RFD Illinois

Illinois Farm Bureau

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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 Jolene Neuhauser at jneuhauser@ilfb.org.

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RFD Illinois March 15, 2024

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow provides key updates.  Profit Watch Energy featuring Kevin Wilson with GROWMARK talking fuel prices; WIU performance tested bull sale discussion with Dr Keela Trennepohl.

23m
Mar 15
RFD Illinois March 1, 2024

Coverage from Commodity Classic. Rita Frazer visits with Illinois Corn Growers and Illinois Corn Marketing Board leaders. DeLoss Jahnke talks about the fertilizer market with Josh Linville, Stone X and recaps the corn market with Logan Kimmel, Roach Ag.

23m
Mar 01
RFD Illinois February 29, 2024

An update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Kevin Semlow and a report from Commodity Classic with comments from outgoin USSEC chair Stan Born.

23m
Feb 29
RFD Illinois February 26, 2024

Update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards on the Organziational Member Strategy. A recap of county estimates and Tom Eickman, president of the American Association of Meat Processors.

23m
Feb 26
RFD Illinois February 23, 2024

Kevin Semlow Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director Gov’t Affairs and Commodities talks Gov’s State of the State, budget, and bills to watch. A spring fertilizer outlook from GROWMARK and a recap of the IL Performance Tested Bull Sale Numbers from Travis Meteer.

23m
Feb 23
RFD Illinois February 22, 2024

The ethanol industry got a morale boost this week at its annual National Ethanol Conference in San Diego. RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. Katie Brown, Illinois pig farmer, Secretary of the IPPA, talks about working to educate consumers on how she and her family raise pigs in 2024. Market commentary from Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge and we meet another Illinois Based company from the NFMS.

23m
Feb 22
RFD Illinois February 16, 2024

A report on USDA's Ag Outlook Forum and coverage of the NREC Investment Insight Live conference. Reports from the National Farm Machinery show, with a market conversation from Matt Bennett, Ag Market.net and the latest in technology from New Holland.

23m
Feb 16
RFD Illinois February 15, 2024

Rita Frazer talks with the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Jerry Costello and then shares a report from Washington DC. DeLoss reports from the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and weather.

23m
Feb 15