Illinois Farm Bureau

RFD Illinois

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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.

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RFD Illinois September 16, 2024 16.09.2024 23:01

Join the team for the latest in Illinois agriculture news and information. Jim Jacobs, CEO of COUNTRY Financial, and Brian Duncan, President of the Illinois Farm Bureau, joined Rita to talk about the COUNTRY changes announced last week for non-farm clients in Illinois. DeLoss talks with Tom Dosdall at StoneX about last week's WASDE report, has energy numbers and the latest news from Washington D.C...

RFD Illinois September 13, 2024 13.09.2024 23:01

Join the team for the latest ag news and markets! Rita talks with Kevin Semlow, executive director of governmental affiars & commodities about the budget bill work by Congress this week. DeLoss dives into the USDA crop production estimates and the impact on the markets & visits with Garrett Uttler of Growmark crop nutrients. Jim gives the overnight markets and talks with Paul Otto for a ha...

RFD Illinois September 12, 2024 12.09.2024 23:01

Join the team for a look inside agriculture today! Illinois Director of Ag of Jerry Costello talks with Rita about the upcoming harvest and the tough farm economy. Jim has the markets and talks with Paul Otto for the all important weather forecast & Big D powers things home with a look at the inflation numbers and an informative conversation with Mike Steenhoek about the labor issues at the po...

RFD Illinois September 11, 2024 11.09.2024 23:01

In today's program you'll catch the latest market talk with Dale Durchholz as he tries to make sense of the crude oil market and Joe Camp with Comm Stock Investments on soybeans back under 10$. Also, a conversation with the President of the Illinois Wheat Association about the economics of wheat seeding in Illinois this fall.

RFD Illinois September 10, 2024 10.09.2024 23:01

Join the team for the lateset in ag news, markets and weather! Hear conversations with Jennifer Tirey, Illinois Pork, as her team plans a trip to D.C. this week to push for the farm bill and resolution to California's Prop 12. Also, catch direct reports from the fields as harvest beigins in parts of Illinois, and news from Trent Ford on August weather reports.

RFD Illinois September 9, 2024 09.09.2024 23:01

Join DeLoss Jahnke & Rita Frazer for updates from around the state. DeLoss talks to Carl Gerdovich from WGFA in Watseka about the UP Big Boy coming through Illinois this week. Rita talks with Rudy Rice of Perry County about his involvement with soil and water conservation at the local, state and national level!

RFD Illinois September 6, 2024 06.09.2024 22:59

Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau's, executive director of governmental affairs and commodities, provides another update on state and national issues impacting agriculture. Growmark's Tim Abel joins the team for this week's Profit Watch Energy. Plus a bonus conversation about famous Rudy's, including Rudy Rice of Perry County!

RFD Illinois September 5, 2024 05.09.2024 23:01