An interview with Jay Johnson / Jay Johnson ; Mark DePue, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview with Jay Johnson / Jay Johnson ; Mark DePue, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview of Jay R. Johnson conducted by Mark DePue for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Topics discussed include growing up on the farm; Robert Johnson Grain Company; Johnson Grain LLC, Waverly, Illinois; Illinois State University; First Chicago Bank, Chicago, IL; commodity (grain) prices; corn prices and ethanol production; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad; railroad grain shuttle/grain terminal; and grain shuttle operation.

5 data discs (129 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.4 film cassettes : digital ; 3/8 in. + 4 ProDVC tapes.

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Born on Nov. 6, 1967 in Springfield, Ill., and grew up in rural Waverly, where his father, Robert, farmed on tenant property. In 1975, his father founded the Robert Johnson Grain Company and began to truck corn directly from farmers' fields to various barge terminals on the Mississippi River. That proved to be a lucrative venture, and Robert gradually increased his trucking business and decreased his involvement in farming. Meanwhile, Jay majored in finance at Illinois State University, and upon...

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