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. If you have questions or suggestions for content, please contact radio@ilfb.org.
Episodes
Chuck Spencer, Government Relations Executive Director, and Kennedy Ebner, Government and Regulatory Affairs, both from Growmark, join the program to discuss legislative efforts, particularly permanent E15.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.
Paul Munie, from Smithton in St. Clair County, talks about a "variable" planting season.
Michaela Greathouse of Greathouse Grazing Acres Market discusses her small business and the impact on the surrounding community.
Jason Gehler, Broker and Marke...
Dr. Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois College of ACES professor, joins the program to discuss 2026 crop budgets.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs discusses programs aimed at helping farmers and agriculture workers find a path to retirement.
Rich Nelson, Chief Strategist at Allendale Inc., discusses how markets closed out ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
Rob Wiegand, Trails End Smokehouse, talk...
Corey Rosenbusch, CEO and President of The Fertilizer Institute, talks about a volatile fertilizer market and possible alternatives for production and distribution as a response.
Steve Bridge, RFD Radio Netowrk affiliate WMAY, provides a report f...
Dairy farmers Ron & Julie Lawfer talk about their operation in Jo Daviess County.
Jacob Kleinberg, COO of publications at Roach Ag Marketing, discusses coming from a long line of ...
Tracy Heuerman, Illinois Wheat Association President, talks about how a wet growing season is going so far on a Wheat Tour.
Ryan Gentle, agronomist at Wyffels Hybrids, talks planting and raising a crop in a tough margin environment.
Senior GOP Ag Senator sees no bargaining room...
Lauren Schuler details her role as Chief of Staff for the Illinois Farm Bureau President's office.
Josh St. Peters, Executive Vice President of Illinois Beef Association, outlines new hires at th...
Derek Martin, Logan County Farmer, talks about the dust issue in farm country and the success that they have had implementing conservation practices to keep the soil on the farm.
David Kohli, Ford & Young Futures, provides some ...
Elliott Hasselbring, Growmark Product Manager of Urea and UAN, joins the program to discuss a volatile fertilizer market and the impact on planting season.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.
Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello on Illinois pasture conditions and the drought for western states, advising Illinois farmers to ...
Josh St. Peters, Illinois Beef, talks about the push back from cattle producers this week on the proposed Trump Administration suspension of imported beef tariffs.
Susan Stroud, No Bul...
Jennifer Tirey, Executive Director at Illinois Pork Producers Association, talks about efforts to put pork back on the menu in Chicago public schools.
Meteorlogist Dennis Michelson, WITY, makes the call on whether its summertime yet and has more of the forecast.
Farm...
Jolene Neuhauser, Illinois Farm Bureau Program Manager talks Illinois Wheat Association events, specifically the IWA Yield Contest & May Plot Tour.
Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance, talks about the effects of California law...
Illinois State Police offer safety advice for motorists that encounter a dust storm.
Corey Rosenbusch, CEO and President of The Fertilizer Institute, talks about a volatile fertilizer market.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.
Dr. Jim Lowe, University of Illinois, talks about Pseudorabies making headlines last week in the pig business.
Jesse Kohlbecker, Vice President of Claims and Client Services at Country Financial, talks about the claim process following storm damage across the state.
Dal...
FarmWeek Crop Watcher Ryan Frieders gives an update from DeKalb County.
Jennifer Tirey, Illinois Pork Producers, promotes Bacon Day in Springfield.
Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Lance Tarchione joins the program to discuss planting se...
Trevor Maiers, farmer in Adams County, talks about the economics of having manure on the farm this year.
Meteorologist Mark Henderson takes a look at a chilly start to May.
Dr. Ashley Johnson, National Pork Producers Council Director of Policy, discusses pork pro...
Justin Moore, Illinois Corn Growers New Uses & Bio Fuels Manager, talks about the ICG interest and investment into the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center in Edwardsville.
Eric Snodgrass, Senior Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien, joins the program to disc...
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