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 April 13
Matt Kaye reports on the ethanol industry’s response to President Biden’s announcement in Iowa that his administration will restore summertime sales of E15 this summer. Illinois Farm Bureau reaction …
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Wed 13 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 12
Matt Kaye Reports on the US pork industry facing key challenges in production and trade, amid the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and Biden Administration resistance to new free trade deals. Jim Taylor …
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Tue 12 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 11
Jim Taylor talks with Illinois Farm Bureau's Kevin Semlow about the state budget that was approved early Saturday morning. DeLoss Jahnke visits with Ed Kasper, Kasper Ag Solutions and Todd Steinache…
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Mon 11 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 8
Rita Frazer talks with Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau who provides an update on the final days of the Illinois General Assembly session, highlights success with Illinois Anhydrous Ammonia Safety…
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Fri 08 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 7
RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on the talk of a global food crisis coming this fall amid the war in the Ukraine, the pandemic and weather disasters. Rita Frazer talks with Dr. Matt Mo…
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Thu 07 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 6
Matt Kaye Reports that The Biden Administration consideration of allowing summertime sale of E15. Matt Montgomery Pioneer Field Agronomist with best advice for farmers going with beans-on-beans this …
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Wed 06 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 5
project headed up by Zenika ICI seed, chemical and equipment. That was a three-week project and Gordie has been there since. Today he is a farmer and works for a used ag equipment business. He shar…
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Tue 05 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 4
Rita Frazer talks with Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau Director of State Legislation about the last week of the General Assembly spring session. DeLoss Jahnke talks with Brad Rippey USDA Meteorolo…
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Mon 04 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois April 1
Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards talks with Rita Frazer about the good news from the Illinois Senate on the Biodiesel Bill, hope for a wrap up in the General Assembly next Friday and thoughts abo…
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Fri 01 Apr 2022
RFD Illinois March 31
RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye shares comments from US Trade Representative Katherine Tai as she took on Ag-related issues, including China, USMCA and the war in Ukraine during a hearing befo…
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Thu 31 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 30
Matt Kaye reports on the Cattle Price and Transparency Bill that is working its way through the Senate. Jennifer Tirey Exec Director IPPA talks about the Supreme Court taking up Prop 12. Karl Setzer,…
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Wed 30 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 29
Matt Kaye reports on the impact the Russia/Ukraine war will have on grain exports. Jim Taylor has the first Farm Week Crop Watcher report of the season as he talks with Ken Taake of Pulaski County. R…
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Tue 29 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 28
Dr. Kim Kidwell. Associate Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives with the University of Illinois and Adrienne DeSutter on Mental Health Initiatives from the Women in Ag Conference hel…
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Mon 28 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 25
Rita Frazer talks with Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards for an update on state and federal issues. DeLoss Jahnke shares more of his conversation with Scott Wilson, GROWMARK Energy. Matt Kaye re…
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Fri 25 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 24
Live local conference coverage with Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello and Jackie Sambursky Bureau Chief of Marketing IDOA as they discuss the massive focus on local food-one of the only silver l…
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Thu 24 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 23
Jim Taylor shares coverage from the Illinois Ag Legislative Day at the State Capital. He talks to FFA President Adam Loker. DeLoss Jahnke Covers the Canadian Pacific Strike and settlement. Matt Kaye…
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Wed 23 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 22
House Ag top Republican, Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, spoke about the next farm bill and other issues with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Rock Katschnig Henry County farmer talks about his family…
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Tue 22 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 21
Illinois farmer leaders and Prairie Farmer Master Farmers 2001, 2019 and 2021 talk about pride in leadership and early field activity across the state. Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mike Doherty talks infla…
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Mon 21 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 18
Rita Frazer visits with the 2022 Prairie Farmer Master Farmers Darryl Brinkmann Clinton County & Doug Schroeder Champaign County. Luke Worrell talks with DeLoss Jahnke about the Land Values report fr…
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Fri 18 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 17
Rita Frazer visits with Mark Gebhards, Executive Director IFB Governmental Affairs & Commodities, about the IFB European Union Market Study Tour regarding the reasons behind the trip, the take aways …
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Thu 17 Mar 2022
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