the effectiveness of the Farm Bill "safety net."

Farm and Food File columnists Alan Guebert explains how "today’s tariff war will increase, not cut as the Trump White House claims, the ag trade deficit."

Alan Guebert explores the ways that Medcaid cuts could impact rural Americans.

Alan Guebert draws parallels between Brexit and current United States trade policies.

What happens when spending cuts and future government budgets are based on numbers that are at least 30% out of line with reality? We’re about to find out.

Alan Guebert considers the implications of President Donald Trump's recent tariffs on agricultural markets in the United States.

Alan Guebert weighs in on President Trump's connection to the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, which he distanced himself from during the election.

Alan Guebert weighs in on the four-page executive summary of the November-issued report on sustainable aviation fuel.

Alan Guebert weighs in on the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle as California realizes the extent of the spread in its herds.

The incoming Trump Administration is less than thrilled with any current program/policy seen as a Biden holdover, a regulatory scheme or anything “green.”

Alan Guebert explains the politics behind the rising cost of food.

Alan Guebert offer insight into the pending Farm Bill and emergency relief aid as the political tides turn.

Alan Guebert digs into the facts behind the headline "New U.S.-China Trade War Could Cost Farmers Billions."