2020

The Frozen Economy

March 26 2020

Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by
the National Corn Growers Association, CropLife America, and Renewable Fuels Association.
They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm economy and prosperous rural
America. Thank you.

And now for today’s commentary –

After months of uncertainty, the biofuels industry got some good news. The EPA had
been granting exemptions to small refineries so they were not required to blend ethanol…



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Coronavirus

March 18 2020

Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the National Corn Growers Association, CropLife America, and Renewable Fuels Association. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm economy and prosperous rural America. Thank you.

And now for today’s commentary –

It seems like overnight we went from a booming economy to shutting everything down.
Schools are closed, businesses are working online to avoid contact. “Social…

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Today’s Agriculture

March 11 2020

Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the National Corn Growers Association, CropLife America, and Renewable Fuels Association. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm economy and prosperous rural America. Thank you.

And now for today’s commentary –

I was on the farm in Illinois last week. After that tough weather that we had to deal with
last year – it was beautiful. The soil is dry. Not the muck that made harvest…

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Trade

March 5 2020

Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by
the National Corn Growers Association, CropLife America, and Renewable Fuels Association.
They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm economy and prosperous rural
America. Thank you.

And now for today’s commentary –

I will be on my farm in Illinois this week and next week I will report what I find. For
now, realizing that almost 30% of our ag production is exported, world markets can be…



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