Farm and Food File: The ‘beans, beef and Boeing’ show sputters back to reality
By Alan Guebert, Farm & Food File Columnist - May 27, 2026 in Agriculture, Column, Featured Reading Time: 3 minutes
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Dear County Agent Guy: Antique tractors are things of beauty
Call us wild and crazy, but my wife and I enjoy attending small-town summertime celebrations. The most recent such event…
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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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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…
Read MoreFarm and Food File: Bad choice by POTUS 47 adds to 47 years of bad choices
It may be a surprise that last year’s biggest ag story – tariffs – was swept off today’s front pages…
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