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 March 16
Matt Kaye shares Senator Grassley’s comments on trade. Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Programs on the success of Anhydrous Ammonia Certified Growing training.
Jason Plummer, Vice President…
Jason Plummer, Vice President…
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Wed 16 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 15
Doug Winter, White County, new chair of US Soybean Export Council. Matt Kaye reports on global impacts on fertilizer costs, and the potential domestic solutions. Troy Uphoff and Wayne Rosenthal, NCGA…
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Tue 15 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 14
Coverage of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's speech at Commodity Classic. Market discussion with Naomi Bloom, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson and Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net, News on Avian Influe…
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Mon 14 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 11
Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello visits with Rita Frazer at the Commodity Classic.
Profit Watch Energy with Curt Dunafin, GROWMARK talks diesel storage. Steve Bridge provides a state ne…
Profit Watch Energy with Curt Dunafin, GROWMARK talks diesel storage. Steve Bridge provides a state ne…
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Fri 11 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 10
Rita Frazer visits with Steve Censky, CEO of American Soybean Association talks about issues facing the association at the start of the 2022 Commodity Classic. Jim Taylor talks to Betsy Dirksen Lond…
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Thu 10 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 9
Matt Kaye reports on the impact to already slim farm margins with the news of the embargo of Russian Oil. Kris Reynolds, American Farmland Trust on the increased use of Cover Crops.
GROWMARK’s Scott …
GROWMARK’s Scott …
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Wed 09 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 8
Matt Kaye reports on the impact Embargoing Russian oil could have on gas and other energy costs and farm margins. More from Bill Even CEO National Pork Board details priorities ahead of National Pork…
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Tue 08 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 7
Matt Kaye Reports on Biofuel and farm groups wrote President Biden to restore year-round sales of 15-percent ethanol-blended gasoline in response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Illinois Corn …
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Mon 07 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 4
FarmWeek’s Ag Policy Editor Tim Eggert reports on the Illinois Farm Bureau Market Study Tour from Europe with commentary from IFB Vice President Brian Duncan. RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye r…
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Fri 04 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 3
Matt Kaye reports on cattle market reforms to help independent producers get better prices, may be gaining some momentum in Congress. Ivan Dozier State Conservationist NRCS talks USDA money for Urban…
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Thu 03 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 2
Matt Kaye reports on the need for more safety nets in the next farm bill brought to surface by inflation war, trade wars and disasters. Jennifer Smith, Development Manager for the IAA Foundation and…
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Wed 02 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois March 1
Matt Kaye reports on the Inflation Increase from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are already being felt in the grain and energy sectors and could soon affect US growers and consumers. Austin Omer Illin…
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Tue 01 Mar 2022
RFD Illinois February 28
Matt Kaye reports on the USDA’s 98th Ag Outlook Forum that took place amid the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine and concerns energy prices will continue to soar, putting more focus on alternatives…
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Mon 28 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 25
Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau's Governmental Affairs and Commodities Executive Director talks the Russia/Ukraine conflict and on the impact to agriculture. Secretary Vilsack announcements of sm…
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Fri 25 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 24
Matt Kaye report on increasing gas prices as the market reacts to the Russia/Ukraine conflict, and the biofuels industry response. Mark Wilson, Stark County Farmer and Chair of the Illinois Corn Mark…
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Thu 24 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 23
Matt Kaye reports on energy and trade challenges amidst tensions with Russia and China.
Rita talks with Alan Kollmann 2021 President of the Illinois Pork Producers from the Illinois Pork Expo. Karl Se…
Rita talks with Alan Kollmann 2021 President of the Illinois Pork Producers from the Illinois Pork Expo. Karl Se…
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Wed 23 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 22
Matt Kaye reports on rising gas and biofuel prices as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate and the response from biofuel leaders to meet demand and keep fuel affordable.
Phil Bradshaw, Pike C…
Phil Bradshaw, Pike C…
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Tue 22 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 21
Rita Frazer visits with Rich Guebert President of the Illinois Farm Bureau celebrates National FFA Week and remembers his FFA Advisors. Travis Meteer U of I Beef Extension Specialist salutes his FFA …
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Mon 21 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 18
Rita Frazer talks with Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau, on the success of the Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference, a review of General Assembly Bills and and update on Input Prices. DeLos…
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Fri 18 Feb 2022
RFD Illinois February 17
Matt Kaye Reports on lessons of US foreign energy dependence, at a time of rising energy prices as a by-product of the Russia/Ukraine Conflict. Mercer County Farmer and NREC Chair, Jeff Kirwan at the…
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Thu 17 Feb 2022
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