RFD Illinois

State Rep. Sonya Harper of Chicago, Chair of the Illinois House Ag Committee, receives the honorary State FFA Degree.
Drew Mickey of the Taylorville FFA Chapter receives the STAR Farmer Award.

An American Farm Bureau official says the House GOP wants to get FY ’25 spending bills done before taking up a farm bill, adding Senate movement on now competing plans may also be needed to prod the House. RFD Washington corr. Matt Kaye reports.
Gary Hadden talks Morgan County Fair. 
Scott Jensen with COUNTRY Financial discusses interest rates, jobs numbers, and the economy.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel tax treatment remains in limbo in spite of months of regulatory efforts and most recently a push to include in the House farm bill treatment of SAF crops. RFD Washington corr. Matt Kaye reports.
Brent Clair with a CropWatcher update from Adams County.
Latest crop numbers and Dr. Steven Meyer meeting with county farm bureaus.

Partisan farm bill differences continue in Washington. They cropped up again at a recent Senate Ag panel hearing on beginning farmers. RFD Washington corr. Matt Kaye reports. 
Reaction to Soil and Water Conservation District budget cuts.
FarmWeekNow's Dan Grant on the 50th Anniversary of the publication. Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist talks warm-up this week.

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow provides an update. 
Bergen Nelson details John Deere’s new combine.
Matt Kaye reports from Washington with comments from USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack discussing avian flu.

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Early Morning agriculture news, markets and weather brought to you by the RFD Radio Network team.

Early Morning agriculture news, markets and weather brought to you by the RFD Radio Network team.

Early Morning agriculture news, markets and weather brought to you by the RFD Radio Network team.

Early Morning agriculture news, markets and weather brought to you by the RFD Radio Network team.