RFD Today
Discussing agricultural policy issues, commodity market trends and more, RFD Today is your deep dive into the most relevant news stories of the day. In this show, hosts Rita Frazer and Jim Taylor interview industry decision-makers throughout the state, providing reaction to and analysis of the challenges and opportunities affecting your farm. This is the daily radio broadcast repurposed as a podcast. If you have questions or content suggestions, please contact radio@ilfb.org.
Episodes
Reaction to the Illinois Wheat Checkoff referendum being approved.
Paul Otto at Freese-Notis Weather discusses dry weather potential in May.
Jimmy Ayers provides a CropWatcher report from Sangamon County.
State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark details a "100 Days Out" event.
Joe Camp with Commstock Investments previews a new market week.
Illinois Corn Marketing Board member Terry Smith provides an update.
Andrea Duncan with Carlinville Tourism gives us a history lesson on the Macoupin County Courthouse.
Learning about Pivot Energy with Nate Mendez, Illinois territory manager.
Catching up with Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Johnna Fulcher.
Sherrard FFA President Levi Schurr promotes a Livestock Fitting Clinic.
Pioneer agronomist Jason McVicker provides an update along the I-80 corridor in northern Illinois.
A chat with Cook County Farm Bureau leadership--President Janet McCabe and Vice President Gerry Kopping.
Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford recaps spring weather thus far and discusses the outlook for the remainder of April and all of May.
Joel Barickman provides a CropWatcher report from Livingston County.
Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs historian David Engelbrecht talks the importance of county fairs in Illinois.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.
An update from American Farmland Trust.
A local effort in Golconda to refurbish an 1887 building into a community center.
We meet Jersey-Greene County Farm Bureau Manager Macey Wellhausen.
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Food Systems Development Raghela Scavuzzo promotes the Market Maker local foods directory.
Bryan Thomas, Specialty Crops Portfolio Manager at Bayer Crop Science discusses grain sorghum ...
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs with some reminders for Financial Literacy Month.
Monica Nyman with the St. Louis District Dairy Council discusses steps in changing your self-care routine.
A Pioneer agronomy segment from southern Illinois with Jeremiah Jones.
CropWatcher Ken Taake provides an update from Pulaski County in southern Illinois.
Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager Bena Pegg discusses Nutrient Stewardship Field Days and pollinator grants.
DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick talks more rain in the forecast for the remainder of Apr...
Update from Don Schaefer with the Mid-West Truckers Association.
Illinois Farm Bureau Actively Engaged Student of the Month for April, Isabella Bunting from Dwight Township High School.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.
IFB Associate Director of Transportation & Infrastructure Rodney Knittel with some reminders as spring planting ramps up.
Monthly visit with U-of-I Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson.
Illinois FFA President Trenton Payne talks ag education line item.
State Senators Andrew Chesney and Doris Turner highlight the Family Farm Preservation Act.
Illinois Farm Bureau Director of State Legislation Chris Davis recaps the day.
CHS Agronomist Kurt Lahr discusses two products.
Kevin Raber, Wabash County, on the heavy rains experienced in southern Illinois last week.
Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement Manager Gracie Pierson provides spring consumer engagement updates at the county farm bureau level.
Meteorologist Paul Otto from Freese-Notis Weather recaps last week's heavy rains in southern Illinois.
Meteorologist Justin Gibbs from the National Weather Service in Paducah, KY talks rain totals in southern Illinois following last week's storm system.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth discusses her recent visit with the St. Clair County Farm Bureau.
Talking Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation with Program Director Mellisa McMillan and Class of 2025 fellow Jean Brokish.
FarmWeekNow's Rhiannon Branch details weather conditions in southern Illinois and previews the CropWatcher season.
Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine provides says landowners continue to hear from wind and solar developers.
IFB Director of Commodit...
An Illinois Ag in the Classroom update from Kevin Daugherty.
Previewing the Midwest Horse Fair with Teri Giannetti.
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