Farm and Food File: The ages-old dilemma – guns or butter
By Alan Guebert, Farm & Food File Columnist - April 8, 2026 in Agriculture, Column, Featured Reading Time: 3 minutes
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Dear County Agent Guy: Old mower will be missed
It was sad to see her go. We’d been together for so long – nearly 20 years – that she…
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Farm and Food File: Can someone give rural America some love?
President Donald J. Trump loves to point out that farmers “love” him. The Nov. 2024 election results prove it’s no…
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Dear County Agent Guy: A dairy farming primer
A reader recently emailed me, saying that they were distressed about how modern dairies operate. I replied with some insights…
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Farm and Food File: Spring is another season of hope
Spring often just burst onto the southern Illinois farm of my youth. One morning you’d see a green blade of…
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