BlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 3,1981
John Block
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ag export teams traveling to
China and Japan in 1978 and
1979. He went to Taiwan to
conduct a marketing survey
for farm exports there.
He represented Illinois at
the Amiga Food Show in
West Germany in 1977 and
during that tnp met with
agricultural attaches in
West Germany, France,
Belgium and the
Netherlands.
The Illinois Department of
Agriculture also reports
Block supervised the
Department’s export offices
in Brussels, Belgium and in
Hong Kong.
In short, Block is an ex
port-minded fanner whose
passport shows he’s been
around to see potential U.S
farm products customers
face-to-face.
Block’s list of ac
complishments since
becoming Director of the
Illinois Department of
Agriculture leads off with his
work in market develop
ment.
He expanded promotion of
Illinois agricultural products
both domestically and
abroad through strong
cooperation with commodity
groups and food exporting
companies.
Block claims to have
established over 50 direct
markets for agricultural
products through food shows
and similar activities.
Some of his programs
were a bit more con
troversial. He doubled the
number of thoroughbred and
standardbred horses in
Illinois through purse
supplements at tracks.
Preservation of
agricultural land also
received attention during his
administration of the Illinois
Ag Department.
He obtained an executive
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order from Illinois Governor
James Thompson giving the
Agriculture Department the
responsibility for preser
vation of prime agricultural
land.
State agencies must now
meet certain cntena before
farmland can be converted
to non-farm use under that
order
He was instrumental in
establishing statewide
sedimentation and erosion
control guidelines
He led the development of
pro_,
strict guidelines for
reclamation of named lands
In addition the Depart
ment, under Block,
developed and implemented
the state’s first conservation
cost-share program,
providing funding for soil
and water conservation
districts and establishing
state funding for soil sur
veys.
Since 1977 the Department
established an alternative
fuels program which led to
conversion of the entire fleet
of Illinois state cars to
gasohol
The Department also
undertook a program to
identify markets for
agricultural by-products
which were being wasted
Farmers received further
protection from the
Department in their gram
marketing
Under Block, the most
comprehensive grain
handling industry
regulations in the nation
were enacted into law The
Illinois law now is a model
for other states seeking to
protect farmers
Block guided agency
participation in a state-wide
effort to develop pesticide
container disposal
procedures Efforts likely
will reduce regulatory
duplication and minimize
the compliance burden to
agriculture. Block says
Block and the Illinois
Department of Agriculture
are credited with playing a
leading role in Congress
passage of the Swine Health
Protection Act of 1980
It’s not surprising that an
influential hogman would
have pushed for a law giving
the nation’s swine industry
more protection from the
dread African Swine Fever
disease
Illinois became the first
state in the nation to be
Mycoplasma Galhsepticum
free That state pioneered
efforts to eradicate the
turkey disease
It also has a nationally
recognized information
program to alert practicing
veterinarians and cattle
producers to the threat of
cattle scabies
Block also pushed for
greater understanding
between the farm and city
people of the state through
several programs including
country fairs Upstate-
Downstate differences are
legend in Illinois The
Chicago Country Fair
Farm-City day, and farm
visits for minority and inner
city children may help to
lessen the difference
A nutrition and ag
education program was
developed to provide
resources to schools A
number of consumer in
formation activities were
instituted to expand off-farm
awareness of food and food
products
Under Block, Illinois Ag
Department implemented a
long-range system of goals
and objectives planning,
mlcuding a data planning
and information study
section
The first employee
training program to increase
efficiency and skills of ag
department employees was
instituted
Meantime Block was
working as vice president of
the National Association of
State Departments of
Agriculture
Perhaps more immediate
to his being nominated U S
Secretary of Agriculture
Block was a strong Reagan
supporter He was ag ad
visor on Reagan’s Voters
Advisory ( ouncil chared by
Elizabeth Dole
He served as a member ot
Reagan s Agricultural Task
Force
He is apt to bring to
Washington a bit of the old
Earl Butz philosopfn He did
serve as a member of the
former U S Ag Secretary s
Committee on Feed Grains
and Soybeans in 1977
Other than that
association, Block is slim on
Washington experience
He is likely to be a strong
proponent of free market
opportunities for farmers
already being on the record
as opposed to embargoes
But he has said he would
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support the use of food as a
weapon
One ot his earlv pioblenis
will be to get to know the
Washington scene as well as
he has gotten to know the
international export scene
There should be little
surprise that a mid
westerner was nominated as
Agriculture Secretary The
fact he is from the grain belt
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of mfluencial people on the
Hill at Washington What his
reception will be among the
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to be seen
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namtains the kind of
schedule Block has kept m
past years is something of a
physical fitness buff
Block describes himself as
an avid runner and has
competed in a numbei of
races
He c ounts his finish m this
vears Boston Marathon as
an important achievement
Indeed mam persons with
fewer than Block s 45 years
would like to list a finish at
the Marathon amonf? their
accomplishments
lohn Block and his wife
Sue have three children a
son and two daughters
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