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The war between Russia and Ukraine is a threat to the whole world. There was a sigh of relief
this August after the United Nations and Turkey were able to negotiate a deal for Russia to…

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America. Thank you.

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I was on the Illinois farm last week. We finished harvesting soybeans. I was so happy to be there
and have a chance to run the combine a little. Having farmed all my life, I just wanted to…

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I will be on the farm this week. Harvest is winding down. Corn and soybean yields are good – not a record but very much in line with expectations. Farmers face a perfect storm of…

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This is Randy Russell sitting in for my good friend Jack Block.

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Two recent events have gotten little attention in the national press, but could have a profound impact on U.S.…

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Who would have predicted the devastation that hurricane Ian would have done to Florida, South

Carolina, and North Carolina. The tv pictures focused on homes, buildings, and…

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After Friday, September will be behind us. The U.S. government will enter a new fiscal year.
Our federal government will close down if our Congress does not pass a Continuing…

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We face some serious global challenges. The human population has doubled in the last 50 years
to 8 billion. We will need productive farmland to increase food production and forest land…

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With all the concern about climate change, countries around the world are looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions. We have been told for years that ethanol blended fuel will…

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Let me open by reading a statement from Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA). “Without a robust rural
America, people in the city are going to wake up hungry, and the more I learn about…

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It seems that this year we have faced more costly climate challenges than I can remember. Hot
dry weather in many states has provided ideal conditions for wildfires. So far this year…

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