RFD Illinois

Mark Gebhards talks with Rita about the following:
•Ag Legislative Roundtable Candidate Forum
•Secretary Vilsack talks renewable fuels in LeRoy
•Illinois EPA inspecting livestock farms/Lauren at the Farm Gate is available to help
Alex Grosmeyer, Tremont Coop, yield tour and crop conditions.

Matt Kaye RFD Washington correspondent follows up on Illinois US Senator Tammy Duckworth’s visit home for a biofuels infrastructure funding announcement. Rita talks with Travis Meteer U of I Beef Extension Specialist invites farmers to the Orr Research Beef Field Day Sept. 1. We meet Jada Davis, IAA Scholarship Top Scholar. Profit Watch Energy- DeLoss talks fuels with Nathaniel Doddridge VP of Fuels with Casey’s General Store. Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and weather.

Jim Taylor provides coverage from the Illinois Ag Legislative Roundtable Candidate Forum. DeLoss Jahnke attended the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association's MAGIE Show and spoke with John Ehler, IFCA Custom Applicator of the year. Matt Kaye reports on the biofuels industry's response to the Biden Administrations renewable energy policy and biofuels place in that policy. Early morning markets and weather.

Colleen Callahan Director Illinois Department of Natural Resources accepting sealed bids for ag leases. Travis Meteer U of I Beef Extension Specialist cover crops and the beef industry. US Senator Tammy Duckworth, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Casey’s VP of fuels Nathaniel Doddridge, at the biofuels announcement in LeRoy.

Matt Kaye reports on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in Illinois today. Lauren Lurkins Director of Environmental Policy IFB & Ivan Dozier State Conservationist NRCS talk with Rita Frazer about the Regional Partnership Projects and the Illinois connection. DeLoss Jahnke shares Crop numbers, Jim Taylor talks with Crop Watcher Tom Ritter and Kent Casson reports. Early morning markets and weather.

Rita Frazer visits with Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards who recaps Illinois State Fair events, including a Farm Bill listening session. DeLoss caught up with Matthew Heberling, Christian County Farm Bureau President. Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and weather.

Information on the IHSA/IPPA Pork and Pig Skins Championship. KJ Johnson, IFCA, on Atrazine
A reports on AFBF’s Dave Salmonsen comments on the organizations push for better trade policy and access to markets. Early morning markets and weather.

We hear from the Ulens, from Pulaski County, who were honored with the Conservation Family of the year at the Illinois State Fair. News on Farmland Values, and the flexibility of online auctions with Dan Sullivan, Sullivan Auctioneers. Matt Kaye reports on export uncertainty with China and Taiwan with AFBF’s Dave Salmonsen. Early morning markets and weather.

Coverage from Ag Day at the Illinois State Fair. Rita Frazer recaps the Governor's Sale of Champions and comments from Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert. DeLoss talks with Congresswoman Cheri Bustos about crop insurance and a farm bill listening session she hosted yesterday.

Matt Kaye talks about the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on agriculture. Luke Allen, FCAE gives an update on Ag Education in schools as the school year starts across the state.
Crop Progress and Conditions numbers, a CropWatcher Larry Hummel with Jim Taylor and Kent Casson reports from SE Livingston County. Farmland values from the Chicago Fed.