Previous Weeks
Down on the Farm
August 25 2022
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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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I have been on the farm in Illinois since last week’s radio commentary. It is always so exciting to
see the beautiful fields of corn and soybeans. Unless we get hit with destructive…
Issues of the Day
August 18 2022
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I will be going to the farm in Illinois this Friday and will update you on what I see back there next week. Today I plan to touch on a number of subjects that are in the…
Congress at Work
August 11 2022
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In my commentary last week, I said that I did not think we could escape rising inflation any time soon. Projections from the University of Illinois tell us the ag…
2 Big Bills
August 4 2022
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We are still living with inflation. Energy prices may be down a little, but still very high. The food that we love costs much more. Ground beef surged up 11% from last…
Forest Lands
July 27 2022
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We always put a high priority on our crop land – corn, beans, wheat and vegetables. Let’s spend
some time focusing on our forest land today. We all know that we need lumber from our…
Issues
July 21 2022
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We expected another big increase in the cost of fertilizer to feed our crops. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to approve new increased duties on imports of ammonium…
Food Supply
July 14 2022
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This week like almost every other week we have a host of difficult challenges facing us. Countries all over the world are experiencing an explosion in food costs. There is hunger…
Independence Day
July 7 2022
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This week we celebrated the birth of our nation on July 4 th . 246 years ago, our founders wrote the
Constitution that set the guideposts for us to live by. Our people are not…
Challenges
June 30 2022
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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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The corn and soybeans on my farm are growing tall and beautiful. And also important to note,
without weeds. Today we use, and have for years, Roundup weed killer, a Bayer Ag…
Fathers
June 23 2022
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Sunday this week was Father’s Day. I am not sure that the fathers of our children are given the appreciation and respect that they deserve. Of course, I am talking…