RFD Illinois

Todd Steinacher Corn & Soybean Product Manager Nutrien, talks late week rain and wind Illinois, plus offers overall crop condition thoughts for late June. We talk heat with Chuck Collins, WEEK meterologist and markets with Roy Plote, PCI.

Friday's show features coverage from the Illinois FFA Convention in Springfield. We also hear the latest Profit Watch Energy report, which includes a conversation with Garrett Lindell from Lindell Aerial Ag Service. Plus overnight markets and an ag weather update.

Jim Taylor provides coverage from the Illinois FFA Convention in Springfield. DeLoss Jahnke speaks with Scott Jensen, Country Financial, on inflation and lack of investor confidence. Plus overnight markets and and ag weather update.

Wednesday's show includes reminders from Illinois Farm Bureau's Lauren Lurkins about dicamba application. We also highlight FarmWeekNow coverage about power outages and we hear from Steve Johnson from Iowa State Extension, who spoke at an event in McDonough County Tuesday night.

Matt Kaye reports on President Biden's position on ethanol and specifically E15 waiver this summer. We also take a deep dive into the latest crop conditions. Plus a check of overnight markets and a blistering ag weather forecast.

Monday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. He discusses the Renewable Fuel Standard and the Water Resource Development Act. We also hear from Kim Holsapple from Total Grain Marketing on the inverted market structure. The show finishes with a check of overnight markets and ag weather.

Friday's show includes more coverage from Rita Frazer at the Illinois Beef Association and IFGC Forage Expo held this week in Macomb. Friday's show also features DeLoss Jahnke's Profit Watch Energy Report. We also check early morning markets and ag weather with meteorologist Dan Hicks from Freese-Notis Weather.

Rita Frazer shares Part 2 of a June update with Gordie Siebring in the Ukraine as he reports on "farming during a war" and offers updates on the factors that impact the world from food supplies to gas prices. Nic Giordanno, NPPC, with FarmWeek’s Dan Grant at World Pork Expo. He talks line speed, capacity, and labor to get the product to the consumer. Matt Kaye report on inflation and President Biden’s investigation on lifting Trump era Tariffs as a method for potential relief. DeLoss has other headlines for the day and Jim Taylor shares the early morning markets.

Rita Frazer visits with Illinois Beef Association’s Executive Director Josh St. Peters from the IBA Summer Conference. Matt Kaye reports on the Global Food Crisis and Fertilizer/Fuel supply and demand crunch as the war in Ukraine continues. Jared White farm director from RFD affiliate WHOW shares a planting and growing conditions update. DeLoss Jahnke covers the Dicamba Spraying deadline and weed control with GROWMARK’s Dr. Jeff Bunting. DeLoss also reports on the drop of the Purdue CME Ag Barometer Index. Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and weather.

Rita talks with Ukrainian farmer Gordie Siebring who was near Kyiv yesterday to pick up fungicide for his wheat crop and reports on the latest Russian attacks on agricultural elevators and fertilizer facilities. Jim Taylor shares a Cropwatcher report with Jimmy Ayers in Sangamon County. DeLoss provides the crop conditions and progress report numbers and Kent Casson shares a weekly update. All that plus early morning markets and weather.