RFD Illinois

A rollback of California's Proposition 12 animal confinement restrictions survive a House Ag Committee Farm Bill markup, RFD Radio Network Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Meet Lillian Helbig, from Okawville High School in Washington County, the senior is the Illinois Farm Bureau Actively Engaged Student of the Month.
A Rural Business Transitions webinar series begins this week a collaboration between University of Illinois Extension and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Norm Walzer with the institute has more.
Mark Henderson, Henderson Weather Hub, joins the program to discuss the March weather outlook.
Drake Copeland, Agronomist at FMC Corporation, discusses how weather patterns could changing planting trends.
Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the forecast.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson discusses the organization's Farm Bill interests after a big week for agriculture on Capitol Hill.
Tim Abel, Director of Customer Risk Management at Growmark, joins the program to discuss the Iran conflict's impact on fuel prices and markets.
Andy Heggenstaller, Syngenta, discusses a new trait aimed at soybean weed management.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

The top House Ag Democrat charged in a super-partisan farm bill mark-up the farm-food coalition is dead, and this may be the last traditional farm bill. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Commodities and Food Systems Tasha Bunting discusses the plans for a Market Study Tour to Mexico City, leaving next Monday.
Doug Yoder, Country Financial Crop Agency manager, talks deadlines for crop insurance.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

RFD Radio Network Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports the ethanol industry now has another argument for Congress to quickly approve year-round E15 sales--the Iran Middle East conflict.
Kris Reynolds, American Farmland Trust, talks about the Illinois Farm Bureau Nutrient Grant Program and the upcoming field day in Montgomery County on March 21.
Shane Flowers, President of the American Association of Meat Processors, discusses the challenges related to labor in the meat industry.
Dr. Michael Langemeier, Purdue University, discusses the results of this month's Center for Commercial Agriculture economy barometer.
Curt Blades, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, outlines an optimistic outlook for the industry in 2026.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports the US-Iran conflict and interruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz threaten new farm input volatility at a time when US producers can least afford it.
Chad Ruppert, Montgomery County Farmer, and Chas Brown, Macon County Farmer, talk about the fight to continue farming in a preview of this week's Taking Stalk podcast.
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses a forecast full of rain, with more to come.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agrimarketing, analyzes potential impact on bean and corn markets after U.S. action in Iran.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

Glenn "G.T." Thompson, Chair of the House Ag Committee, talks about planned Farm Bill mark up this week in the House from the floor of last week's Commodity Classic.
Matt Raben, Vice Chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, from Commodity Classic, talking about working for growers and looking for new uses for corn.
USDA Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins addresses New World Screwworm from the Commodity Classic.
Jed Bower, President of the National Corn Growers Association, talks about the struggle for year-round E15, RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities, follows several topics in Springfield, including the Family Farm Preservation Act.
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visits the 2026 Commodity Classic and discusses the planned "One Farmer, One File" program.
Richard Fordyce, Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA, talks about early efforts by the Trump Administration to modernize USDA service centers.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports as President Trump’s temporary tariffs to replace those the Supreme Court struck down represent a bridge back to highly discretionary levies, according to trade experts on a recent Brookings panel discussion.
Stephanie Porter, Outreach Agronomist for the Illinois Soybean Association, talks about ISA at Commodity Classic 2026, growing season concerns, and field research planned for the year.
Brett Leahr, AgriGold Agronomist, describes his considerations for the upcoming planting season, including proper corn emergence and flag testing.
Ted Seifred, Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the conversation with a prediction of upside and potential for currently stagnant corn markets.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye speaks with Iowa Ag Senator and Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, who predicts tariffs put in place by President Trump will persist after court challenges.
Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition plans "grazing schools" for early next month. Executive Director Christian Lovell explains what farmers can learn.
Robert Cossar, Croplan Seed Innovation Experience Member, talks about a growing localization of seed innovation.
State Climatologist Trent Ford discusses the outlook for spring weather.
Angie Setzer, Consus Ag Marketing, gives some insight on the Black Sea region, an area she's following closely.
Norm Walzer, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, previews a University of Illinois Extension Rural Business Transitions webinar series.
Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at your forecast.

RFD Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins comments from last weeks USDA Farm Economy Outlook.
Tyler Musgrave, Musgrave Angus Farm in Pike County, discusses preparing for Spring sales.
KWQC Meteorologist Cyle Dickens has your forecast, as he looks as whether winter is here to stay or ready to go.
David Widmar, Ag Economic Insights, discusses similarities between now and the 1980's.
Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the coming weather.