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Prompted by lower oil prices and the beginning of the driving season, Americans are expected to start hitting the highways again. We will be turning to the oil rich countries with unstable or…

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I’m talking to you today from the farm in Illinois. Here it is the 2nd week of May and we’re just getting started planting our corn. We are usually finished by this date. Some say…

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President Obama is telling us that the Tax Code needs to be changed and simplified. Hard to disagree with that. However, I don’t think any of the politicians are really serious…

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As if we didn’t have enough problems, out of the blue “swine flu” hits the headlines.

In the past year, the whole world has fallen into a suffocating global recession. Just…

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Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the Renewable Fuels Association, Wal-Mart Stores, Monsanto, and John Deere. 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’s spring. Time to plant your garden. That is one way to contribute to the green revolution. Michelle Obama has set the example by digging up part of the White House lawn to plant…

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Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the Renewable Fuels Association, Wal-Mart Stores, Monsanto, and John Deere. 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 think President Obama and his friends in Congress are spending too much money. Their budget plan is unsustainable. On the home front, I don’t like what I see. However, for the most…

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Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the Renewable Fuels Association, Wal-Mart Stores, Monsanto, and John Deere. 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 is time to sound the alarm. If the agriculture industry does not come together and aggressively defend our interests, we will see our ability to compete in the production of food…

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One of the highest priority pieces of legislation championed by the Democratic Party and driven by the labor unions is the so-called Employee Free Choice Act. Sounds good. Sounds…

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I’m reporting to you today by phone – on the way back from Cuba. Our delegation of 12 was mostly farmers – all with a sincere interest in normalizing relations with Cuba.

Our…

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