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This is Randy Russell sitting in for my good friend Jack Block. And now today’s commentary.

Over the past several months, Washington has been consumed with negotiations over a…

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It could change tomorrow, but at this moment nothing is getting done in this town. There are talks going on and ideas being evaluated. President Biden met with the Group of…

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Two weeks ago, Colonial Pipeline was shut down. On the East Coast we lost 45% of our gas and oil. Cars and trucks without fuel. Ransomware thieves were given $4.4 million to…

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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.

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President Biden last Friday released a $6 trillion budget plan for our next fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2021. The Administration has called it a “bold and responsible budget.”…

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It is impossible to predict what new issue will hit the headlines. I didn’t expect gas and oil
pipelines to be in the headlines. It all began on President Biden’s first day in the…

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Politicians here in DC are always looking for someone to blame for all the problems that we
face. China is at the top of that list. Congress is writing a powerful anti-China…

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This Friday we need to celebrate Armed Forces Day. Our military is always there to protect us foreign enemies. To the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines – Thank you for your…

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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.

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It is exciting to see our planting season go smoothly so far. Our corn and soybeans are three-fourths planted and starting to come up. That is something that we can control,…

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This is Randy Russell sitting in for my good friend Jack Block. And now today’s commentary. This week the Biden Administration is rolling out their plans for infrastructure…

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I have not been here at the farm in Illinois since last September when we started harvest. The
global pandemic has shut a lot of us in, but I have my vaccine shots now and I…

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