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2023
Issues of the Day
January 26 2023
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.
It is time for our government to go to work. The Senate and House both are in the process of
naming who will serve on the different committees. The Republican-led house is scheduled to
take up a GOP energy bill. It…
2023 Predictions
January 19 2023
Hello, everybody out there in farm country. This is Randy Russell sitting in for my good friend Jack Block. And now today’s commentary. January is a month to reflect on the past year and focus on the year ahead. This week I’d like to share with you five observations and predictions for 2023—from the economy to the farm bill.
So…. here they are.
First, U.S. financial markets are too optimistic. Analysts reacted to last week’s CPI for December
of 6.5% and said inflation is falling, a…
New Day
January 12 2023
Hello, everybody out there in farm country. Here’s the John Block commentary.
It took a lot of votes and too much time, but we do have a new Speaker of the House. For 2
years with Biden as President, Democrat control of the Senate and House, the liberal leaning
Democrat team had a lot more power to dictate policy. California Republican Kevin McCarthy
was elected as Speaker to lead the House. Power in D.C. is now divided and we don’t expect
very much to get done during President Biden’s next 2…
Renewable Diesel Fuel
January 5 2023
Hello, everybody out there in farm country. Here’s the John Block commentary.
Whenever we step into a New Year, it makes me think about past years and I try to anticipate the future. When I came back from the 101st Airborne in 1960 to our Illinois farm, our principal crop was corn - corn for pigs, cows, and chickens. By the 1970s and 1980s, the industry started processing corn into ethanol and distillers dried grain. Gas your car up and that fuel will probably be 10% ethanol, which is a huge…
