Previous Weeks
Where to From Here?
March 15 2018
“Where To From Here?”
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I don’t think we have any idea where the Trump tariffs on steel and aluminum will take us. There is still a lot of concern about how they could backfire on us,…
Tariffs
March 8 2018
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Just when I was so comfortable with President Trump’s follow through with so many of his campaign promises - Conservative judges, tax reform, cuts in regulations, and securing our…
Creativity
March 1 2018
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If we are anything in this country, we are creative – from the Internet to GPS driving my tractor planting corn.
Did you know that Goodyear Tire Company is now using soybean oil to…
Down on the Farm 2018
February 22 2018
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I have been on the farm in Illinois the last few days. As we loaded a semi with market hogs and I walked through the barns with baby pigs, it made me think once again about the…
Opportunities & Challenges
February 16 2018
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I have a number of subjects to put on the table today.
To open this up, I want to remind everyone just how our farm and ranch economy is suffering today. Farm income is expected to…
Political Conflict
February 8 2018
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There is no shortage of issues to talk about here in Washington, D.C. President Trump and the Republican Party are adamant that the FBI and the Justice Department acted in a very…
Senator Bob Dole
January 31 2018
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Today, my subject is Senator Bob Dole (Kansas). Two weeks ago, he received the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest award bestowed by the U.S. Congress. Very few individuals have…
The Shutdown and Immigration 2018
January 24 2018
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It is Tuesday, January 23, and the U.S. government has just reopened. There is no excuse for the three-day shutdown caused by our…
The Shutdown and Immigration 2018
January 24 2018
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America, and Renewable Fuels Association. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of
healthy farm economy and prosperous rural America. Thank you.
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It is Tuesday, January 23, and the U.S. government has just reopened. There is no excuse
for the three-day shutdown caused by our…
Good Things Done
January 17 2018
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From my perspective, our government has been getting some good things done.
Remember a year ago when hundreds of out-of-town thugs blocked the construction of the North Dakota…