RFD Illinois

FSA offices have started processing and sending producers' record ARC and PLC payments. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
IPPA Pork Producer Family of the Year winner Chad Leman in Woodford County, talks about the award and his involvement.
Joe Camp, Commostock Investments, talks markets.
Seth Meyer, director of University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, talks expenses and their long tails heading into 2027.

Kyle Brase, a third generation Pioneer dealer from Madison County, gives a harvet update, talks seed booking for 2027 and celebrates Pioneer's 100th anniversary.
Randy Sheley, GSI grain conditioning specialist, covers how to conduct a post-harvest grain system performance checkup.
Freese Notis meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your early morning forecast.

USDA’s recent record soybean forecast also means more soybean exports, according to World Ag Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Matt Raben, Corn Marketing Board, discusses a new investment into the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's National Corn to Ethanol Research Center.
Jon Strok, Country Financial, discusses the impacts of high energy inflation and other investments.
Jacob Kleinberg, Roach Ag, discusses inflation impacts on soybeans.
Freese Notis meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.

Matt Raben, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, discusses grant money directed towards corn to ethanol research efforts. 
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agrimarketing, talks about when we put in a new harvest low.
Doug Yoder, Country Financial, breaks down ARC/PLC payments per county.
Freese Notis meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.

President Trump’s latest pre-election moves to boost domestic diesel supplies takes a controversial step to help ease farmers’ costs. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Mike Hamilton, owner of Hamilton Hay Auction in Madison County, says Midwest hay is lower in quality and the drought in the west is making an interesting season.
State climatologist Trent Ford recaps September climate information.
Greg Johnson, Total Grain Marketing, discusses a new market week and discolored soybeans.
Kevin Lighty, WCIA meteorologist, previews temperatures about to take a big drop.
Freese Notis metorologist Paul Otto has a look at your early morning forecast.

Ethanol Exports are about to set another record according to USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.  
Corey Geiger, Co Bank Economist, discusses opportunity in the dairy industry.
Brian Chastian, Marketwise Ag Services, discusses October crop report numbers out of the USDA.

ARC and PLC will pay out a record amount to producers this year under last year’s Working Families Tax Cut Act. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Jamie Sample, Taylorville, talks about Grain for the Cure.
Growmark area sales manager Graham Utter joins the program to discuss inputs and the fall harvest season.
Brenna Hildenbrand, Country Financial, discusses harvest time and the Feed a Farmer program.
Freese Notis meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your early morning forecast.

Kevin Semlow, executive director of government affairs and commodities at the Illinois Farm Bureau, makes sense of diesel news this week for Illinois.
Michael Langemeier, Purdue CME Group discusses the resuts of the latest Ag Economy Barometer.
The US Department of Agriculture is not going to wait for a farm bill with a beef labeling component to pass before studying a WTA-compliant way to implement mandatory country of origin labeling. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Freese Notis Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.

Rodney Knittel, Illinois Farm Bureau's assistant director of transportation and infrastructure, breaks down what recent announcements on diesel mean.
Thomas Titus, former president of Illinois Pork Producers and at-large board member of IPPA, discusses the latest hogs and pigs report.
Lisa Ellis, Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance, discusses growth in the industry.
Tasha Bunting, Illinois Farm Bureau director of commodities and food systems discusses national 4-H week.
Freese Notis meteorologist Paul Otto has the early morning forecast.

President Donald Trump makes an announcement to waive red-dye diesel rules in an attempt to control the price of fuel. RFD Radio Network's DeLoss Jahnke reports with contributions from FarmWeek's Tammie Sloup.
WMBD meteorologist Chris Yates previews what he calls a great weather week for harvest.
Hear from United Soybean Board's new CEO, Courtney Knupp.
Freese Notis meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.