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
- 1058
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
RFD Illinois November 16
Matt Kaye Reports on increasing food and fuel prices and Congressional action to address inflation.
Farmer Harry Cooney from the field as harvest wraps up for some and continues for others across th…
Farmer Harry Cooney from the field as harvest wraps up for some and continues for others across th…
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Tue 16 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 15
Matt Kaye reports on the supply chain backlog at US Prots and federal action to address the issue.
Dr. Aaron Hager U of I Weed Scientist as he talks about the tight supply/labor shortage impact on inp…
Dr. Aaron Hager U of I Weed Scientist as he talks about the tight supply/labor shortage impact on inp…
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Mon 15 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 12
Gebhards Five/ Infrastructure Package what it means for Illinois Agriculture. Profit Watch Energy with Dennis Bowman about Agrivoltaics. The company looks at options for solar panels and crops on th…
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Fri 12 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 11
Matt Kaye reports on the US Pork Ban on the Table in Taiwan Referendum, renewing a ban on US pork with meat leanness additive ractopamine. Jim Taylor shares the success of the Illinois Department of …
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Thu 11 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 10
Matt Kaye reports on the White House and Lawmakers push to bring down automotive, equipment cost. Brent Clark, Saline River Farms talks about new meat processing plant being built outside of Marion …
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Wed 10 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 9
Matt Kaye reports on the Commerce Department’s approach to get more truck drivers licensed and on the road to address supply chain issues. Harvest Report from Pioneer agronomist, Scott Eversgerd. Cr…
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Tue 09 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 8
Matt Kaye reports on the House approval of the infrastructure package. IFB senior economist Mike Doherty reacts to October jobs report with 531,000 new jobs added to economy. A report day preview w…
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Mon 08 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 5
Matt Kaye reports from Washington on the Commercial Trucker shortage and the impact to the food supply. An update on farmland sale in the Quad Cities with auctioneer Dale Jones.
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Fri 05 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 4
Normal West FFA Livestock Judging Team goes back-to-back at the American Royal. Jim Taylor met with team members Preston Rhode, Lauren Mohr and Paige Lemanager. Biden Build Back Better Plan update f…
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Thu 04 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 3
Matt Kaye reports on Midwest Senators who want a meeting with the Biden Administration to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard. Also, DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick outlooks November and winter s…
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Wed 03 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois November 1
Rita meets with Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities, to receive an update of State and Federal Issues. DeLoss recaps markets for the previo…
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Mon 01 Nov 2021
RFD Illinois October 29
Matt Kaye reports on frustration from producers regarding uncertainty to tax structure to fund the Build Back Better plan. Steve Bridge provides a state house report. Leon Sheets, known on social me…
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Fri 29 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois October 28
A harvest check-in with Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello and a fall cover for Spring Savings update. Land Values with Kent Reid Chief Appraiser for Farm Credit Illinois
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Thu 28 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois October 27
Soil temperature update from State Climatologist Trent Ford. Repeal of Stepped-Up Basis is still alive as the Build Back Budget plan is debated. Orr Research Center Open House preview with Travis Met…
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Wed 27 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois October 26
Changes made to the social spending bill to gain support from moderate democrats in hopes to get it passed. Lauren Lurkins shares information on the nitrogen webinar being hosted by the University of…
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Tue 26 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois 10-25-2021
Matt Kaye reports on Congressional Democrats work to pass the Build Back Better budget by the end of this week. Elaine Stone, Fulton County Farm Bureau Manager, provides a harvest progress report tha…
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Mon 25 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois October 22
Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau, provides an update on Legislative issues. Profit Watch energy segment covers the increasing input costs and commentary from Jeff Bunting, GROWMARK, on crop prote…
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Fri 22 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois October 21
Matt Kaye reports on the House Ag Committees advancement of a bill intended to boost cattle contract transparency. Julie Hewitt, NREC Executive Director talks about nutrient efficiency research ahead…
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Thu 21 Oct 2021
RFD Illinois 10-20-2021
Senator Chuck Grassley and other Midwest Senators raising questions about the delay in pandemic aid for biofuel producers and the fact that annual biofuel requirements haven’t been released. Alan Ko…
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Wed 20 Oct 2021
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