RFD Illinois

Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards talks with Rita Frazer about AFBF Farm Bill priorities and what direction IFB will take. Profit Watch Energy w/Joe Kilgus, GROWMARK about fall anhydrous application. President Guebert about transportation issues, low water, and railroad woes. Early morning markets and weather.

Matt Kaye shares a report from Washington DC and a Mid-Illinois pork producer talks with Rita Frazer about activities on the farm and celebrates pork month. Paul Rhode, Waterways Council, talks with DeLoss Jahnke on low river levels. Jim Taylor has early morning markets and weather.

Matt Kaye reports from Washington and Thomas Titus, President of the Illinois Pork Producers talks Prop 12 and Pork Month. FarmWeek's Dan Grant shares View from the Cab conversations with Chad Leman, Woodford County Farmer and Amanda Tate, Edgar CFB president. Early morning markets and weather.

Matt Kaye reports from Washington as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association seeks a third option to test for WOTUS Waters of the U.S., Curt Zehr- Zehr Premium Pork Washington, IL shines the spotlight on October Pork Month. DeLoss talks with Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist on why it is so cold. Coverage of USDA Crop numbers and a report from Kent Casson.

Matt Kaye reports from Washington on funding challenges for the next farm bill and priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill from the AFBF. Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello talks about conservation planners to be hired in Illinois starting next year with funding from a partnership state and national money. Harry Cooney from the field. Cooney retired from Growmark almost two years ago and is in his second season working part-time on the farm, he says good help is still needed in farm country for spring and fall work. April Hemmes, United Soybean Board, domestic uses for another big soybean crop.

Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards covers Prop 12 argument before the Supreme Court, Transportation woes and Atrazine comments filed. Peter Vitalliano, National Milk Producers Federation talks global demand for dairy products. Steve Bridge shares news on cybersecurity awareness month. Wrap up with early morning markets and weather.

Matt Kaye reports from Washington on oil and gas prices heading back up and the NOPEC rider proposed after OPEC cuts oil output. Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello on the IDOA & Conservation partnership projects announced this fall. NASS numbers and Chip Nelliger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing. High heating bills expected this winter, according to EIA

Matt Kaye reports from Washington on the Supreme Court hearing arguments Tuesday in a case by the American Farm Bureau and the National Pork Producers Council challenging the constitutionality of Prop 12-a California animal welfare law. Illinois Farm Bureau’s Tasha Bunting talks about the impacts of the case for all of livestock. Travis Cushman, AFBF with more on the Prop 12 hearing. DeLoss cover Crop numbers and shares a harvest report from Kent Casson.
Gerry Beard, Beard Implement on supply issues.

USDA/NASS Mark Schleusener talks about the upcoming Census of Agriculture and Illinois Farm Bureau's Mike Doherty talks about rising interest rates and what that means for the farm market. Coverage of river levels and the status of the labor agreement being voted on by railroad workers. Joe Camp Commstock Investments talks markets.

Mike Doherty talks the Jobs Report, inflation, and other economic factors. Getting to know Ryan Tate, IFB’s Associate Director of Local Government. We start the trading week with markets with CommStock Investments Joe Camp.