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
Matt Kaye reports on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Senate Ag Appropriations panel that tens of thousands of farmers have fallen on hard times and need help now. Joel Tatum Solar Specialist Ame…
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Wed 11 May 2022
RFD Illinois May 10
Crop watcher report from Ron Moore in Warren County. Amy Rademaker, Carle Health Farm Safety & Health coordinator talks about Progressive Ag Safety Days events. Coverage of crop conditions and weathe…
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Tue 10 May 2022
RFD Illinois May 9
Illinois Farm Bureau’s Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities gives an update on: WRDAm Climate Smart Commodities and Fertilizer access.
Terry Swails, Quad Cities weatherman, on th…
Terry Swails, Quad Cities weatherman, on th…
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Mon 09 May 2022
RFD Illinois May 6
RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports on food crisis fears intensifying, as the war in Ukraine continues to wreak destruction on ports, rail transportation and farms. Steve Bridge provides t…
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Fri 06 May 2022
RFD Illinois May 5
Jim Taylor reports from Washington Watch NAFB with Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis and Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Matt Kaye also follows the story of Ethanol backers pressing for permanent E15 with …
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Thu 05 May 2022
RFD Illinois May 4
Jim Taylor reports from NAFB Washington Watch with commentary from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and EPA Director Michael Regan. Andy Dole, Coles CFB President visits with FarmWeek’s Dan Grant…
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Wed 04 May 2022
RFD Illinois May 3
Matt Kaye reports on Ukraine's charge of Russia stealing grain and what global supplies look like. An update from Gordie Siebring from the Ukraine on planting progress, diesel supply and weather. Dou…
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Tue 03 May 2022
RFD Illinois April 29
Matt Kaye reports from Washington D.C. as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about budget request for more USDA staff. Rita Frazer talks with Andrew Bagley, Macoupin County grain and livestock farmer, ab…
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Fri 29 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 28
Matt Kaye reports on testimony from the “big four” beef packers CEOs before the Senate Ag Committee. Illinois farmer Paul Bertels talks about working with Illinois corn on SB1693 the Illinois Industr…
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Thu 28 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 27
Matt Kaye reports on Senate Ag Committee’s work on packer concentration/price transparency and the conflict amongst producer groups. Coverage of Commercial Partnership between Bunge and CoverCress, I…
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Wed 27 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 26
Matt Kaye reports on House and Senate Ag lawmakers holding hearings on legislation to help boost profits for independent cattle producers and reduce prices for consumers. Ivan Dozier, State Conservat…
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Tue 26 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 25
Matt Kaye reports on Midwest lawmakers being hopeful for a more permanent ‘fix’ for the summertime gap in E15 sales, after the administration approved an emergency waiver just for this summer. Illino…
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Mon 25 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 22
Mark Gebhards Exec. Director Gov't Affairs and Commodities visits with Rita Frazer on legislative issues. DeLoss Jahnke visits with Chad Colby, Colby Ag Tech, on when planting starts in earnest, coul…
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Fri 22 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 21
Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello talks about the recently passed IDOA Budget and reminders for spring planting season. Interest rate talk as they 30-year mortgage is the highest since …
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Thu 21 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 20
RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on food vs. fuel myths that surfaced after President Biden approved an emergency waiver for summertime sales of 15-percent ethanol-blended gasoline. Rita Frazer vi…
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Wed 20 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 19
Commodity groups are starting to focus on the next farm bill, as Congress’ two Ag Committees hold or gear up for hearings on the next five-year farm policy bill. Items like crop insurance, ARC, PLC, …
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Tue 19 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 18
President Biden’s infrastructure adviser expects the FCC to make significant progress this year on critical broadband mapping to pinpoint rural areas of greatest need. RFD Washington correspondent Ma…
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Mon 18 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 15
The Good Friday edition features Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards discussing the spring legislative session. We also talk Easter ham and g…
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Fri 15 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 14
Matt Kaye talks with Renewable Fuels Association Head Geoff Cooper about President Biden’s decision to allow summertime E15 sales on an emergency basis. Jennifer Tirey Exec Director Illinois Pork Pro…
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Thu 14 Apr 2022
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