My first adventure: Mexico A trip with lasting impressions
Nearly 65 years ago, my friend Johnny Warton and I hopped in his green MG TF two-seater sports car for our first international road trip to Mexico. The idea that two Illinois farm kids would travel over 1,000 miles, crossing a border into another country, was not entirely unheard of [...]
US-China Trade: Important to both sides
The relationship between the US and China remains a current topic in many circles. Since the beginning of 2023, two US officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, have met with Chinese officials to warm the relationship between the two countries. Over the past 50+ [...]
Blinken Goes to China
Blinken goes to China U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to China recently to start to “mend fences” between the two countries, whose relationship has been strained due to tensions over the spy balloon, intellectual property issues, and the relationship between China and Taiwan. In a report airing on [...]
Commodity programs
The American farmer contributes over one billion dollars a year for [...]
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HIGHLIGHT BOLIVIA-BRAZIL Brazil and Bolivia Receive WHOA Certification [...]
Commodity Benefits
Everybody benefits from commodity checkoff programs, funds collected at first [...]
commodity programs
The American farmer after the Second World War saw many [...]
China/US tariff/trade talk
The current China/US tariff/trade talks made me think about how [...]
Your Food My Adventure
Food is vital for life. The Rotary magazines April issue [...]