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Jack Block: This and That August 2018

August 8th, 2018

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Good news – ethanol exports are up 33% so far this year. By year’s end, we should exceed last year’s record of 1.38 billion gallons. Turn to hogs – we have raised hogs on my farm all my life. I know that… Read More

Categories: Public Policy

Tags: Almond Milk, cell-cultured meat, Chicken, China, Ethanol, FDA, Grain, hogs, John R. Block, Livestock, Milk, Poultry, Scott Gottlieb, Smithfield Foods, Trade, Trade War

Jack Block: This and That July 2018

July 26th, 2018

Contributor: John R. Block

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I’m going to focus on some different issues today. Trade is in the spotlight. We can only encourage the U.S. and the countries that we have challenged – Canada, Mexico, EU, and China – to sit down and nego… Read More

Categories: Public Policy

Tags: Beef, Canada, Cargill, cell-cultured meat, Chicken, China, EU, Genetically Engineered, John R. Block, Meat, Mexico, Pork Producers, President Trump, Russia, Sonny Perdue, Soviet Union, Trade, Tyson

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More Spending – More Aid

August 6th, 2020

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. It was so easy and so fast in the Spring — when Republicans and Democrats came together and authorized big spending to support our people and the economy. We didn’t have the money. They spent $3 trillio… Read More

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Weather & Trade

July 29th, 2020

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block. All reports from the heartland tell us that this year’s crops look good. Corn and soybeans on my farm are as good as I can remember. However, they are not ready to harvest. A hot dry August could do some seri… Read More