RFD Illinois May 18

Matt Kaye reports on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s concern about getting grain out of Ukraine longer-term, even while exporting short-term to a hungry world will be a big challenge. Don Hartman is a New Mexico farmer and posts 'from the tractor seat' on social media. He talks from the heart and explains his motivation for writing. Don also recently represented the New Mexico Farm Bureau on CNN, as they covered the impact of inflation and supply chain disruptions on agriculture. Farm Week Crop Watchers report from Colby Hunt and Greg St Aubin. Mike Havens, Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing talks about the company being busier than ever since Covid. Retail sales and farmland values