RFD Illinois

An update from Gordie Siebring, a former Iowa resident, now farming in the Ukraine. He updates us on wheat harvest and other current events in the war-ravaged country. July 4 weather observations from National Weather Service. Veronica Nigh, AFBF, on the cookout survey results and the impact of inflation. Jim Taylor has a preview of the markets and early morning weather.

Rita Frazer visits with Mark Gebhards Illinois Farm Bureau. He offers post-primary election comments and highlights news from the Global Food Forum held in Chicago this week. Profit Watch Energy: Shelby Myers, AFBF Economist talks relationship between crude oil supply and sharply high fuel costs. DeLoss Jahnke then reviews the June 30 acreage report with commentary from John Zanker, Risk Management Commodities. Jim Taylor has early morning markets and weather.

Rita Frazer reports from Illinois Soybean Association’s Media Tour with a conversation with ISA Board Member Ron Kindred, Logan County. Ahead of report day, DeLoss Jahnke shares market commentary from Matt Huston, New Frontier Capital Markets and Scott Stoller, Ag Perspective. We also hear from Cole Patrick, COUNTRY Crop Claims Supervisor, on a busy June. Jim Taylor has early morning markets and weather.

Matt Kaye reports on movement of the Senate Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
Tim Maiers, Executive Director Upper Mississippi Illinois Missouri River Association that focuses on river transportation and issues. Barry Eakle with FarmWeek's Dan Grant on Central Illinois wheat harvest. Kent Casson reports from the Livingston County area after crop conditions after weekend rains. Brian Weihmeir, LG Seeds Agronomist, about moves to weed control and fungicide.

Tuesday's show kicks off with a report of a USDA Trade Mission to the UK. Rita Frazer then speaks with Lizzie Schafer and Waylon Paulek with the Taylorville FFA Livestock Judging Team in Scotland at the Royal Highland Show. DeLoss Jahnke has the Crop Conditions Report and a CropWatcher report from David Schaal, Fayette County. Mike McClellan, Mobile Weather Team talks about the current weather pattern.

Rita Frazer gets an update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards. Jim Taylor talks with IFB's Senior Economist Mike Doherty and WCIA Meteorologist Jacob Dickey. Wrap up with information on a rural farm stress survey.

Matt Kaye shares USTR Katherine Tai’s response to questions on lowering the prices of fertilizer and other inputs that are imported from out of the country. Kaye also provides news on the USDA submitted budget. Rich Guebert, Illinois Farm Bureau President, on the signing of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Market commentary from Joe Camp, CommStock investments. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, gives a preview of the June 30 acreage report.
Profit Watch energy shares information ConservFS ground breaking of a new bulk fertilizer facility.

Matt Kaye reports on the Senate Ag Committee passage of the Meat & Poultry Special Investigator act and Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency acts. Congressman Darin LaHood talks about Caterpillar’s announcement of moving headquarters to Texas and the price of food and groceries. The potential for a flash drought with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick.
Warren Henderson Farm Bureau President Jake Armstrong talks about growing conditions in western Illinois. Resources for Pollinator Week with Raelynn Parmely.

Matt Kaye reports on movement of the cattle price transparency and discovery act and Rita Frazer gets a wheat harvest update from Kyle Braase in Madison County. Weekly crop planting and conditions report from USDA NASS. Jim Taylor shares report on crop conditions across the state from FarmWeek Crop Watcher, Gary Steward, Stark County and Sherman Newlin, Crawford County and market analysis from Joe Camp, CommStock Investments. Early morning markets and Freese Notis weather.

Rita Frazer shares an update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards. Jim Taylor talks heat wave with Dan Hix, Freese Notis weather and other factors impacting the markets with Joe Camp, CommStock Investments.