RFD Illinois

USDA Secretary Rollins updated Congress last week on efforts to keep New World Screwworm out of the United States. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Kevin Semlow, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities at Illinois Farm Bureau, talks Farm Bill.
Clayton Pope, Clayton Pope Commodities, joins the program to discuss a drop in crude oil late last week and the impacts on corn and soybeans.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Kevin Semlow, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities at Illinois Farm Bureau, details a call to action for members against wetlands legislation in the statehouse.
State FSA Director Bill Graff details deadlines for CRP and the Farmer Bridge Assistance program. 
Aaron Curtis, MidCo Commodities, talks about the relationship between corn and crude oil.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the weekend forecast.

Clint Gorden, Macon County Farmer, talks to RFD Radio Network's Rita Frazer about the 2026 planting season from the field.
Tom Dosdall, Stone X, discusses the current value of beans.
Jacob Kleinberg, Roach Ag, joins the program to discuss movement in the corn and soybean markets.
RFD Radio Network Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on a Senate Majority Leader's suggestion for a pathway to year-round E15 legislation.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Year-round E15 and added farm aid are not expected to be included in a new GOP party-line budget bill, according to a senior budget panel Ag Republican. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Rollin Head, Head Brothers Land and Cattle, provides a calving season update and calving barn successes from Macon County.
State Treasurer Michael Frerichs talks about planting season, challenges facing farmers, and the IL Ag Invest Program.
Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's Advance Markets team, looks back at the data from the first quarter of the year.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

USDA’s World Ag Outlook Board’s latest supply and demand estimates show increased soybean domestic demand, but declining exports and just a tiny increase in price. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Macon County Farmer Rollin Head talks about planting season.
Jimmy Ayers, Sangamon County Farmer, talks about his earliest planting season yet in this week's Crop Watcher Update.
Meteorologist Jim Rasor discusses an active weather week expected ahead.
Mark and Justin Hibshman, Headon's Fine Meats in Creston, Illinois, discuss summer brat deliveries for Meaty Monday.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

President Trump plans to visit China next month and his trade ambassador Jamieson Greer spoke recently to the Hudson Institute about what to expect from the summit. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello shares farm safety resources available during planting season through the Illinois Farm Family Resource Initiative.
Jolene Neuhauser, Illinois Farm Bureau Program Coordinator working with the Illinois Wheat Association, gives an update on the annual wheat yield contest.
Kevin Lighty, WCIA Meteorolgist out of Champaign, says the weather service points to circling threats throughout the week.
Zack Hinthorn, Agribusinesses Underwriter for Country Financial, talks about staying safe and avoiding collisions during planting season, while making sure you're properly covered if it happens.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

Kevin Semlow, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities, talks deep concern about the high input cost for farmers and IFB watch on data centers in Illinois.
Mark Miller, Product Manager of Potash and Phosphates at Growmark, discusses the impact of global conflict on the cost of ammonia and sulfur.
Meteorlogist Paul Otto has the early morning weather report.

Hope for a two-week Iran war ceasefire and opening of the Strait of Hormuz is bringing new hope of relief for farmers and consumers, while that relief could be gradual. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports..
Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello talks about the need and push for year-round E-15.
Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, a division of Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the program from his tractor cab as he plants corn to discuss midweek markets.
Barry Eakle, Platinum Group LLC, talks rainfall, planting season and market outlooks.
Ed Kasper, Kasper Ag Solutions, talks about the technology for farmers to have top of mind as they return to plant the fields.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

Farm costs and bankruptcies continue to rise as Ag lawmakers seek ways to provide relief. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Tasha Bunting, Director of Commodities & Food Systems at the Illinois Farm Bureau, talks about the success of a recent Mexico Market Study Tour and the topics of new world screw worm and cattle prices.
Michael Langemeier, at Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture, discusses the results of the monthly Ag Barometer survey and index.
Meteorologist Paul Otto taks a look at the forecast.

Payment limit relief and new tax breaks will help producers this season under the president’s tax and spending bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Bill Harmon talks about his years at Lincoln Land Community College, his students, and his decision to become an ag teacher. Harmon is set to retire in June.
Chris Yates, Chief Meteorologist at WMBD-TV in Peoria, discusses late week rain chances.
A quiet market week follows a long holiday weekend, Ryan Hypke, Portfolio Manager at Country Financial Trust Bank, joins to discuss.
Metorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.