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 February 15
Reaction to Mexico's announcement to ban GMO corn from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and National Corn Grower's VP of Communication, Neil Caskey. Scott Jensen COUNTRY Financial talks inflation and inv…
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Wed 15 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 14
RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports on top House and Senate Ag lawmakers are homing in on ad hoc disaster aid as a funding source to prop up farm safety net programs in the upcoming farm b…
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Tue 14 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 13
Matt Kaye reports that delinking conservation requirements and safety net payments is getting attention again as Congressional lawmakers start writing the next farm bill. Tyler Bettin, National Pork …
00:23:01 |
Mon 13 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 10
Senate Ag Committee members stress the need to protect and enhance crop insurance in the next Farm Bill. Jared White reports on changes to research done at the U of I’s Dudley Smith Farm in Christian…
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Fri 10 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 9
Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau, covers issues impacting agriculture. Dr. Michael Langemeier covers the Purdue CME Group Ag Economy Barometer and Ben Kasch, Bower Trading, talks about the Februar…
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Thu 09 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 8
RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on Senator Chuck Grassley renewing his fight for farm bill payment limits. We meet the new President of the Illinois Pork Producers, Chad Leman. Arlan …
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Wed 08 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 7
RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports on the EU continuing to impose trade barriers to US ag goods, especially dairy products. Thomas Titus President of the Illinois Pork Producers talks abo…
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Tue 07 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 6
Rita Frazer recaps the NCBA Cattle Convention and Trade Show. DeLoss Jahnke talks El Nino with USDA's Brad Rippey. We meet Russ Hiatt, of Hiatt Farmland Services in Champaign, new ISPFMRA president w…
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Mon 06 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 3
Matt Kaye shares a report on concerns from GOP Senators on the Biden Administration’s position on trade. Rodney Knittel, IFB’s Asst. Director of Transportation and Infrastructure previews the Rules o…
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Fri 03 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 2
Matt Kaye reports on trade concerns expressed by GOP Senators. Return to moderate temperatures with Dan Hix, Freese Notis weather. State Statistician Mark Schleusener, USDA NASS, reminds us that the …
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Thu 02 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois February 1
Matt Kaye reports on major corn producing states concerns regarding the delay in EPA’s summer E-15 ruling. Illinois Dairy Summit preview with Tasha Bunting. Farm Week's Dan Grant shares the story of …
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Wed 01 Feb 2023
RFD Illinois January 31
Mark Gebhards Executive Director Governmental Affairs and Commodities Illinois Farm Bureau talks about connecting with members at the local level and the importance of local government. Weather summa…
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Tue 31 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 30
Chad Bell talks about the Illinois Farm Families We are the 96 campaign and the commercial that will air during the first half of the Super Bowl on February 12. Congressman Mike Bost talks about issu…
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Mon 30 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 27
Mark Gebhards provides an update on legislative and regulatory issues. Eric Beckett, Illini FS, talks Tar Spot and factors to take into consideration when making decisions for this upcoming growing s…
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Fri 27 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 26
California Freshman Congressman John Duarte comes to Congress with a personal perspective on the Biden EPA and Army Corps’ enforcement of the ‘Waters of the US’ rule. Matt Kaye spoke with Duarte abo…
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Thu 26 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 25
Matt Kaye reports from Washington as The top Ag trade officials from USDA and USTR are dismissing as insufficient Mexico’s concessions on its planned 2024 GMO corn import ban. Jim Taylor talks with C…
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Wed 25 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 24
A report from Washington DC as Farm Bill predictions are being made. IDOA Director Costello talks about the success of IDOA Fall Covers for Spring Saving program. Paige Van Dyke, the newly crowned Mi…
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Tue 24 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 23
Matt Kaye reports on a lawsuit filed by AFBF and other farm and industry groups against the Biden EPA’s final ‘Waters of the US’ rule. Jim Taylor reports from the Association of Illinois Ag Fair Conv…
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Mon 23 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 20
Matt Kaye reports from Washington as major farm groups file a WOTUS lawsuit against the EPA. Rich Guebert, President Illinois Farm Bureau, talks member strategy and the countdown to spring. Raghela S…
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Fri 20 Jan 2023
RFD Illinois January 19
Matt Kaye reports on a California Congressman just assigned to the House Ag and Natural Resources committee who had a legal run-in with the EPA and Department of Justice over alleged ‘Waters of the U…
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Thu 19 Jan 2023
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