RFD Illinois
Your daily rundown of the issues affecting Illinois farmers. RFD Radio hosts Rita Frazer, DeLoss Jahnke and Jim Taylor are your boots on the ground, keeping you up to date on the news stories, market trends and weather outlooks that could affect your farm. This is the daily early morning broadcast repurposed as a podcast.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 1064
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
RFD Illinois May 11, 2023
FarmWeek’s Dan Grant visits with Lee CFB President Adam Henkel and RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on coverage from the Senate Confirmation hearing for USDA Undersecretary Nominee Torres-Small. I…
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Thu 11 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 10, 2023
RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on a recent Senate Ag Committee hearing. Comstock Investments Joe Camp explains why there is added significance to Friday’s WASDE report. Freese-Notis Weather’s Da…
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Wed 10 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 9, 2023
Matt Kaye reports on President Biden and Congressional leaders meeting today at the White House in hopes of averting US debt default that could crush producers with sky high interest rates. Mark Kr…
00:22:59 |
Tue 09 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 8, 2023
Mark Gebhards Executive Director Gov’t Affairs & Commodities Illinois Farm Bureau shares an update on legislative and regularory issues. Market commentary from Scott Meyer, Ursa Farmers Co-Op and Bri…
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Mon 08 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 5, 2023
Crop Insurers, lenders, and Farm Credit officials told Ag senators crop insurance is the most important farm bill safety net but needs to be improved. RFD Washington corr. Matt Kaye reports. Bill Bod…
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Fri 05 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 4, 2023
Illinois Pork Producers were at the State Capitol yesterday to celebrate the first Illinois Bacon Day and bring attention to the low pig prices at the farm gate and the importance of family farms. RF…
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Thu 04 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 3, 2023
RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on the need for increased farm bill spending to meet soaring input and interest costs, inflation, foreign competition, and disasters, yet the looming debt ceiling …
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Wed 03 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 2, 2023
Matt Kaye reports on the FSA staff shortage discussion before the House Ag Committee. May is Beef Month & Dave Lidy Beef & Dairy Specialist with Total Livestock Services talks about the number of for…
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Tue 02 May 2023
RFD Illinois May 1, 2023
Mark Gebhards. Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director Governmental Affairs & Commodities provides an update on legislative and regulatory issues. Brad Rippey, USDA, shares the news that there still …
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Mon 01 May 2023
RFD Illinois April 28, 2023
A report from Washington DC as EPA’s summertime E15 waiver deadline is Monday. Steve Bridge reports on the state budget discussions amidst Illinois’ improving fiscal health. Profit Watch Energy with …
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Fri 28 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 27, 2023
A Farm Bill report from Washington DC and Rita Frazer introduces us to two young farmers working this spring in Illinois and planning for the future. Arlan Suderman, Stone X on falling corn market. K…
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Thu 27 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 26, 2023
A report from Washington DC. Jim Taylor talks with Randy Graham, Curtis Orchard, on the recent cold temperatures and mitigations efforts to protect their crops. Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Gu…
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Wed 26 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 25, 203
A report from Washington DC as EPA Chief Michael Reagan testified before the House Ag Committee on the Administration’s Biofuels Policies. National Weather Service Senior Service Hydrologist Matt Wil…
00:23:01 |
Tue 25 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 24, 2023
The U.S. says Russia continues to undermine the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a global food lifeline also key for world fertilizer supplies, RFD Washington Correspondent Reports., Ryan Whitehouse Assoc…
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Mon 24 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 21, 2023
RFD correspondent Matt Kaye report on the differences on SNAP funding that was on display during a Senate Ag Committee hearing. Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert on a project with the Illin…
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Fri 21 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 20, 2023
A report from Washington on EPA Administrator's testimony before the House Ag Committee. Illinois Soybean Association's Andrew Larson covers ISA's priorities for the next farm bill. We meet two sect…
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Thu 20 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 19, 2023
News from Washington as efforts to veto President Biden’s veto of a resolution disapproving his EPA’s the Waters of the US rule, will likely fail, according to a key Ag Senator. Also in the nation’s …
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Wed 19 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 18, 2023
Reports from the fields, in McLean County with Harry Cooney and in Jersey County Farm Week CropWatcher, Jeff Guilander. Weather and planting progress numbers. Mark Henderson, WIFR TV, on severe chanc…
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Tue 18 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 17, 2023
Mark Gebhards, Executive Director Gov’t Affairs & Commodities, Illinois Farm Bureau, on state & national legislation and regulatory issues. Rapid change in the weather. Bryce Baker, Precision Plantin…
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Mon 17 Apr 2023
RFD Illinois April 14, 2023
News from the Nation's capital on another court win for producers this week on WOTUS, while farmers and ethanol producers anxiously await an EPA decision on summertime E-15 sales. Illinois Director o…
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Fri 14 Apr 2023
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